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Despite its declining values, Brisbane is predicted to overtake Sydney and Melbourne residential markets in 2019, as reported in The Australian Financial Review. According to ANZ, while Brisbane is likely to perform better than Sydney and Melbourne this year, prices will decline. “Brisbane will continue to outperform Sydney and Melbourne, but we’ll see some price …

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Do you want to invest in the next property hotspot – ‘Greater Springfield’? South East Queensland is predicted to be the new investment property hotspot, and it seems like Greater Springfield – a privately developed city within a city – will be its crowning jewel. This residential super region, west of Brisbane, will be the …

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With its economy on the rise, South East Queensland could be the new investment property hotspot After several years in the doldrums following the GFC and resource industry downturn, South East Queensland’s economy may well be turning the corner. When the economy grows, the housing market for investment properties usually goes along for the ride. …

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Coomera is one of the jewels of the Gold Coast.But, as yet, it’s still not on the radar of most property investors.
It’s nestled between some of the biggest amusement park draw cards such as Dreamworld as well as some of the most spectacular beaches such as Sanctuary Cove and Paradise Point.

What’s one of the most common misconceptions that puts people off investing in property? It’s that they simply can’t afford to do it – that you need to be in a top income bracket to be able to get into property investment in any part of Australia.

Choosing the right property manager is critically important when you’re a property investor. They are the person on the frontline you’re about to entrust with your most valuable asset.

In property investment terms Brisbane doesn’t have the glamour and excitement of Sydney or Melbourne. Right now it’s the steady tortoise in the property race as other cities around it crash and burn…

When the property market starts to cool, as it is in Sydney at present, investors can become a little nervous. but as a property investor this is a great time to build your investment property portfolio…

Gearing – either positive or negative – is a tool to build growth You are borrowing money to invest using your existing capital as security to invest in another capital asset to make a profit…

Many people think of Capital Gains Tax as the big bad wolf that is going to blow away a huge portion of the hard-earned profit they’ve made from their investment property. But it’s simply not the case…