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Where this investor is at with his plan to double his portfolio in 10 years

We check back with investor Eric Wu to see how he’s tracking with his investment goal, as well as find out where in Sydney and Melbourne offer yields reaching between 5 ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 29 Jan 2018

Residential house building fall to be “softer than anticipated”

A recent survey has found the residential building industry is seeing a positive outlook, with an expected wind down of activity to pick back up in the next six months.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Making sure your tenants have a fair dinkum Australia Day

On Australia Day, tenants in your portfolio maybe looking to celebrate, but it’s important that they do not disrupt the peace in their unit. Here’s a checklist to pass ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 24 Jan 2018

WA jobs boost predicted to help property in 2018

With recent data from the Australian Bureau Statistics pointing to a rise of 50,000 new jobs, Perth’s property outlook for the year ahead appears to be positive.

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 24 Jan 2018

Sydney second most unaffordable market in the world

One of Australia’s largest property markets has been labelled the second most unaffordable city for housing in the world, beaten out only by Hong Kong.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Melbourne’s cheapest, most expensive and highest growing suburbs revealed

New data collected by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria has revealed the highest performing Melbourne suburbs for the December quarter of 2017.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Demand for home loans on the rise

The latest analysis of November’s housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics by Mortgage Choice reveals that demand for home loans are on the up and up ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 19 Jan 2018

9 out of 10 properties flipped for profit in 2017: CoreLogic

Flipping properties in 2017 proved to be a low-risk venture with the overwhelming majority of properties being sold for a profit, according to a new report by CoreLogic

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 18 Jan 2018

House building may be ‘stronger than many analysts expect’ in 2018

The construction of residential properties in the latter half of 2017 defied expectations of softening activity, ending on what the Housing Industry Association says is a ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 18 Jan 2018