Understanding house valuations
Understanding the role of the property valuer is crucial to any owner or investor – particularly those beginning their journey and looking to enjoy a lifetime of real estate investment.
And, according t…
The dangers of investing by following the crowds
In many situations, being part of the crowd can be rewarding. crowd group individual motivation fish win contest race diffferent
Outdoor festivals, markets, concerts, stage shows: these are all events that are …
Rentvesting gaining traction amongst first-time buyers
Did you know that nearly 10,000 dwellings were financed to first property buyers in August?
The bought about the same number of dwellings the month before that and the month before that, too.
In fact, the percen…
Land Surveying – what is it and why is it important?
What is land surveying?
If you’re buying a property with the intention of developing or significantly renovating it, well you need to know about land surveying.
If you’re a first-time small developer or renovato…
So is it doom or opportunity for our housing markets
I was recently asked this question about our housing markets given the hysterical commentary that has been provided around the state of the housing markets in Australia, it’s a good question and the answer is really d…
First home buyers are back – big time
Each time a booming market begins to experience a softening of prices, something interesting happens.
When the investors get spooked or can no longer afford the entry prices (per chart below) and when upgraders put…
Is the Sunshine Coast growing too fast?
Popularity is a double-edged sword it seems.
While there are plenty of reasons why the Sunshine Coast region is the growth darling north of Brisbane, there’s the threat more people calling the coast home will bring…
Keeping the KIPPERS at bay
They may be both the light of your life and your legacy, but today’s kids include a whole new demographic subset that’s having a significant impact on how parental property owners and pending retirees are seeing out t…
What to do in tighter lending conditions
Housing finance is in the news more often than it’s not these days.
One of the reasons is that as capital cities move through their respective cycles so does reporting on the property market.
One day, strong mar…
The perfect first home for your investment portfolio
There are plenty of important considerations when securing your first home.
They range from the deeply personal like, “Are you ready for the responsibility,” to the practical such as, “Can I really service this mor…