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New Year’s Resolutions For Property Investors

By Sharon Fox-Slater on 15 Jan 2015 No Comments

One of the appealing aspects of property investment is that it requires relatively little time, once you’ve made an initial purchase – particularly if you use the services of a professional property manager. There are some things a property manager can’t do for you which could pay off handsomely over time. Consider investment property New Year’s resolutions. ...

How To Keep Your Head Clear In 2015

By Trevor Chetcuti on 12 Jan 2015 No Comments

Clouded thinking is a huge cause of emotional stress for many men and women. Feeling overwhelmed, your brain overloaded with too many things to remember, things to do and questions to answer. No time is this more noticeable than the lead up to a big event like Christmas, or the pressure of a New Year and new beginning. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – January 10th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 10 Jan 2015 No Comments

Owners of rental properties may need to exercise greater prudence when it comes to assessment of rental incomes and tax expense claims in 2015. The ATO will target rental properties and expand its investigation into many other areas and issues to ensure that taxpayers pay the appropriate amounts. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – January 3rd, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 3 Jan 2015 No Comments

Digital Finance Analytics have updated their savings intentions data, using results from their latest household surveys. Using the DFA property segmentation, they compare the relative value of savings across the segments, and compare this distribution with last year. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – December 27, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 27 Dec 2014 No Comments

Why are property sellers achieving excellent results at auction and selling their homes under the hammer rather than by private sale? Melbourne lived up to its reputation as Australia’s auction capital with a record-breaking year in 2014. About 40,000 auctions were held – a new record, up from 34,500 last year and beating the previous record of 34,619 set in 2010. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – December 19, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 19 Dec 2014 No Comments

Property sales are occurring before auctions take place and an increased number of Melbourne property auctions are being passed in and negotiated rather than sold under the hammer. Find out what happened in the property market last week. ...

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