Highlights from this week: Don’t mistake an agent appraisal as a valuation How to cash in on ‘off market’ sales Finding the missing piece of the puzzle In a fluctuating market there is a requirement for some realism A new way to reach more...
What do you do when you go to renovate a property and it has asbestos in it or you think it might have asbestos? What do you do, how do you go about it, how costly can it be, and what are your obligations with...
If you believed all of the media headlines, young people across the whole of Australia will never own property. According to media reports, housing affordability is the worst it’s ever been, so us “youngsters” should just give up and stay living at mum and dad’s – forever. Sorry, dad. Australia...
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...
Sydney may have recorded strong capital growth over the past five years but its long-term performance pales in comparison to smaller capital cities. Now that is interesting news and I ask Peter Koulizos from PIPA to explain. Transcript: Kevin: You would definitely be excused for thinking that the...
We will be joined in the show today by a buyer’s agent who has just been crowned as Your Investment Property’s number one buyer’s agent in the country. Cate Bakos from Melbourne talks to us about her all woman team and how she got her...
Much of the media over the weekend was consumed with ‘doom and gloom’ reporting of a falling market, especially in Sydney, but that was proven to be unfounded. Both Sydney and Melbourne auction clearance rates were above the previous weekend on the back of an...
Shannon Davis and Kevin Turner present another episode of Buy In Brisbane. If you want to know what is happening with property in Brisbane, then follow the shows and pick up the information posted regularly on Social Media. Dr Andrew Wilson takes us a little step...
This week we look at why depreciation allowances are higher on units. This can be very helpful if you are planning to make an investment purchase or to add to your existing property portfolio. Brad Beer – our depreciation expert – gives us the good...