The RBA has left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 percent for the sixth meeting in a row. This was widely expected, despite recent reports pointing to a more positive trend in economic growth. The RBA cut rates twice last year but hasn’t
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Nurturing Your Greatest Asset
When you think of property investing, a lot of words come to mind: assets, liabilities, risk cash flow, ROI – and the list goes on. As property investors, we’re all trying to put more items in the asset column and get a good return on
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It’s Autumn, But Demand For Housing Remains Hot
Auction Results for week ending March 5, 2017. There’s still no slowdown in sight for our two largest capital cities. The preliminary combined clearance rate remained high at 77.8 percent across 2,714 auctions. This represents a slight decline in demand from last week, when 78.4
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Watch Out For This Simple Stat
One way to differentiate between a sophisticated investor and a property speculator is to observe how much pre-purchase homework they complete. A sophisticated investor seeks to manage their risk by asking questions, gathering evidence and completing further research. A speculator purchases on gut feel and
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Tips and Tricks for Developers: How Design Elements Impact the Finished Product
In this installment of Tips and Tricks for Developers, Dean Parker walks through a high-end townhouse development to highlight how design finishes can impact your final profit.Video TranscriptHi. Welcome to our latest PropertyInvesting.com video blog. I’m Dean Parker from Your Style Homes and today we’re
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Buyers Scoff at Biggest February Auction Weekend Ever
Auction Results for week ending February 26, 2017. This week we saw a dramatic increase in volume as the number of properties taken to auction reached 3,232, a new record high for the month of February. Despite the flood of supply, demand surged even higher.
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Economic Armageddon or Investor’s Bliss?
Auction Results for week ending February 19, 2017. Auction volume surged this week to 2,280 across the combined capital cities, up from last week’s total count of 1,591 auctions. Again, this week, buyers absorbed the supply increase, and then some, as the preliminary clearance rate
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6 Steps to Your Big Money Making Idea
Today I want to give you the six steps that could help you find your big idea, but first, here’s a word of warning. People often come up with an idea no one has ever done before. They get excited about the lack of competition
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Ongoing Supply Shortage Giving More Power to Vendors
Auction Results for week ending February 12, 2017. Auction volume doubled this week across the combined capital cities to 1,564, up from last week’s total count of 881 auctions. It still wasn’t enough to meet buyer demand, as the preliminary clearance rate surged to 76.6 percent.
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CBA Suspends Investor Refinances
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has recently made headlines by announcing a freeze in new lending to property investors wishing to refinance their loans. Just like with most other news related to the property market lately, the media has neglected a lot of
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