Posts by Andrew Mirams

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As we head into 2018, there is already plenty of talk about interest rates rising this year. However, chatter about rates rising has been happening for years now. In fact, can you believe that this year marks 10 years since…

Townhouses become more popular in Melbourne

Are townhouses becoming more popular than houses in Melbourne?

February 9, 2018

Home buying & selling, Melbourne

Part of Melbourne’s property landscape – and identity – has always been its iconic terrace houses. Built mainly in the 19th Century, they remain some of the most desirable properties in the inner-city with most ripe for renovation – if…

What will the CBD and South East Light Rail do to Sydney property prices?

February 3, 2018

Investing, Sydney

If you’ve ventured into Sydney’s CBD over the past year or so you would have noticed something quite unusual. The bustle along George Street near Circular Quay, while still there, has been usurped by heavy machinery and plenty of people…

Are Brisbane unit developments taking a breather?

January 25, 2018

Brisbane, Commercial, Home buying & selling, Investing

Brisbane has been in the property news a lot, and not all of it has been complimentary. The Sunshine State capital’s much publicised new unit oversupply has been hogging plenty of headlines, but is such coverage warranted? Cranes, cranes everywhere…

Why I won’t be investing in bitcoin!

January 10, 2018

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When I wrote about bitcoin just before Christmas, its price was sitting around USD$19,000. Today, about three weeks later, it’s sitting about USD $14,000. That’s a drop of about 26 per cent – in just three weeks!! I don’t know…

Renovating your property for profit

December 28, 2017

Home buying & selling, Investing

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If an alien landed in Australia, it might think that we’re a nation of renovators. Not only do we have a plethora of TV shows about renovating for profit, but there is an army of amateurs who spend their weekends becoming…

What do tulips have to do with bitcoin?

December 20, 2017

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Did you know that back in the 17th Century tulips were seen as “assets” that could make you rich? In fact, according to various accounts, the demand for tulip bulbs in the Netherlands in particular soared from the early 1600s…

Is the regulator’s work done yet?

December 5, 2017

I’ve written a lot about the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) this year because they’ve been pulling levers for nearly two years now. But as we head into the New Year, the question becomes “Is their work done yet?” Friend…

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Baby boomers are enjoying life – but what’s in store for millennial investors?

November 28, 2017