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Why a written pre-approval is not a lending guarantee

Property investor Eric Brown purchased a two-storey warehouse in Lilyfield for $1.73 million hoping to develop it into a multi-residential unit, only to have his ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 09 Mar 2018

4 things to do before starting your renovation

Property renovation is a strategy often used by investors to boost the value of an asset and ultimately improve their portfolio’s cash flow. But what do you need to do ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 08 Mar 2018

Buying in Melbourne: What are ‘Not In My Backyard’ suburbs and why should you check them out?

The emerging apartment market in Melbourne is one of the city’s leading indicators of growth as its population continues to grow while land becomes harder to acquire.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 08 Mar 2018

Should you invest in ‘poor performing property markets’?

Even after consumer confidence in Brisbane waned following the Global Financial Crisis and the Brisbane floods in 2011, wHeregroup’s Todd Hunter still chose to invest in ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 07 Mar 2018

Redcliffe and Kippa-Ring: Will a suburb’s success always flow to its neighbours?

Many people opt to purchase assets in suburbs within the vicinity of a booming area, believing that they will enjoy the “flow” of good turnouts minus the huge costs—but ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 07 Mar 2018

Investment tip: ‘The best renovation is the one you don’t do’

Property renovation is one of the most common strategies implemented by investors to improve cash flow, but is it the right strategy to advance your own wealth-creation ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 07 Mar 2018

How to prepare for a property renovation

Property renovation is often considered a complicated strategy, but when done right, it can boost the value of your asset and ultimately improve your portfolio’s cash ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 06 Mar 2018

A young investor’s strategy that built an 11-property portfolio

Only a little over a year since he successfully built an eight-property portfolio, investor Eddie Dilleen has already made three more investment purchases in 2017.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 06 Mar 2018

Three fundamentals of being a good buyer’s agent

Cohen Handler’s Ben Handler and Simon Cohen strive to grow the buyer’s agency industry in Australia by creating “superstar buyer’s agents” whose main objectives are to ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 06 Mar 2018