To the uninitiated investor some of the marketing material provided by some builders, especially on the web, looks pretty enticing but when land prices and package prices seem too good …
RBA Leaves Interest Rates on Hold
Author: Tim Lawless Source: CoreLogic No doubt, one of the key topics of conversation at this month’s RBA board meeting was around housing market conditions and the ongoing rebound in …
Property Management; The Role of the Property Manager
Many property investors ignore the role that a professional property manager can play in preserving their property’s capital value and maximising its income. With our property markets growing strongly and …
Australia Market Roundup
Let’s look more closely at what’s happening in the property markets around Australia with data provided by CoreLogic. Home values increased by 1.4% in December 2016 with values 2.7% higher …
Warren Buffett, Tax and Capital Growth relationship
It is interesting to read that Warren Buffett, one of the most famous, one the richest and one of the most successful investors in the world, has been able to …
What’s Depreciation?
Property depreciation is a non-cash tax deduction available to the owners of income producing properties. As a building gets older, items wear out – they depreciate. The Australian Taxation Office …
25 years of economic growth but rates still on hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced it will hold the official cash rate in October at 1.50%. The hold decision was the first handed down from the new Governor of …