You will have heard agents talk about getting a premium price for a property – it is language they use to secure a listing. In today's show we talk to Peter Hutton, Brisbane real estate agent and the author of the book, “The Best Price For...
It was the blunder that changed the course of his career. Property market analyst John Lindeman shares his early stab in the dark strategy and how this failure led him to the housing market’s Holy Grail. Dinah Lewis Boucher [@DinahBoucher]...
We are experiencing many warnings of housing bubbles, crazy house prices and other alarms. So what needs to happen in the economy to cause dwelling prices to fall significantly is a question we ask Michael Yardney. He outlines the 10 things that will signal such an event. Transcript: Kevin: Property...
When an investor first decides to put their property up for rent, often they will weigh up whether it is better to rent the property unfurnished or furnished. Making this decision will largely depend upon the circumstances of the individual investor and the type of property...
In real estate there is a saying that ‘you only get one chance to make a good first impression'. First impressions do count and can make or break your chances of getting a property sold. But does it make a difference to a valuer? In...
Today's success story features a young man who together with his Dad did a 1 into 4 lot subdivision which involved a minor renovation of an existing house and creating 3 additional lots. Transcript: Kevin: Our success story this week deals with Brendan Brown. Brendan works as...
BMT finds an extra $28,200 in depreciation deductions Working with Accounting Professionals, specialist Quantity Surveyors have the knowledge and construction costing expertise to accurately assess a property’s depreciation potential. This could result in a property investor claiming an extra $28,200 in depreciation deductions in the first...
Any drop in interest rates is promoted widely as “good news” for the housing market and whilst a drop in rates may on the surface bode well for mortgage holders wanting to pay down debt, the bleak reality remains, that for savers, many of whom...
According to the latest OECD report – the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – the gap between rich and poor keeps widening across the world. That’s not necessarily the case in Australia. Today we look at why the rich are getting richer with Michael Yardney, from...