How to cash in at tax time
Forget Christmas! An investor’s favourite time of year is June 30. The beginning of tax time. A time to squirrel back as much money from the taxman as legally possible.
And if you’re a property investor, …
Should you invest in Victoria’s satellite cities?
On the crazy scale, Melbourne house price growth has been a few pegs behind Sydney these past couple of years.
Still, values in the Victorian capital rose a whopping 13.2 per cent in 2017.
If you’ve been looking…
First-time investing in New South Wales — is it worth it?
The first time you do anything can be challenging — riding a bike, learning to drive or speaking in front of a crowd.
It’s new, unfamiliar and requires a certain element of previous knowledge.
Sometimes you can …
First signs of APRA restrictions are lifted
So APRA has finally cut its limit on investor lending growth — some three and a half years after it was implemented by finally axing its 10% investor lending speed limit by saying that it had “served its pur…
7 big insurance risks when renovating
There are big profits to be made when renovating.
But, it’s not always smooth sailing for those trying to manufacture a profit through a property refresh.
The lure of strong capital gains and higher rents for re…
What will drive Brisbane’s property price higher?
Brisbane property investors are proving more loyal than a third-generation Lions supporter.
Since 2010, Brisbane has been your favourite pub band — full of potential, not lacking enthusiasm, but frustratingly unable …
Is the worst over for Brisbane’s unit market?
If the unit market in Brisbane was a movie, last year’s performance would’ve made anything Quentin Tarantino can serve up look like a Disney classic.
An explosion of new stock caused a dramatic oversupply that caused…
Sydney – is it spiralling or settling?
You know that smell just before a big downpour?
It’s a familiar scent that fills the air and instantly hints that you should bring the washing in.
Or how you get a scratchy sensation in the back of your throat, a ni…