Short-term rentals have a reputation for being both risky and time-consuming, but if investors have an effective safety net in place, they could soon enjoy incredible returns. Nicola Middlemiss reports Australia's tourism industry has seen a significant shift in recent years, with many travellers now choosing...
While Australians are increasingly seeking convenience and low-maintenance surroundings, they still want mod cons and plenty of bedrooms. Developers are responding to this changing buyer profile by building more bedrooms within apartments. The proportion of three-bedroom apartments being built is expected to increase by 42% for...
Growth in lending to both property investors and owner-occupiers has been slowing since 2017, thanks to tighter lending conditions imposed by APRA and the banks. Many property investors, home owners and business owners have been finding it more difficult to get finance - or to access...
As I walked through Sydney’s CBD from NAB back to my office, my stomach was full of butterflies. In my handbag, I had just placed a bank cheque for $13,500 – it was every cent I had, save a few hundred dollars that remained in...
Boasting a $20m property portfolio, Rocket Property Group CEO Ian Hosking Richards confesses that he's done 'nothing special' to scale the heights of property success. He shares the process he's followed to build wealth – and explains how you can follow in his footsteps. Fifteen years ago,...
Every year, Your Investment Property magazine produces what they call “Top 100 Suburbs” – where they look around Australia and consult with several leading experts about where they think the growth is going to occur. What makes this year particularly interesting is the fact that...
Q: I built a four-bedroom house in 1998 and lived in the house for 19 years. My house was fully paid off in 2006. I bought a new piece of land and built a house on it in 2017 – the handover for this house was...
Matthew Curran always desired the finer things, so his starting salary of around $30,000 wasn’t going to cut it. Since discovering property investing, he’s been living his best life, maximising his gains and finding ever-newer ways to grow his sizeable portfolio. Matthew Curran is a guy...
Who wouldn't want a secure ‘set and forget’ property investment leased to a publicly listed tenant on a long secure lease? The benefits of owning wellleased commercial property investments are clear, and include long secure leases, high-quality tenants, and often attractive lease provisions, including fixed annual...