Tracey’s Property News

  • Vendor Discounts Not a Thing of the Past Yet

    In an article for the website Your Investment Property, Phil McCarroll writes that there might be a tag of “Seller’s market” on Sydney but there are quite a few suburbs which still have to offer vendor discounts for ensuring that the sale goes through. Suburbs like Vaucluse and Mosmon (among others) have offered a rebate…

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  • What’s the Story About the Sydney Boom?

    Nick Bendel writes a column for The Adviser wherein he informs that the median house price for Sydney has already shot past the $1.1 million mark. Over July 2014-July 2015, the median has risen by 15.9%, reaching $1.13 million. Over the same period, the median unit price has grown by 12.7%, attaining a figure of…

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  • How to Read Signs of Capital Growth in Properties

    George Raptis writes an interesting article for the website Property Update wherein he asserts that property values double themselves in close to 9 years. This conclusion can be arrived at by assuming 8% average annual growth. Of course, all properties do not follow the average pattern and some areas can grow far above the average…

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  • Exposing the Myths of Negative Gearing

    Should negative gearing be abolished? My answer is an unequivocal NO. The good point is that people in power will never be encouraged enough to abolish it. The verdict is hung but negative gearing stays and it should stay that way.

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  • Sydney House Price Grows by Nearly 19%

    The median house price in Sydney has registered a nearly 19 per cent increase, according to an article on The Adviser.

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  • Young Buyers Using Unique Ways to Enter the Property Market

    Phil McCarroll writes an article for the website Your Investment Property wherein he talks about the unconventional techniques that young buyers are using to hit the property market. The first technique they are employing is ‘rentvesting’.

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