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Aussie Property Investing
Strategies and opinions on building a property portfolio with Australia Real Estate. Blog includes appraisal of new developments found across different states in Australia. Highly recommended for serious investors.
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The beauty of Docklands…
2008-03-26 11:31:10
The scene at the Docklands is certainly one of beauty. Compared to my last visit in 2005, the Docklands have come up very well indeed. The stadium village where the telstra drome is the centre of attraction, a place where major sporting events are held, like Aussie Rules, etc has its own unique appeal.
Being close to [...] ...
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Chevron Green, St. Kilda Road
2008-03-10 05:14:45
I had the opportunity of viewing Chevron Green when I was down in Melbourne last week. I couldn’t understand the reason why it has taken longer than usual for the project to sell out, considering the fact the project is located along St. Kilda Road and with close proximity to the city and to the [...] ...
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Reserve Bank ups rates
2008-02-05 06:56:45
Once again after much media and analyst speculation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today just announced that the official interest rate will increase by 0.25% making the base cash rate 7.00%pa. This is now the eleventh consecutive increase.
The primary reason behind this increase is the RBA’s commitment to keep inflation under control.
This means that [...] ...
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Rates
Ups
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Is Perth going to continue its property boom?
2008-01-18 05:10:24
According to Herron Todd White, a leading valuer in Australia based in the eastern state, it has been reported that the capital city of WA, Perth has reached the peak of its property cycle. Residex has reported Perth as having the highest median property price in the whole of Australia, even more than Sydney.
Industry professionals [...] ...
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ANZ Raises Interest Rates
2008-01-08 00:45:51
Hello all,
I hope you have had a great holiday period and are getting stuck into 2008 already.
Being my first day back on deck today I was expecting it to be reasonably quiet – it was far from it actually!
I thought I would take this opportunity to touch base with you in relation to some of [...] ...
Rates
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New year, let’s welcome our new contributor on board!
2008-01-02 09:50:36
I was very glad my good mate and pal, Mr. Alex Wong has agreed to be on the panel of contributors for this blog. A New Zealand born Chinese, Alex has worked in Melbourne for a large part of his working career and specializes in financing planning as well as tax planning for individual and corporations [...] ...
New Year
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Smith Street - Collingwood, Victoria
2007-12-28 08:29:55
Smith Street is one of Melbourne’s oldest shopping strips. It is located at the boundary between the suburb of Fitzroy and Collingwood. The street is filled with cafes, restaurants; a lifestyle street welcomed by Generation Y who loves action and wants to be close to the Melbourne CBD. Perpendicular to Smith Street is Johnston Street [...] ...
Street
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Off the plans or Completed (soon-to-be completed) Properties?
2007-12-26 06:35:39
When it comes to marketing properties overseas, many developers are pretty keen to sell their stocks that are primarily off-the-plans. Off-the-plan properties are pretty popular with overseas investors because of stamp duty savings (e.g. buying off-the-plans in Victoria, investors need only to pay stamp duty on the land value) and the fact that only a [...] ...
Plans
Properties
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Which area should I invest in?…
2007-12-19 09:29:36
Lately there have been quite a number of developments being marketed in Singapore. Some clients asked me if they should buy South Yarra or Lygon, or along Queens road. All of these areas in my opinion are great areas. If you are in for the long term, you cannot go wrong.
The other day, I had [...] ...
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One-bedroom apartments…good investment choice?
2007-12-17 08:21:45
About a month ago, I spoke to an associate about investing in Australia. She is married to an Australian who lives near Geelong in Victoria. She is adamant about not wanting to invest in a 1-bedroom apartment in the city. When asked why, she said, ‘who’s going to rent one-bedroom apartments?’
The question shocked me a [...] ...
Bedroom
Investment
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To pay down or not pay down on loan – the interest only debate
2007-12-13 10:33:23
After debating this issue for a few years, and having spoken to many investors some of whom are very successful investors, I conclude the following findings:
1. Investors who embrace the concept of interest only loan have an exit strategy in mind. They know what they are doing and is fully aware of the risks, and rewards [...] ...
Debate
Loan
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Active Income and Passive Income – A Lethal Combination
2007-12-10 05:31:36
An associate of mine told me his vision of wanting to help people generate a secondary source of ‘active’ income through FOREX trading. He has been researching and putting his whole head into it for the past few years. A young man with a passion I would call him; he has been making an active [...] ...
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Income
Lethal
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Why Australians Rent?
2007-12-05 09:01:04
With the recent increase in interest rates in Australia, it is no surprise many Australians are now considering renting as a more viable option over buying. The factors that favour renting over buying are as follows:
1. Rental yields are usually about 4.0% to 4.5%pa – while mortgage interest rate is at least 7.5% now (with [...] ...
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