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Why you must turn that property frown upside down
The past few weeks has seen a significant uptick in doom and gloom reporting. We have monthly reports of softening property prices, scary projections of dwelling value falls, plus, never-ending conjecture on where interest rates will end up peaking.
Strategy
Why it shouldn’t just be about off-markets
Just recently we received an enquiry from a prospective client who was asking about our services while he navigates his
How to negotiate on a property
In such a high-value market – when investors are often making their very biggest purchasing decisions – understanding the key
Property listings remain tight but demand is easing…in some places
Without question, most property markets in 2021 were absolutely bonkers! The constrained supply of for sale listings, alongside the huge numbers
Education
Why you must turn that property frown upside down
The past few weeks has seen a significant uptick in doom and gloom reporting. We have monthly reports of softening
How to retire early
It can seem a real pipe-dream for many property investors to have enough equity to retire early. But there are
New data highlights continued gender economic disparity
A relatively new dataset is shining a light on the continued gender economic disparity between women and men in Australia.
Market
Home Value Index shows rate of decline in housing values eases in September
CoreLogic reported a further fall in housing values through the first month of spring, with the national Home Value Index
Five factors stopping financed-approved buyers from purchasing
Leading national property analytics and negotiations company, Hello Haus, have identified the top five reasons finance-approved buyers aren’t purchasing the
Queensland rental supply plummets 30% in two years as investors desert market – PIPA investor survey
Nearly 30% of rental dwellings have been stripped from the Queensland market in two years as more than 160,000 investment
Research
How are different buyer cohorts reacting to the housing market downturn?
As the property downturn spreads across more Australian housing markets, both buyer and seller activity has softened.
What does high inflation mean for the Australian housing market?
While inflation has implications for housing demand, housing itself influences inflation. By understanding how inflation and housing fit together, the
Falling investor activity signals more rental pain
The number of property investors active in the market in June fell an extraordinary 6.3 per cent in just a
Money
5 ways you can prepare to buy property
Property prices are predicted to fall over the coming year, but it is always hard to know exactly when they
What happens when you roll off your fixed-rate mortgage
They say all good things come to an end, and that includes your ultra-low fixed-rate home loan period. So, what
Will the interest rate hikes end soon?
We have had a lot of interest rate rises over the last few months, with the cash rate now sitting
Renovate
Backyard turf…does it get the bark of approval?
Since moving into her new project, The Happy Renovator, Werine Erasmus’ fur children have been cursing behind her back due
Patching and sanding
Even after renovating over 20 properties, the patching and sanding part is still not enjoyable, but, unfortunately, it’s such an
Renovating a kitchen? Here’s a handy checklist
Renovating a kitchen involves having to make many decisions so that the process can seem overwhelming. But according to The