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Melbourne Property Market Update – January 4, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 4 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Whether you celebrated the end of 2013 with a bang or relaxed at home with some family and friends, we wish all of our readers good luck and good health for the coming year. In honour of 2014, Sharon Fox-Slater has compiled a list of nine New Year’s resolutions to help property owners and investors execute their financial goals ...

Could an Apartment Be The New Aussie Dream Home?

By Kristie Kwok on 3 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

While the freestanding house was once the great Australian dream, apartment living is being embraced by modern buyers. The notion that today’s Aussie dream home can be something other than a detached house with a garden is not entirely new. In recent years, there has been a shift in favour of other types of dwellings ...

Nine New Year’s Resolutions for Property Owners and Investors

By Sharon Fox-Slater on 2 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

New Year’s resolutions are often forgotten soon after the last of the leftover turkey has been consumed. Planning and commitment are crucial to making sure that you execute your financial goals. Here are a few check points to consider when mapping your property journey for this year ...

Outer Suburbs Offer Affordable Housing in Melbourne but Risk Work-Life Balance

By Kristie Kwok on 31 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

While there are both advantages and disadvantages to moving further away from Melbourne’s CBD, buying a house in the outer suburbs may be the only choice for many, unless they are prepared to give up dwelling space and a garden by living in an apartment. Due to growing house prices, affordable homes close to the CBD ...

Outdoors Can Offer More

By Bradley Beer on 27 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Over the holiday season, many of us will spend quite a bit of time entertaining and enjoying our backyard, from lying by the pool to hosting friends on our back deck. Remember it’s more than likely the tenants of your rental property are doing the same thing. Improving the outdoor area can add great value to a rental property ...

Self-Managed Super Fund Property Buying Sky High Amid Serious Concerns

By Kristie Kwok on 23 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The big question in 2014 is whether we will see any tapering of self-managed super funds buying property through borrowing, given the concerns expressed by regulators, Treasury, RBA and the new government. In 2007, superannuation laws changed which resulted in capital gains tax exemptions and fewer restrictions on SMSF borrowing ...