Nicola McDougall joins Kevin Turner in this week’s episode of Property News Update! Tune in as they discuss the following property stories from around the world: A luxury home in Queensland has hit the market, but it has no walls to separate the bedroom from...
Do you fear the phone? If you do, then you’re not alone. Many agents will send an email or a text before picking up the phone and calling their client. But is that costing you time (and money)? In this episode of Rockend Rockstars, Rosa Zoccali shares...
Many buyers will be tempted to try to buy a property before the day of auction but Rich Harvey says - here is why you shouldn’t do it....
It can be very subtle, but being able to tell the difference between a sales pitch and a spruiker’s offer can be critical when you are looking at making a huge investment in property. Nhan Nguyen has some tips on what to watch out for....
Statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) say that residential property investors claimed a total average depreciation deduction of $3,748 during the 2016-2017 financial year. Many property investors are missing out on significant deductions that can improve their cash flows. Are you one of them? Given the...
When Carolyn and I sold our property a few weeks ago we decided to take it to auction – the date fell just a week after the Federal election. That was either going to be a master stroke or a disaster. It turned out well. ...
There were 1,480 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week returning a preliminary clearance rate of 63.7 per cent. Last week saw 1,505 homes taken to auction with the final clearance rate coming in at 61.8 per cent, the highest final...
Widow blocks still currently exist and they allow property owners to subdivide the lot into smaller blocks. This is a great strategy to manufacture equity and provides property owners with a number of options - land banking, sell the land or build to sell and/or...
Although at a broad level dwelling values are still trending lower across the regions of Australia, the pace of decline has eased. CoreLogic’s Cameron Kusher takes us through the best and worst performing areas around the country....