Where Should My Investment Property be Located? Avoid Small Towns Small towns with less than 100,000 residents within a 20km radius, and a lack of population growth, are not recommended as areas to invest in property. A smaller population means a smaller rental pool, and less demand for purchase should you need to sell your… Read more
Where Should My Investment Property be Located? Avoid a large percentage of rental properties An area which already has a large percentage of rental properties already will have a lot of competition between landlords, as the supply is larger when compared to the demand. This can mean that landlords may lower their prices to differentiate… Read more
Where Should My Investment Property be Located? Avoid mainstream hotspots By the time you hear about the places that have strong capital growth, it’s more than likely that the location is already reaching its peak and will plateau soon. Instead, look for areas which are well set up for growth in the near future, such… Read more
Adam recently had the opportunity to interview Bushy Martin from Know How Property Finance. It was an off the cuff interview, where we got Bushy’s feel on how the Australian property market is looking after the recent federal election. The great news is Bushy shares our sentiment that the property investment landscape is looking very… Read more
As you are probably well aware, the Banking Royal Commission concluded recently and a number of recommendations were issued by Commissioner, Kenneth Hayne. There was very little surprise when some damning misconduct came to light. Most Australians pinned their hopes on the banks being held to account for years of questionable and corrupt practices, but… Read more
Good News for Property Investors for 2019: APRA announces removal of interest only loan restrictions The Australian residential property market is looking forward to a very positive start to 2019 following an announcement that from 1 January the financial services regulator, APRA will remove its 30% limit on interest-only residential mortgage lending for banks and… Read more
Ever seen or heard of a property clock? Most likely not….. Here’s why it could change how and where you invest: What is a Property Clock? This is a property clock which is published monthly by national valuation firm, Herron Todd White (HTW) and is an overall indication of where they believe each market around… Read more