Is 2020 the year of hope?
Welcome to 2020, Yes the new year is here and all eyes are on what our housing markets around the country might do.
At the end of 2019, there were strong signs that Sydney and Melbourne in particular were well in rec…
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What is a rental yield?
In the world of a property investor, there are almost countless measures, terms and phrases to get acquainted with that help you determine your future and current position, viability and long-term outlook.
For landlo…
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The Next Step for Property Investors: Property Development
Many Australians are taking advantage of the current interest rates cuts to give their investment portfolios a boost. And it’s a reasonable strategy (but I have cautioned against being hasty and committing to fixed in…
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The ins and outs of home loans for the self-employed
There’s been a lot of talk over the past few years about how tough the banks have become when it comes to assessing home loan applications.
And it’s true. The house price correction, pressure from the financial regul…
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2019 – The best and worst of market times
No one would argue that 2019 was a year of market ups and downs.
In fact, those words probably should be the other way around, with markets in many locations less than rosy at the start of this year.
I’ll even go fu…
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What is the world’s most expensive property market? You need to read this!!
What is the world’s most expensive property market?
Some of you may have guessed Sydney.
And to be fair you are close.
Sydney is the 2nd most expensive housing market in the world.
However, the clear leader (by fa…
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Big changes in investor lending
Like me, you’ve probably been following the monthly median price results for property markets around Australia with keen interest.
What a difference a year makes! If you cast your mind back to this time last year, we…
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First home buyer scheme will be first in, first served
First home buyers will need to move quickly if they wish to benefit from a new government deposit scheme.
The Federal Government’s First Home Loan Deposit scheme comes into effect on 1 January next year.
The caveat …
