Posts Tagged ‘property’

Located 160km north of Sydney’s CBD, the harbour city of Newcastle has so far escaped the astronomical prices that Sydney’s real estate market has become famous for.

However, with $6.5 billion in NSW Government funding set to reinvent this once industrial port city, Newcastle is on … Read More

Australia’s housing affordability crisis is forcing young people to take extraordinary steps – whether it’s a home a long way from the city or a tiny spot in a block of flats.

Sydney IT accounts manager Rob Cooper is one homebuyer who’s looked outside the square. He … Read More

Contrary to the image a property investor might conjure up – a wealthy full-time property speculator –  most residential investors in Australia don’t actually rely on it as their primary source of income.

In reality, Australia’s residential investment market is dominated by people who, having bought their … Read More

Census Data has indicated that the property market in Victoria over the last decade is not at its best for affordability, especially for first home buyers. Despite the decade of price rises, recently over the past year, the median prices of houses in Victoria have lowered by 7.4 … Read More

Investors are increasingly looking to dual occupancy properties to capitalise in an environment where prices continue to rise. This property style allows for economies of scale during the building process and requires that you only purchase one block of land to acquire two income streams.

What is a dual … Read More

Gentrification is the process of improving an area to conform or be in line with middle-class taste. Traditionally occurring in low socioeconomic neighbourhoods, gentrification changes the face and landscape of suburbs from tired, worn and uninspiring to the modern market’s needs and wants.

Beneficial … Read More

Many expenses relating to investment properties are tax deductible. With the end of financial year in sight, property investors should be planning to maximise their property investment tax deductions. By claiming the available tax deductions, your rental profit can reduce and ultimately reduce your taxable income.

Deductions apply for any property … Read More

Figures released by Domain in their 2015 school zone report, suggest that property prices for homes within school catchment zones have increased significantly over the past year. Although the report shows Sydney prices rose by more than 50 percent recently in Parramatta and Harris Park in Sydney’s west, … Read More

When you purchase a property, you are required to pay numerous fees and charges up front. One of these is stamp duty, and is payable on almost all property purchases.

What is stamp duty?

Stamp duty is a tax, charged by the government, from the sale of a … Read More

You’ve got a great investment property, you love it and you want it to be loved and cared for by the people who live there, right? Seems straightforward enough, but choosing the right tenant for your investment property isn’t always easy. It’s a decision that needs to be … Read More