Why Property is looking good
Money in the bank on 12-month term deposit earns about 1.8% Forecast inflation is about 1.5% The RBA’s official cash rate is 1.5% Australia’s 10 yr Gov Bond...
31 August, 2016
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Why tenants should buy.
Now the official interest rate has been cut to 1.5%, the argument for a tenant to buy rather than rent has never been more compelling. Let’s take a...
02 August, 2016
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Is Airbnb OK in apartments?
“Would you lease your apartment through a short stay group like Airbnb?” “Yes - No - Maybe…” “Well are you OK for everyone else in your building...
26 July, 2016
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The 7 Laws to apartment buying.
After inspecting hundreds of apartments and dealing with property buyers and sellers for 25 years here are my 7 Laws of buying an apartment. The...
19 July, 2016
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Should I sell now?
It’s the big question many apartment owners are wrestling with right now… “With many new apartments being built, should I sell mine?” There are also...
12 July, 2016
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At last!!! The country killer might go.
You know that feeling like screaming into the wind. Experts for years have been advising any government that will listen that stamp duty is a major...
05 April, 2016
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Is there a smart property tax solution?
Lately we have seen the negative gearing debate rage. Current sentiment is “no change”, but it is interesting to see the arguments run, all of...
22 March, 2016
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China and Melbourne Apartments
There were several good news stories for Melbourne's apartment market this week although you had to strip back the media penchant for a bad news bent to...
11 January, 2016
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4.8% Vacancy… not 20%
You may have seen this article in The Age suggesting nearly 20% of investor owned homes in Melbourne are vacant. I just can't let this go...
15 December, 2015
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