Addressing Housing Shortages in Australia: Encouraging Affordable Housing Initiatives

By |2023-07-18T01:10:34+00:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market, Finance Tips, Invest in Real Estate|Tags: , |

Addressing Housing Shortages in Australia: Encouraging Affordable Housing Initiatives Australia is currently facing a significant housing shortage, making it increasingly difficult for individuals and families to find affordable accommodation. While increasing housing supply and reviewing immigration policies are essential steps, another viable solution worth considering is encouraging and supporting affordable housing initiatives. These programs can [...]

The Hidden Expenses of Purchasing Your First Home

By |2023-06-30T04:30:22+00:00June 29th, 2023|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market, Finance Tips, Invest in Real Estate|Tags: , |

The Hidden Expenses of Purchasing Your First Home When it comes to buying a home, saving for a deposit is just the beginning. While the deposit is crucial, there are several additional costs that often go unnoticed but can significantly impact your budget as a first-time homebuyer. In this article, we will explore some often [...]

As an Expat How do I Benefit from the Depreciation Allowance that we get at Home.. the Division 40 and 43 Non-Cash Deductions?

By |2022-06-06T09:14:37+00:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Depreciation Allowance, Finance Tips, Interest Rates|Tags: , , , , , , |

As an Expat How do I Benefit from the Depreciation Allowance that we get at Home.. the Division 40 and 43 Non-Cash Deductions?

15 common myths that are killing the wealth potential of the average Australian property investor

By |2022-06-10T04:26:46+00:00November 15th, 2018|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Think Different|Tags: |

15 Common Myths that are Killing the Wealth Potential of the Average Australian Property Investor There are many myths and false beliefs that you may be feeding yourself, that may be hindering your progress as a property investor. We are here to debunk some of these myths and help you make progress in seeing the [...]

Why You Should Invest In Brisbane’s Property Market

By |2022-06-10T04:54:05+00:00December 16th, 2017|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Investor Tips|Tags: |

Why You Should Invest In Brisbane’s Property Market To many, it might feel like the Sydney property market is difficult to penetrate in terms of property investments. Seeing as most suburbs within 50km of the city’s central business district have a median house price higher than $500 000, this sentiment is understandable. However, if you [...]

What You Need To Know About NSW Swimming Pool Regulations

By |2022-06-08T05:21:51+00:00November 15th, 2017|Categories: Australian Property Investment|Tags: |

What You Need To Know About NSW Swimming Pool Regulations Summer is definitely in full swing, and what better way to enjoy the New South Wales sun than a trip to the beach, or a dip in your pool? However, if you own and or rent out your property investment in NSW, you have to [...]

Everything You Needed To Know About The Upcoming Off-The-Plan Stamp Duty Concession Changes

By |2022-06-10T05:03:28+00:00May 17th, 2017|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Stamp Duty|Tags: , |

Everything You Needed To Know About The Upcoming Off-The-Plan Stamp Duty Concession Changes Whether you’re purchasing an Australian property for personal use or investment, you’ll no doubt have resigned yourself to the reality of having to pay a costly Stamp Duty. Thankfully, there are concessions, but in a few months, there will be a change [...]

Wishing you all a very Happy and Prosperous 2017

By |2022-06-08T07:11:26+00:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Real Estate, Interest Rates, Property Investing, Retirement, Taxes|

Wishing you all a very Happy and Prosperous 2017 I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year and a prosperous 2017 ahead and let’s enjoy the festive season before we start afresh again. I think we should all be grateful that we have come through a year that had some nasty surprise [...]

Next Capital City to Boom

By |2022-06-10T03:14:56+00:00September 19th, 2015|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Investor Tips|Tags: , |

Next Capital City to Boom Just a brief note for the end of the week to share a couple of stories which resonate with me in relation to information we have been compiling over the course of 2013. “Brisbane will be the next Australian capital city to take off, according to a panel of property [...]

Brisbane Prices Attracting Sydney and Melbourne Investors

By |2022-06-09T03:48:46+00:00August 3rd, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Prices|

Brisbane Prices Attracting Sydney and Melbourne Investors There have been some interesting reports coming out in the last few weeks, and the Reserve Bank of Australia once again kept rates on hold which was widely anticipated by the market in general. This report from BIS Shrapnel should be of interest to all property investors : [...]

