With first home buyers representing around 13% of new lending, there are some specific issues to be considered when it comes to the affordability debate. Firstly, the capital cities of Sydney and Melbourne are home to more than 8.4 million people and are therefore large centres...
Got tax queries regarding your property investments and wealth creation strategies? Our experts are on hand to answer them. Email your questions to: editor.yipmag@keymedia.com.au Q: My wife and I purchased a property in Melbourne in December 2010 as our PPOR, but due to a change in circumstances we left...
Removation is one of the best ways to add value to an existing property. Many homeowners choose to manufacture growth by upgrading and refurbishing a fixer-upper to gain profit, a strategy that is especially popular in the current market. However, while most renovators focus on retaining...
A new property investing strategy that focuses on an overlooked segment of the market is attracting attention for the high rental yields it provides, while also helping to ease the housing affordability crisis. The High Income Real Estate System (HI RES) involves the conversion of...
LocalAgentFinder.com.au had over one million visitors and 65,000 registrations this year from property owners using the platform to review and connect with agents. This number is forecast to grow to 100,000 over the coming year. So why is the comparison platform attracting so many property owners? ...
The winner of the Strategic Investor of the Year in the Your Investment Property magazine awards this year is a person with more than 20 properties in her portfolio and a seven-figure net worth. As you will see, Crystal Palmer is an inspirational investor. What...
Got tax queries regarding your property investments and wealth creation strategies? Our experts are on hand to answer them. Email your questions to: editor.yipmag@keymedia.com.au Q: We bought a house in October 2004 to live in, then moved out and rented it out from January 2007. We then sold it...
Got tax queries regarding your property investments and wealth creation strategies? Our experts are on hand to answer them. Email your questions to: editor.yipmag@keymedia.com.au Q: My brother and I inherited a property in Melbourne after our father passed away in 2016. I would like to explore the option of...
Now in it’s 10th year, the Your Investment Property - Property Investor of the Year Awards winners have been announced. As magazine editor Sarah Megginson explains, this year the awards have been divided into categories with winners in ‘New Investor’ ‘Reno Investor’ and ‘Strategic Investor’. In this...