As property prices rise and rents remain fairly flat in most cities in Australia, choosing the right suburb to invest your money is becoming increasingly difficult. It’s become a gamble at times to make payment on an investment property. Most of the risk lies in catching the market at its peak. Historically, for example, house [...]
Foreign investment in Australian real estate is becoming more complex by the day. And this can be attributed to the spate of guidelines and restrictions that federal government has in place. The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) ensures that every property purchaser classified as a 'foreign person' has to seek their approval before they [...]
There is loads of information on property investing, most of which is just fiction. Some facts have been watered down or entirely wiped out by the myths peddled by less sophisticated investors. This has made it difficult to discern truth from falsehood, recklessly leaving budding investors short-handed. Misinformation has led many investors astray and is [...]
The bamboo tree is truly impressive! At over 90 feet of towering greenery, it’s hard to imagine that it gains most of its height in less than 6 weeks, but takes 5 years to show a shoot. It’s planted, watered, fertilised, and weeded like any other plant throughout its first year. Within those 365 days, [...]
The property investment deposit is the first step in the process of owning a property. It literally lets you put one foot in the door of the property. The recent hikes in home prices have meant that one has to reach further in their pockets for a deposit. Deposits have gotten bigger and out of [...]
You can get incredibly wealthy by investing in property. By being shrewd, patient, and doing your research well, you can create a profitable real estate portfolio with the right picks. However, due to a covalence of avoidable mistakes and a blatant disregard for common law, you can miss this elusive possibility, as so many people [...]
Property investing is a tried and true strategy of building wealth. What it takes, though, is an amalgamation of effort and deep knowledge about the market. From saving for a deposit on a home, buying it and then using it as a source for wealth, to setting up a portfolio that can provide you with [...]
The prospect of making a quick buck in the property market is alluring, more so if what you expect to get is substantial. Almost everybody dreams of buying a house for less today and then selling it for a massive profit in a short period of time. Yet if you look closely, this happens rarely [...]
Towards the end of 2015, Sydney’s property prices hit a bump that halted their upward trajectory. For about six months thereafter, they floundered below the 7 figures, and it wasn’t until the June 2016 quarter that they jumped back over the $1 million-mark where they continue reside. NSW's resurgent economy and the lower interest rates [...]
The Australia Government views foreign investment as a nest for the country’s growth. Its foreign investment policy on property emphasizes investment into “new dwellings.” Partly, as a way of creating construction jobs but also to enhance economic growth. It is a favourable view, particularly for an overseas investor. Investing in Australian property has become a [...]
