What's made the news this week? Watch (or listen) as Kieran, Cate and Kevin catch up to discuss the stories that grabbed their attention this week. 1. A squatter’s $1.6M windfall A property developer has won a court battle over a derelict property he discovered in Sydney's west...
By Simon Pressley, Propertyology Head of Research In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t that long ago that more Australians lived in the country than the city. Today, about 65 per cent of our population live in capital cities, including about 40 per cent in just...
Cate Bakos tells us that many people go to an auction not expecting to buy so they don’t prepare only to find out that it was very achievable for them, and they should have prepared a little bit better. Transcripts: Kevin: An interesting thought, the other day...
When it comes to claiming depreciation deductions for qualifying plant and equipment assets*, property owners should be aware of certain tactics which can increase their deductions sooner. This will increase their annual cash flow and allow them to realise the benefits from their investment property sooner. One...
Last weekend in Boston saw the National Association of Realtors (NAR) conduct its annual conference. Our representative – Kasey McDonald from the Property Management Training Academy was there, where she interviewed 2 of the speakers – Matt Fagioli from Xplode Conference and Rett Harmon from...
You only have to look at what happened last time labor fiddled with negative gearing. We are reminded about what happened as we speak to the PIPA Chair Peter Koulizos. He doesn’t mince his words with us this week. Transcripts: Kevin: Always, as we approach any election,...
According to Momentum Wealth's research advisor Shaun Strickland, the improvement in the rental market in Perth could translate into more than a market recovery. He joins us with the latest on the WA market Transcripts: Kevin: You know, there's nearly always an upside to any downturn in...
Buyers continue to retreat as consumer confidence seems to be impacting the market. Dr Andrew Wilson, Chief Economist from My Housing Market presents his weekend review exclusively for Real Estate Talk. Live on Facebook every Monday at 1:30pm Sydney time. ...
With an ageing population you would think that Baby Boomers would be most likely to be concerned about retirement planning but it seems that it is a much younger generation. Generation Z – those in their late 20’s and early 30’s are the ones who...