Property

If you ever hear this from a real estate agent, be on your guard.  We recently purchased a property through an agent who said these very words.  Luckily, every warning bell in my mind went off. Good Beginning As it turned...

Whether we notice it or not, construction and engineering affect our lives every single day. Between our offices and our homes, most of us spend most of our days in manmade structures. There’s a lot more than meets the...

“We’ll find you the perfect property and you won’t have to pay me anything to do it for you.”  Sound good?  Rest assured, if you hear this, you’ll be easily paying $100,000+ more than you should for your next...

https://youtu.be/sfy4hTOQJeo With housing at such critically low levels of supply, people pressure is forcing all levels of Government to consider how to introduce more dwellings for our increasing population. This means 2023 should see more duplex projects receiving approval, and this...

Only a few months ago, property buyers were under the pump.  Prices were leaping at the fastest pace many of us had ever seen and properties were being snapped up as soon as they came on to the market. Property...

After threats of a market crash, property prices have recommenced their upward trend once again. There's still pockets of opportunity, though if you're waiting for a better time to buy, you had better get busy now. Basic numbers We're currently experiencing...

Even before the Great Virus Crisis landed on our doorstep, the property market had become a very tricky environment.  An area with vast potential to make a huge amount of money has exploded with opportunity, along with a multitude of ‘experts’ telling us what to do and plenty...

The SMSF Association (the preeminent independent, professional body representing Australia’s self managed super fund sector) and Rice Warner Deloitte actuaries, prepared a report looking at the costs of operating self managed super funds (SMSFs). The research is based on both...

You’ve done the work and your property is performing well.  Make sure you take the final key steps to ensure you maintain full control over your assets. If you have invested in property, I recommend that you give serious consideration...

If you’re among the one in seven Australians who own a residential investment property, it’s useful to know the most common claims landlords make on their insurance. This article explains the risks and how you can better manage them to minimise your...