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How a property valuer helps investors in ‘unforgiving markets’

Often overlooked unless it’s time to buy or sell an asset, a property valuer could turn out to be an important part of an investment team, particularly during tough ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Buying a home v buying an investment property, according to a property valuer

Property valuer, investment adviser, market commentator and author Anna Porter identifies several drivers that differentiate a home purchase from an investment property ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 23 Jan 2019

3 property hotspots from 2018: will they do well in 2019?

Together with Momentum Media’s James Mitchell, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant and Sasha Karen look back on property hotspots cited by experts in 2018 and ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 22 Jan 2019

Property investment areas to watch and avoid in 2019

Based on her knowledge and experience as a property valuer, investment adviser, market commentator and author, an expert shares some of the markets in 2019 that will ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 21 Jan 2019

Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane are the property hotspots of 2019, says expert

One property expert cited Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane as the property investment hotspots of 2019. What’s in store for the capital city markets of South Australia, ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 18 Jan 2019

How to make your investment property stand out

No matter how similar all properties look across a block, Suburbanite’s Anna Porter said that investors can induce ‘a sense of scarcity’ and ultimately raise the value of ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 17 Jan 2019

No doom and gloom ‘if you step out of Sydney and Melbourne’, property expert says

As the bigger property markets continue to soften, experts encouraged investors to look beyond their comfort zones and diversify their portfolio with properties from ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 16 Jan 2019

Property market update: Melbourne, December 2018

After an unprecedented property boom, the Melbourne market started to soften in 2018—a trend further enhanced by the tightening of credit and other regulatory changes in ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Property market update: Perth, December 2018

After a period of suffering the negative effects of the end of the mining boom, the Perth property market has since stabilised and gave its best performance over the last ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 14 Jan 2019