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08 Jul Creating a scalable portfolio

Posted at 10:00h in Buying a property, Finance, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 0 Comments

According to the most recent Australian Taxation Office statistics, just 8.8% of Australians have an investment property. That is just over 2 million investors ….. impressive. But dig deeper and we discover that the number of people who have scaled their portfolio is a small...

07 Jul The party might be about to end

The Australian housing market is booming with predictions that prices will rise by as much as 20% in total across this year and next. but one of Australia’s leading economists Dr. Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist AMP Capital believes the bull...

06 Jul Moving into your investment property

If you decide to move into an investment property and it becomes your primary place of residence, you’ll need to declare this for tax purposes. There are certain scenarios where an investor can end up living in an investment property but it is important to...

05 Jul Clearance rate dips amidst COVID

Posted at 16:00h in Auction Update, Buying a property, Finance, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 0 Comments

This week, 2,177 capital city homes went to auction, down on the 2,960 auctions held over the week prior. The lower volumes come about as the nation battles with multiple state lockdowns as uncertainty around COVID cases worsen. The lower week-on-week volumes saw the preliminary...

03 Jul When it is not wise to ‘move in’ + Is the party about to end?

Posted at 09:00h in Buying a property, Finance, Kevin Turner, Kevin's Update, Latest Stories, Property Investment, Real Estate Talk, Research, Shows, Sponsored Channels, Trends, Videos by Kevin Turner 0 Comments

If you decide to move into an investment property and become your primary residence place, you’ll need to declare this for tax purposes. There are certain scenarios where an investor can end up living in an investment property, but it is important to be wary...

02 Jul Claiming investment property loan interest

If you obtain a loan to purchase an investment property, the interest charged on that loan can be claimed as a tax deduction. However, there are some rules....

01 Jul When diversification does not make sense

It’s a generally accepted investment principal that diversification can reduce your risk and improve your investment returns. But are there times when property investors shouldn’t diversify? Stuart Wemyss tells Bushy it could be called ‘diwersefication’...

30 Jun COVID impact is overstated

When the COVID pandemic struck and the country was locked down in March last year, everyone was predicting gloom, doom, and the potential collapse of property markets. Everyone that is except Simon Pressley. He tells Bushy why he was so bullish....

29 Jun Regional rent growth outstrips capital cities

The annual growth rate of combined regional dwelling values at 13%, was more than twice that of the capital cities in the 12 months to April according to CoreLogic. Remarkably, rent values across the combined regional markets have outpaced capital city rents even more. Bushy...