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Planning For Retirement – Will You Have Enough Money?
- August 17, 2016
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Financial goals, Rental Growth, Self Managed Super Funds, Wealth
No CommentsDid you read our quarterly question in this issue? 48% of our survey respondents have an investment property! That’s music to a finance specialist’s ears – it’s satisfying to hear those people have a financial strategy that could lead to a more comfortable retirement. 66% of respondents also said they are worried about having enough
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I’ll be renting for the rest of my life…
- January 5, 2016
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Rental Growth, Rental Property
With the ongoing concerns about increasing property prices, home ownership , the cost of living, and small or no wage increase , the question that continues to come up in general conversation is ‘how will our children ever enter the property market?’ Did you know that approximately 28% of our Australian population at any time
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You Don't need to be wealthy to invest….
- April 15, 2015
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Budget, Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, Home loan product, House prices, Investment Property, Property Renovation, Rental Growth, Rental Property, Self Managed Super Funds, Wealth
If you think you have to be wealthy to invest in property you might be mistaken! In fact the skills and experience you’ve gained managing a budget on a lower income could make you a better property investor than some big spending high income earners. We often meet people who are hooked on the good
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Full cost of negative gearing property is often underestimated
- June 6, 2014
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Budget, Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Inflation, Rental Growth, Self Managed Super Funds, Wealth
Investors with negatively-geared property may miscalculate their profits and miss out on better opportunities. Many investors fail to take into account the holding costs of the property in their calculations. Assuming a 37 per cent marginal tax rate, a negatively-geared investor is spending $1 to get 37 cents back, in the hope that the 63
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Brisbane Property Outlook
- May 22, 2014
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- Category: Budget, Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Inflation, Rental Growth, Self Managed Super Funds, Wealth
This recovery started late last year. It followed a long stagnation period, which was needed, as the market had overheated during the 2001 to 2008 upturn. Brisbane values appreciated something in the order of 230% over that seven year period. Where to next? This time around, values are expected to lift, but mildly in comparison.
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Brisbane house prices are set to rise this year
- January 30, 2014
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Inflation, Rental Growth, Wealth
Brisbane house prices are set to rise this year and potentially sharper than the national forecast of 4%, according to the Fitch Ratings Global Housing and Market Outlook. Check out the oh-so-affordable Brisbane & Adelaide house-price-to-gross-income ratios of 6.5 versus Sydney 9.9 and Melbourne 9.1. Remember, these are not our calculations! The Brisbane rental market
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Brisbane tipped to overtake southern capitals
- January 13, 2014
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Inflation, Rental Growth, Wealth
Despite being overshadowed by Sydney and Melbourne, Brisbane is tipped to take the lead as the country’s strongest property market this year.. Although activity slowed during the holidays, real estate offices were reporting that buyer activity in some markets was up by about 25 per cent compared to 12 months ago, while listings were down by
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Banks, Mining Towns and Rental Yields
- December 3, 2013
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Bank Profits, Budget, Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, Home loan product, Inflation, Interest rate, Rental Growth, Wealth
We’ve all read those adverts in the industry magazines and publications. You know … the ones touting super high rental yields on average houses or townhouses in a far flung mining town. So it was a kick in the teeth for those developers and marketers recently when CBA, Australia’s biggest housing lender, announced that when
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Credit conditions restricting construction
- November 21, 2013
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- Category: Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Inflation, Rental Growth, Stamp Duty, Wealth
Tight credit conditions and significant tax and regulatory burdens are hindering new home construction. The availability of financing for residential development is lower now than before the GFC. If you’re a small or medium-sized residential developer or builder, it’s substantially more difficult to get projects financed now than it was a few years ago. Part
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Property is very positive
- October 11, 2013
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Budget, Enconomy, Finance News, Financial goals, House prices, Inflation, Rental Growth, Wealth
House prices have improved over the past quarter but according to a NAB report, Australians can expect even faster growth in the coming months. Australian Residential Property Survey, sentiment strengthened notably in the third quarter, underpinned by an acceleration in house price growth in all states except WA. The survey is pointing to faster price