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4th Aug
The last week of an era?

By this time next week, borrowing through an SMSF to purchase residential property will effectively become history. Over the past few weeks that has created a wave of urgency. Advisers …

28th Jul
Why Rents Could Rise Faster Over the Next 18 Months

There is a strange disconnect developing in the housing market at the moment. Most of the headlines are focused on falling prices. Auction clearance rates are weak, buyer demand has …

21st Jul
The Australian Property Market Isn’t Flat. The Average Is.

Every month the property headlines arrive telling us what the Australian housing market is doing. House prices are falling. The market has stalled. Housing is flat. They’re not necessarily wrong. …

14th Jul
Price vs Value: Why Successful Property Investors Buy Value, Not Emotion

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you receive.”
– Warren Buffett  I’ve been working in the finance and wealth creation industry for nearly three decades and I have unfortunately seen far too many investors unknowingly purchase what they would personally like to …

7th Jul
Looking One Layer Deeper: The SMSF Lending Changes

One thing I’ve noticed about housing policy is that people naturally think in terms of surface effects. A lending rule changes. A tax changes. An incentive disappears. Almost immediately the …

30th Jun
APRA Wants to Unlock Housing Supply. But is Capital Really the Problem?

One of the biggest challenges facing Australia’s housing market is supply. Governments know it, developers know it and anyone who has tried to buy or rent a home over the …

23rd Jun
Will The SMSF Lending Ban Crash Property Prices?

One of the more controversial housing announcements to emerge from the government’s recent reforms is the proposal to ban self-managed super funds from borrowing to purchase residential property. The reaction …

16th Jun
The Market is not the Economy

Over the last few weeks something interesting has happened. CBA shifted to the view that rates are likely to move lower next year. NAB followed. Financial markets have also backed …

9th Jun
The House You Want May Not Be The Best Investment

Sam, our marketing manager, asked me to write an article about rentvesting this morning. To be honest, it isn’t normally something I would write about. Rentvesting has been covered relentlessly …

2nd Jun
Bite-Sized Basics: How Location Impacts Property Prices

Why is location so important in real estate? One key characteristic that sets real estate apart from all other assets is its immobility. Property is stuck in one spot, unlike …

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