First home buyers are extremely optimistic about their property prospects despite the pandemic, with many aspiring to use the downturn to their advantage. According to the latest quarterly property sentiment report from ME, young first home buyers are looking far and wide for COVID-19 bargains. More than...
SMSF clients planning to provide rent reductions to tenants should review the lease agreement to ensure the provision of rent relief won’t result in a breach of the lease, says an industry lawyer.
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Melbourne buyers and sellers are both worried about the second wave, with auction cancellations and clearance rates shifting downwards, new figures have revealed. The six-week lockdown imposed in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire to curtail the resurgence of the coronavirus in Victoria has so far...
Australians should prepare themselves for soaring rental prices once the COVID-19 pandemic passes due to the undersupply of rental properties, a property researcher has said. According to data released by Propertyology’s head of research, Simon Pressley, only four out of 52 major cities and towns have...
The fallout from COVID-19 has seen Melbourne property markets fall by 2.3 per cent, making it the worst-performing capital city, new research has shown. Numbers released in June by CoreLogic show that Melbourne has fallen by almost three times as much as Sydney. “The results may be...
Increasing your property’s value is something that everyone wants to do, but for the majority of people, it’s another unknown part of the sales process. Here, we’ve compiled five key tips to increase the value of your property. Give it a fresh lick of paint An internal...
While there are varying predictions on the state of the economy post-Covid-19, there’s one thing experts seem to all agree on: stamp duty could become a thing of the past as soon as 2021 as Australia moves towards a recovery phase from the pandemic. Calls for...
Let’s face it, the current property market is not making it any easier for first home buyers - and any help is most welcome. So if you’re currently thinking about buying your first home you need to know about the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG)....
The government has unveiled the HomeBuilder scheme, which will see eligible owner-occupiers who are either building or undertaking a substantial renovation given $25,000 for doing so. But who will actually benefit from the stimulus? In an information package revealed overnight, the Treasury said the HomeBuilder is...
When you are searching for the perfect property, it can be challenging to work out exactly how much you should be paying. Rather than relying completely on the word of others, you can develop your own strategy for valuing a property, so you have a...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.