Highlights from this week: Beware the ‘Zombie Apocalypse zone’ Don’t put all your eggs into the ‘Badgery’s Creek’ basket Reap the benefits of the ‘Mr Fluffy’ saga in Canberra. Perth is on the watch list for purchasing opportunities – but when? Transcripts: Indicators point to growth...
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...
If you’re a seasoned investor, you might be looking for a real estate agent who’ll take the sale or rental completely out of your hands. Whereas if you’re a first time investor looking to rent or sell, you might want more control over the process,...
Property management that includes many of the costs of repairs and maintenance – and still manages to save you money – is an investor’s dream. And it may just be a matter of looking outside the property management box to achieve this. Pauline Hatch reports Even...
The more property-related material one consumes the more times one will hear the term ‘hotspot’. At any point in time, if we were to take stock of every location around the country that every so-called ‘expert’ was declaring a hotspot we’d be well within our...
Transcript: Unlike shares, real estate offers you more guarantee that you won’t lose money. Buy shares in a company and you can’t guarantee that the company you invested in will even be around in 1, 3, 5, 10 or 25 years. Your property is not going anywhere...
Investing in property has practically become a nationwide hobby. Inspired by stories of successful journeys, more and more Australians are looking to start their own portfolios and create wealth by investing in real estate. As many investors profiled in this magazine have shown us, real estate...
‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ is just as true in astute property investment as it is in life. Humans have an innate tendency to form strong, often lasting, opinions based on an initial visual interpretation of something—the ‘first impression’. Doing so can mean...
Transcript: The factors that influence the purchase of an investment property are much more identifiable than what makes a good home. Look for long-term capital growth, proximity to the CBD and lifestyle amenities, ability to add value and a reliable rental return. There are other factors...