From the outside, property investment may seem like a straightforward enterprise – find real estate in a great location, make it live-in ready and then rent it out. However, as astute investors know, there are many facets to developing property in an effort to accumulate
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Ways to add value to your investment properties
Achieving high yields with your investment properties means a continual effort to maintain tenant appeal and to add value to your investment properties. One way to accomplish this task is to regularly modernise the facilities in your house or unit. The kitchen and the bathroom
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Secure the right loan for your investment
Beyond the challenge of finding a property that has tenant appeal and high yield potential, there are the practical details to secure the right loan or finance for your investment. When approaching your lender or various lenders, it is important to remember that investor borrowers
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Home lending approvals increase slightly
Those considering property investment in Australia may be encouraged by recent home lending approvals in the real estate market. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics report a national average rise in the number of home lending approvals for the March quarter. This means industry
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2012 federal budget criticised by property pundits
Property industry experts are disappointed with the recently announced federal budget, positing that it does not account for residential housing difficulties facing the country. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) claims that the 2012 federal budget failed to address housing shortages, real estate affordability and weakness
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Median property prices up in Western Australia
Resource growth in Western Australia has led to commercial expansion, employment opportunities and business activity that continue to exude economic potential, resulting in median property prices to go up. Recently released figures from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) have revealed high demand
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Potential housing shortage in Northern Territory
Recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that residential housing approvals are down in the Northern Territory – a condition that is causing concern for certain bodies of the nation’s property industry. Total figures reveal that approvals have fallen by 13.3 per cent
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Favourable time to build residential real estate
Those thinking about property investment may wish to consider building a residential real estate or home, instead of buying real estate. With subdued growth in the construction industry, availability of skilled labour has gone up and prices for labour and material have become more affordable.
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Investors should take note of lower interest rates
Investors who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for lower interest rates, may wish to get back into the real estate market, following a recent announcement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). RBA governor Glenn Stevens reported that the official cash rate was
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Rebuilding confidence in NSW
An important factor that pertains to property investment, commercial expansion and economic growth is consumer confidence – relating in particular to rebuilding confidence in NSW. Sometimes favourable conditions in the market are not enough to bolster activity – residents need to feel assured that if
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