Singaporean investors hungry for a piece of the Australian housing market

By |2022-06-09T04:24:25+00:00July 4th, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market|

Singaporean investors hungry for a piece of the Australian housing market In glamorous five star hotels across Singapore every weekend, property investors are lining up to buy a slice of the Australian dream. Cashed up investors are piling into packed presentations at venues such as the famous St Regis hotel about shiny apartments being built [...]

Inner City predicted to Outperform

By |2022-06-10T07:01:59+00:00June 9th, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market|

Inner City predicted to Outperform On Tuesday the Reserve Bank of Australia and the outcome of its fifth board meeting of the year. As widely predicted, the RBA announced it will be keeping the cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent. A survey conducted by loan comparison website finder.com.au prior to the board meeting [...]

Aussie homes: as affordable as a decade ago

By |2022-06-09T07:37:57+00:00March 27th, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Prices|Tags: |

Aussie homes: as affordable as a decade ago I thought it would be appropriate to include these news items as I am often asked the question “ Isn’t Australian property overpriced ?”. This brings out a number of interesting insights and whilst statistics can sometimes be somewhat misleading, it is reasonable to use the rule [...]

RBA upgrades Domestic Economic Growth

By |2022-06-09T08:54:44+00:00February 16th, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment|

RBA Upgrades Domestic Economic Growth Here are some articles of interest to anyone looking at investments in Australia. As an aside I’ve included a snippet from Tim Farrelly who emphasizes that “ Buy high, sell low still seems to be the preferred strategy for many financial advisors “ and I think this is also true [...]

National property clock points to Brisbane boom

By |2022-06-09T08:58:26+00:00January 31st, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market|

National property clock points to Brisbane boom Here are a few interesting articles that came up during the week. Paul Bennion from Depro said “While Brisbane has been an underperforming property market for several years, there is every indication that property prices in the city will boom during 2014” I take a more conservative view [...]

Brisbane to overtake Sydney and Melbourne & What to expect in 2014

By |2022-06-09T09:24:30+00:00January 25th, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market|

Brisbane to overtake Sydney and Melbourne & What to expect in 2014 Here are some recent items which largely support what we have been saying in relation to what is likely to happen in the residential property market over the course of 2014. We saw some very strong gains over 2013, particularly in Sydney and [...]

RBA UNCONSTRAINED BY HOUSING BOOM

By |2022-06-09T09:38:40+00:00January 4th, 2014|Categories: Australian Property Investment|

RBA Unconstrained By Housing Boom Happy New Year and may 2014 prove to be a prosperous one for you! There have been many forecasts for the year ahead, and reviews about the year just passed so I thought it best just to share a few that I think we should all bear in mind so [...]

Markets set for a strong 2014 – RP Data

By |2022-06-09T10:50:05+00:00December 26th, 2013|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Prices|

Markets set for a strong 2014 - RP Data It’s interesting reflecting on a lot of the market predictions that we saw at this time last year …………………………. and it makes you aware that consensus opinions are not often correct! Something we can all be confident about is that we have seen the peak of [...]

“Where to the Aussie dollar”

By |2022-06-09T11:03:24+00:00December 8th, 2013|Categories: Australian Property Investment|Tags: |

"Where to the Aussie dollar" This is still a quandary for most observers as it is both a volatile and highly traded currency. It is also important for investors in the Australian property market as the strength of the currency will have a significant bearing on the course the Reserve Bank of Australia takes with [...]

Good News on Housing Affordability & Some Top Regional picks for 2014

By |2022-06-09T11:46:24+00:00December 7th, 2013|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market|

Good News on Housing Affordability & Some Top Regional picks for 2014 Here are some news articles that should be of interest to our readers. One of the issues that all property investors consider is that of affordability, although we all know some markets like Hong Kong seem to defy the usual trends. The good [...]

Population Boom Leading to Housing Crisis / 2014 Outlook / Brisbane

By |2022-06-09T12:00:50+00:00November 30th, 2013|Categories: Australian Property Investment, Australian Property Market|

Population Boom Leading to Housing Crisis | 2014 Outlook | Brisbane I wanted to share a few stories that contain some pretty pertinent information for everyone who is looking at what to expect in the property market in 2014 and beyond. “AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said policymakers should take note of the predictions and [...]

Go to Top