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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Probably not, but that’s exactly what “John” was about to do, but we saved him just in time. Allow me to explain. John emailed me the other day to say he was planning to sell the “jewel in his property crown” to pay for an extension on his home. Yes he could borrow the money [...]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
I had a most interesting meeting this morning. “Larry” has been a, mostly inactive, property investing client of mine for the past 5 years. “Larry” earns a substantial six figure income from an industry where he both excels and is widely respected. He has done very well, just into his 40’s “Larry” is a paradox! [...]
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Let’s get back into those top 10 areas that those banks don’t want you to know about… Some reputable property consultants promote high growth property as the key to successful property investment. While growth can be a critical component of a quality portfolio, it can, for some investors, at times, be counter-productive. It is true; [...]
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
It’s official, just as we have a two-speed economy (mining and non-mining sectors) we have a two-speed property market (premium blue chip & sub premium properties). While clearance rates across Melbourne remained stuck at just 61% last weekend, the clearance rate for premium properties is much stronger, so for the best buys look for properties [...]
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
Well, it seems the first quarter of 2011 will be remembered as a market to forget! After an exceptional recovery period after the GFC where the Melbourne market grew at a staggering 20.4% to outperform the rest of the country, buyers have paused to take a breath. . Again, last weekend we saw the market [...]
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Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Our recent lacklustre auction weekends have been followed by another this weekend with the clearance rate again hovering at just 66%. This is certainly not helping vendors with properties still languishing on the market from last year when clearances were sub 60%. All this creates some of the best buying opportunities since the last property [...]
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
Self managed super funds (SMSFs) have been in the spotlight – for positive reasons – in the past six months. Why? In July last year the Tax Office clarified the rules under which now all self managed super funds to borrow money to buy property. . As a result, we’re looking at whole new ball [...]
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
We’re taking a quick detour from our seven common mistakes to warn you about the dangers of investing in US properties, it’s not the market the promoters would have you believe. As a property investor, you’ve probably heard of the ‘rivers of cash’ flowing from ‘amazingly’ cheap properties in the USA. But, before you consider [...]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Some investors lose their sense of reality. It’s like they’re playing monopoly. They forget they are putting up to four times, (80% Loan to Value Ratio – LVR), or nine times, (90% LVR) even up to 19 times, (95% LVR) of their equity at risk to build this “colossal” portfolio of investment properties. Testimonial “Having [...]
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Over the 35 years I have been investing in property, I have seen the most bullish of markets, notably the roaring 80′s, and the spectacular growth period since 1998. However, I have also seen the slump of the early to mid 90′s. It’s trite to say almost anyone can win when the tide is surging [...]
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