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  • Hot agents Can Heat Up Property Prices

    “But you see I am trying to look beyond you; it’s just that you are “clever as a devil and twice as pretty”. Are these the lines going through your mind when you meet a hot property agent looking to fix a deal with you? An interesting (and I am not using the term ‘interesting’…

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  • What’s the Future Outlook for Sydney Home Values?

    While the nominal value for homes may have spiked distinctively, the real value or the inflation-adjusted value of properties have not seen any appreciable growth. Cameron Kusher for the “Research Blog” writes that the scene is definitely laced with gold when you compare it to the times of GFC but home values still leave a…

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  • Superannuation Concessional Cap Raised By $10,000

    The salary you sacrifice will reap super dividends for you and more quickly so if you are nearing 60 or already over it, reports Noel Whittaker for “The Observer”. The superannuation concessional cap has been raised from $25,000 a year to $35,000 a year. So what does it mean in practice? You know that your…

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  • Sure-fire Way Of Succeeding With Property Investments

    In his article appearing in the Property Update, Michael Yardney sheds light on Geoffrey James’s success formula. Yardney believes that the formula can be just as easily adapted for succeeding with property investments. It will benefit us to glance through the formula once.

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  • The Importance of Leverage In Property Investment

    Making your property work for itself is no mean task but prudent planning can help you achieve the goal. Michael Yardney from Property Update talks about the number of properties one needs in the kitty to retire safely. Additionally, he throws light on Loan to Value Ratio, the importance of the right kind of property…

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  • Due Diligence Clause For Figuring Out Council Approvals

    A house has 5 bedrooms but the 5th one hasn’t earned council approval yet- can you still advertise it as a 5-bedroom flat? The answer is NO. A vendor cannot do so. Plain and straight! Liz Wilcox for the blog Property Update writes why it is important for buyers to prefigure the nitty-gritty of council…

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