Death and the inevitable flow-on effects – whether socially, emotionally or financially – on family and friends can be so significant that we often dare not even broach the topic. But, in doing so, we fail to put in place proper contingency plans that would help...
As the number of bedrooms in a home increases, so too does its value. This may seem fairly obvious, but the other question you may be asking is, does your location factor into this? The short answer is, yes! Will a bedroom add value to a home? We’ve...
Greville Pabst from WBP Group has noticed an increase in the number of properties being knocked over for reconstruction. We ask him why the increase, what to be aware of before starting and how, if you are doing it, to add value. Transcript: Kevin: Apparently, according to...
New research has identified Australian regions where swinging relative demand will see freewheeling property owners enjoy good times. Property research site, LocationScore.com.au have released their half-yearly LocationScore Property Swingers Report – a study that lays bare demand vs. supply across Australia’s 20 largest Significant Urban Areas (SUA). LocationScore have also highlighted the most promising...
Like many Australians, Travis Lambe and his wife, Connie, were interested in property investing as a way to build their wealth while they worked hard to pay off their home and save for retirement. “We had paid down quite a bit of the debt on our...
We ask Margaret Lomas from Destiny if there are any investing strategies that do well in boom and bust. Transcript: Kevin: Are there any investment strategies that do well in “boom and bust”? What a great question. I’m going to ask that question of Margaret Lomas from Destiny...
The South Australian capital has traditionally been the home of slow and steady price growth, riding out the peaks and troughs of the Melbourne and Sydney markets with flatter periods and modest gains. Seemingly immune to the boom and bust conditions experienced elsewhere, the City of...
18 per cent of property buyers in Australia fail to get pre-approved finance before trying to buy at auction. While Dene Tucker from RE/MAX says the majority of buyers have their pre-approval in order, any percentage of non-pre-approved buyers is a concern. We talk to...
26 April 2018: Today’s announcement from APRA to remove the investor loan growth benchmark will see some banks cut investor rates to lure back more investors into the lucrative sector. Banks introduced higher rates for investor loans following the introduction of the cap on investor lending, announced...