Commentary

  • Is Population Growth a Good Real Estate Indicator?

    For the website Your Investment Property, Nila Sweeney weaves an article around the expert opinion of Jeremy Sheppard, creator of DSRdata.com.au. Sheppard believes that population growth is a property market indicator that misfires more often than not and this is because the indicator is often misinterpreted.

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  • Possible Traps of Refinancing

    In an article for the website Property Update, Andrew Mirams talks about the traps associated with refinancing. To define, refinancing is when you pay out the running mortgage with a new loan. There can be a variety of benefits of refinancing, including but not limited to, equity build-up and savings on mortgage payment. This, however,…

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  • Should we Specialise or Diversify in the Property Market?

    Diversification is a sound investment principle and there are many schools of reasoning which support the idea. Hundreds of case studies accumulated from the past will tell us how diversification in the property market helped rout out fears of decline in capital growth or fall in rental yield. But we do take time to sit…

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  • What Investors Need to Know About Depreciation Claims

    In an article for the website Streetnews, Bradley Beer talks about the importance that depreciation claims wield and how the investors may be affected by inefficient claims. While planning investments, investors wish to make an informed decision and depreciation claims become an integral part of such decisions. A fundamental knowledge, to say but the least,…

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  • Houses or Units – The Debate Continues

    In an article for Property Update, George Raptis puts forth his opinion on which would win in a toss-up between houses and units about which one is the best property to invest in. The traditional line of thinking suggests that the “value lies in the land and not the building”. This implies that houses should be…

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  • First Home Buyers Are More Confident

    First home buyers are now more confident despite the booming prices of properties. A report from Genworth’s Street Ahead states that there’s a noticeable rise in confidence for first home buyers, with 66% believing that now is a good time to invest or buy properties. First home buyer confidence rose to 101.2% in March. Despite…

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