Archive for 2018

When we facilitate our strategy session with our new investor clients, we spend time discussing the importance of criterion. Any past client could cite me including ‘proximity to train station’ as a must-have criteria for a good investment property. And those who quiz me about locations in a public transport ‘blackspot’ will get my all-too-familiar “nope,…

This week’s excitement included an appearance in the Australian Financial review and while it was novel to get some industry peer acknowledgement, the topic itself was very relevant for a lot of past and present clients of ours. Duncan Hughes (the journalist who wrote the article) asked me to comment on some of the reasons…

This Sunday’s blog could be forgiven for appearing like a foodie’s write up (except I am no foodie.) Yesterday I enjoyed my observations in sunny Belmont. The recent changes within this nine square kilometre patch just south of Geelong’s CBD, and home to over 13,000 people is a fascinating case study. Geelong has experienced impressive…

Bear Markets always create a change in emotion for buyers. Those who have been anxiously pushing themselves at auction during a Bull Market seem to forget the desperation they felt to just secure their property, sometimes anyproperty in the face of what felt like a brick wall between them and their acquisition plans. Fast-forward the…