Tracey’s Property News

  • Invest keeping the property cycle in mind

    Property values behave depending upon the phase of the cycle they are in. One of the truly long-standing gospels of property investment is that you should seize a deal at the right stage of the property cycle. This way, you come out paying the best price for a property deal. At different times property prices…

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  • Drawing Up A Will For Your Estate? Read This

    Death is not a pleasurable thought but if you have worked all your life to build an estate, you should give death some thought. The idea is not to die intestate or without having drawn up a will. I have seen various cases where those beyond the circle of spouse, siblings, children and close relatives…

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  • Sydney: The Cynosure Of Global Property Investment

    Aidan Devine for the website Your Investment Property talks about Sydney’s growing prominence in the global residential property market. Having quietly fancied Sydney’s chances since last decade, I feel vindicated by Sydney’s strong show. Investors in Hong Kong, China, Russia, among others are picking the harbour city ever so frequently to park their money.

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  • Dissecting Costs Of Property Investment

    My leanings towards property investment are an extension of my childhood perceptions. The way I read the world did not leave too much space for liquid assets and till today the regard for this non-volatile, “two-fold benefit” asset class has remained. This is also partly why I chose the career I am in. While properties…

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  • Sydney High On Momentum, Reveals ANZ Bank Data

    Sydney has registered smart figures for more than one niche of property market performance. Michael Yardney for the Property Update reveals that it has topped the chart for maximum rise in trend home prices yet again. Its figures of 12.2% rise (year/year) is decidedly higher than that of Melbourne (8.2%), its closest competitor (courtesy ANZ…

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  • AFS License A Must For Realtors Advising On SMSF

    All is good till the real estate agents stick to purely property based advice. The problem begins when they start advising on financial products like Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) for investing in real estate. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken the issue by the scruff of its neck, warning real estate brokers…

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