Everyone loves a good deal in real estate. We all like to think we are getting maximum “bang for our buck” and a positive return on our investment. Potential buyers of your home will definitely be looking for that value. By enhancing the property’s perceived worth you will attract
It’s a case of walking before they can even crawl for some very young property owners, with parents setting up their children for property ownership almost from the day they are born. The far-sighted plan is more common in Europe than Australia but the same benefits apply. As Australian prices
There’s still money to be made out of property if you are careful and hard-headed. It has been the wealth strategy of a generation. Buy a home. Look after it, improve it, upgrade it. And if cash flow allows, gear up to your eyeballs to buy more property for other
The preliminary capital city dwelling value index result for December was -0.2% (s.a.) following an upwardly revised +0.4% rise in dwelling values in November (was +0.1%). Revised regional house values for November increased from +0.3% to +0.5%. Sydney housing has been the nation’s best performer with dwelling values up
As we head into 2012 pondering where the housing market is headed – will it be down 10 per cent as some commentators are expecting, or will others be on the money with predictions of 5-7 per cent growth – there is some interesting news emerging about home loans. Out
AUSTRALIAN housing markets displayed a generally resilient performance in 2011, reflecting the inherent security of residential real estate in this country, particularly when compared with housing markets in similar open-market economies. The year was always set to be a period of correction for Australia’s housing markets following the unsustainable growth
If you’re a parent, you likely have several giant bins filled to the brim with toys for your little ones. And with Christmas (ho ho ho!) over you’re likely to have gotten toys in all shapes and sizes. And while I’m no bah humbug, the relative size of our
The Brisbane property market has been the worst performer of the capital cities in the nation with the median house price taking a tumble of 7 per cent. Australian Property Monitors released its annual State of the Market report this morning, which took stock of the performance of property markets
First Home Buyers are returning to the market in greater numbers than at any time since September 2009, according to AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker. The AFG Mortgage Index shows that First Home Buyers comprised 16.4% of all loans processed – a 40% increase for this buyer category compared to