From a young age Sara Crawford was interested in property, and the lure of moving out of home and being independent from her parents provided the first pull towards real estate. “I would spend hours absorbing the classifieds. As I was a struggling student, money was...
From a young age Sara Crawford was interested in property, and the lure of moving out of home and being independent from her parents provided the first pull towards real estate. “I would spend hours absorbing the classifieds. As I was a struggling student, money was...
If you bought property in most parts of Sydney or Melbourne half a decade ago, you will have made a pretty penny. It was almost impossible to lose money in these markets in 2015 and 2016; the gains just kept coming, and coming, and coming. Six-figure...
It’s time to undertake the annual ritual of stepping back and looking at the year that was, and deciding how best to plan for the future. This year has been particularly eventful for property investors, and most people welcome a break to reflect on the...
Changes to the age profile of the population over the next decade are expected to drive a shift in the type of demand for dwellings as Generation Y begin to move into their next stage in life. But there is evidence that this generation will potentially...
“Many investors see the current market as the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to put a lot of properties into their portfolios very quickly with minimal risk. Adding properties at a profit and with positive cash flow is incredibly easy right now.” You could be...
Investors might have noted some recent positives in the Australian economy. June quarter GDP growth of 3.4% was above potential and the fastest rate since 2012, while business investment has been looking healthier and infrastructure investment and exports have been supporting growth. We have seen pretty...
Real wealth Australia has been helping to educate prospective investors for more than a decade on how they can make smarter property purchasing decisions. Your Investment Property spoke to founder Helen Collier-Kogtevs to get her advice on how investors can equip themselves for their property...
Chris’s investment journey began with a question. He says, “I had a high-school friend ask me, ‘Chris, could you give up having one coffee a day if it meant you could buy an investment property?’ ” At the time, Chris was 21 and had just started...