Auction Results for week ending December 18, 2016. The combined capital city clearance rate fell slightly to 70.5 percent this week and auction activity eased nationwide, while results for Sydney and Melbourne remained strong, in the mid-70’s. The total number of auctions reported fell to
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How Trumponomics Is Impacting Interest Rates
In my last article, I wrote about the unprecedented ascension of Donald Trump and how investors here in Australia might be impacted. It appears that some of what I suggested is already playing out in financial markets in Australia. Even before last week’s Federal
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Finding Great Deals in Hot Markets
With interest rates at a record low for an unprecedented amount of time, property markets are hotter than ever. Every person and his dog is out there hunting down a deal that stacks up, and the competition is fierce. Most people tend to waste a
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Buyers Brush Off End of Year Supply Surge
Auction Results for week ending December 11, 2016. Sellers stepped up this week to record the highest level of auction activity in nine months. A total of 3,411 homes went under the hammer, an increase of 7.5 percent in auction volume, week on week. Preliminary
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Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
There are a lot of distractions that investors have to contend with… news about interest rates on the rise; the possibility of a housing price crash; reports of a shrinking economy; the latest potential boom area (which is never where you happen to own a
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China, Trump and The New Great Game
Being both a property investor and a resident of the United States, I was asked to write an article on November’s colorful election result, and what it might mean for Australia and the rest of the world. Mercifully, this request coincided with a business
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So Much for the Summer “Slow Season”
Auction Results for week ending December 3. It’s shaping up to be a great summer for sellers as auction clearance rates remain strong in the lead-up to the holidays. Auction volume fell as expected from 3,398 last week to 3,173 this week. The combined capital
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Tips & Tricks For Developers: 5 Critical Steps of Site Acquisition
In his latest installment of “Tips & Tricks for Developers,” Dean Parker shares his five critical steps of site acquisition – from submitting an offer subject to due diligence to making a decision on whether or not to proceed with the purchase. Video
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Making Money Out of Thin Air
This article is going to give you a specific strategy many business people have used to make, as they say, “Money out of Thin Air.” In other words, to make money with not a lot of work, time or expenses. First, here is something important
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Super Saturday Auction Results “Defy Logic”
Auction results for week ending November 27 This weekend’s supply surge was no match for the plethora of buyers hoping to lock in a home purchase before the holidays. Despite auction volume hitting the second highest level for the year, with 3,367 properties going under
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