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Risk v return: Is investing in single industry towns a good idea?

By Pete Wargent on 26 Feb 2015 No Comments

Is real estate investing (or should one say, "speculating") in single industry towns a good idea? Single industry towns typically offer a poor risk versus return equation and can represent excessively perilous locations in which to purchase an investment property. Pete Wargent explores risk v return. ...

Sydney’s Most Affordable Properties Revealed

By Louis Christopher on 25 Feb 2015 No Comments

The Sydney property market might be the nation’s hottest, but there are pockets of coolness. Louis Christopher reports on Sydney's Top Ten most affordable properties that are within commuting distance of Sydney and how many first home buyers there are in the property market. ...

How much risk is right for you?

By Sharon Fox-Slater on 24 Feb 2015 No Comments

Understanding your risk profile – exactly how much risk you feel comfortable with – is extremely important and can help determine the right type of investment for you. Sharon Slater-Fox explains the last thing you want is to enter into the wrong type of investment which can leave you feeling financially or emotionally stressed – or both! ...

Melbourne Auction Results – February 23rd, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 22 Feb 2015 No Comments

This weekend’s large number of auctions in Melbourne marks the first major auction weekend of the year, with a further 1470 auctions expected next weekend. Peter Sarmas reports that first home buyers are being forced to look at apartments, an investment property first or cheaper house and land packages in Melbourne’s outer suburbs. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – February 21st, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 20 Feb 2015 No Comments

Peter Sarmas discusses the need to see a trend before we get too excited about Melbourne’s property market, Sourceable Industry News reports that property developer Stockland is confident the housing boom will continue for at least another two years and Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics reviews important data from ABS ...

Vacancies Fall As Renters Return

By Louis Christopher on 18 Feb 2015 No Comments

Louis Christopher reports on figures released by SQM Research this week have revealed the number of residential vacancies fell nationally in January 2015. ...

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