Property Investment

When auction clearance rates consistently remain near 80% it means there are more buyers than sellers in the market and this eventually leads to higher property prices, and that’s clearly what’s happening.  With an excess of 2,000 properties being auctioned every week and given the...

Australian house prices have risen almost 9% in the first four months of 2021, following a further rise of 2% in April, according to Core Logic figures.  This has made way for a ‘feeding frenzy’ amongst buyers increasing the fear of missing out (FOMO).  Peter tells Bushy...

In recent times we have seen a raft of government stimulus packages like HomeBuilder increasing demand for new build homes which is pushing up prices.  If you’re borrowing money from the banks to fund the build, quite often what you have paid is more than...

This week was set to be the second biggest auction week so far this year however with the announcement of another lockdown in Victoria on Thursday, volumes dropped slightly. There were 2,930 homes taken to auction over the week which is currently the third-highest number...

For many years there has been a perception that an SMSF can’t build or develop a property, but is this really the case, and if you can, how do you do it?  Leading SMSF specialist Darren Kingdon joins Bushy to discuss cleanskin property and lending...

Do you know what your DTI is?  Do you know what a DTI is? If you don’t that could be your first problem.  Don’t panic – Bushy’s last word today will explain it clearly.  Also today, Bushy is joined by Darren Kingdon to explore what...

With June 30 right around the corner, it’s important that investors understand how depreciation works for their property.  Depreciation applies to all properties, regardless of their age. Far too many people rule out depreciation on older, second-hand properties when they shouldn’t – and here’s why.  Depreciation works...