“Market Inequality” is our biggest opportunity

Geelong Auction

With Saturday 2nd Feb signalling another tiny cluster of auctions (albeit with a slightly increased auction clearance rate of 55%), it is fair to note that we won’t see ‘normal’ auction volumes until next Saturday 9th Feb. While we’ll all be watching out for that magic number when it comes through that evening, we also…

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The problem with buying a bargain

When it comes to buying a property under market value or for a “bargain price”, we need to understand why the property is selling relatively cheaply and what implications this has for capital growth and tenant prospects. There are many reasons a property could sell for a significantly lower price than comparable properties for sale (or…

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Do landlords hold the power?

LEASED!

In this changed lending landscape of ours, the negative sentiment, bad news stories and reports of market falls have created a negative picture for quite a few investors. But like most economic change, there is a flip-side. Heightened lender scrutiny, bank credit caution and the after-effects of our Banking Royal Commission have changed this environment of…

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Pets and Property

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“Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. About 62% of Australian households own pets. There are an estimated more than 24 million pets in Australia.” Now that we’re back from holidays and we’ve picked up our cats from their cat-camp (thank you to Belinda’s Cosy Cat Cottages!), and after helping…

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