Tracey’s Property News

  • US Era of Quantitative Easing Soon to Be Over

    In an article for the website Property Update, Michael Yardney talks about the proposed end of US’s increased reliance on Quantitative Easing (QE). The decision is backed by US’s assertion that its economy is now on a more surefooted territory and it may not require pumping in money through unconventional financial programs.

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  • Fixed Rate Home Loans on Ascendance

    An article on the website Your Investment Property talks about how borrowers are intent on freezing their interest rates because of the low mortgage rate climate. As a result, fixed rate home loans have been on the rise and they have made up for 26.64% of total loans written in the month of October. This…

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  • Should You Use Your SMSF To Buy Property?

    Today, with Self-managed Super fund becoming the backbone of the $1.8 trillion Australian Super industry, there is no dearth of people borrowing against their SMSF to buy properties. So is it a good sign you may ask? There is not much harm in doing so unless you are going overboard….

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  • What We Can Learn From The Block

    I think a lot of things can go wrong with home renovation projects if you have “buy, renovate and sell” on mind. A lot many times, we overcapitalise on renovations and from that point on it is a downward spiral unless we meet a very generous buyer who still hands us out a decent profit.…

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  • Effective Style of Screening tenants

    Property investors, in the course of becoming landlords, sometimes get scratched the wrong end. It happens when they land on a tenant whose dream is to create a nightmare for the landlord. Can this situation be avoided? YES. Ever so completely!

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  • What Makes for a Desirable Property Location?

    It is not hard to be besotted with the idea of buying in a fancy suburb. Television shows promote them and the word-of-mouth, intriguingly, is usually in their favour. However, it is significant to remember that prices in such suburbs have long since shot northwards and you won’t be buying any cheaper than at peak…

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