Property Investment

27 Aug The state of ‘off the plan’ play – Jon Ellis

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The first comprehensive report on the state of the Australian off the plan market has been released. The report is the result of in depth interviews with 201 of Australia’s leading developers and agents who between them sell almost 20,000 off the plan properties each...

26 Aug SMSF buyers beware – Rafe Berding

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The legal technology experts at GlobalX are encouraging buyers to be mindful when dipping into their superannuation to purchase investment properties following a recent spike in sales funded through Self-Managed Super Funds. We talk to Rafe Berding about their concerns Transcript: Kevin: In this show, we’ve quite often discussed the...

23 Aug Mindset adjustment required for commercial investment – Simon Staddon

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With the slowing down of the residential investment market, a growing number of traditional residential investors are shifting their focus to the stronger underlying real estate attributes and superior tenants on offer in commercial property investment according to Simon Staddon. He explains the potential and...

22 Aug No guts – no gain – Simon Pressley

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Imagine, if you will, that two years ago you had the opportunity to invest a relatively small sum of money in a property in a location that no one was talking about. In fact, most people were talking that particular location down. Would you do...

21 Aug The property grass is not always greener – Miriam Sandkuhler

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You’ve heard of the old man with a beard sitting in a corner waiting for the best time to buy property as he waits for the market to bottom out. I wonder what evidence people who do this use and why they think the grass...

20 Aug Sellers drive a hard bargain with agents – Matt McCann

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Did you know that real estate agent commission rates on the eastern seaboard have fallen or remained flat over the past 12 months. It might not feel that way but Matt McCann says in one of Australasia’s hottest cities it has dropped as much as...

19 Aug Passed-in properties sell at a premium – Justin Nickerson

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The competition is just as high in the 24 hours after a property has been passed in at auction, as at the auction itself. New research reveals that passed-in properties don’t commonly sell for less than the last bid. Auctioneer of the year Justin Nickerson...

16 Aug Cashing in on low interest rates – Richard Crabb

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The lowest interest rates we have experienced in a long time could be encouraging some first time investors to stick their toe in the water. If that is you - Richard Crabb from Aspire Advisor Network has the seven essential factors to consider before you...

15 Aug Is this a time to speculate? – Bateman and Harris

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If something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Many opportunities are speculative. If you are simply throwing money at something and hoping to get a result, you are speculating. Successful investors know when and when not to speculate according to Property...