In the old Dr Seuss story, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Bartholomew’s one hat turns into a troublesome string of 500, raising the ire of the king and getting poor unsuspecting Bartholomew into all sorts of strife. Unsuspecting property investors can find themselves in...
It is fair to say that all property investors are looking for good capital growth and a healthy return on investment. Is it possible to get both? It is - according to Clint Greaves from Real Estate Investar. Clint and his team provided Your Investment...
The Reserve Bank now admits that incomes growth in Australia may remain stubbornly stagnant for longer than expected despite recent robust jobs growth and lower unemployment rates. This really should be no surprise to an increasingly mystified Bank as this conundrum has been challenging other similar...
In October last year, the state government in Victoria set down a new Residential Tenancies Act that could have a fairly huge impact on a lot of investors, those investors who have purchased in Victoria. Ben Kingsley from the Property Investors Council of Australia, PICA...
AT A GLANCE Years investing: 13 Current number of properties: 3 Portfolio value: $1.03mA forward thinker, Mathew Thompson knew at the age of 19 that he wanted to start investing in property. “I wanted a solid asset behind me as early as I could afford it,” he explains.With that...
If you are investing or planning to invest in property for your retirement, there are a few things you need to consider. What’s your goal? No matter what your reason for investing in property it’s important you know exactly what your goal is. It could be...
John Lindeman turns an old theory about Spring as a great time to sell on its head and he has the research to back it up. Transcript: Kevin: We hear all the time – don’t we – that spring is the best time to sell a piece of...
Dr Andrew Wilson presents his report on the auction activity over the weekend just gone which saw an increase in the number of auctions conducted, an increase in clearance rates generally but still a more sluggish market than this time last year. Buyers are in...
Australia’s largest body of professional buyer’s agents is warning property buyers not to make their purchasing decisions based on median house price values alone. This has long been a beef of mine and I talk to Rich Harvey about why it is a mistake to...