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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2016

How to get a straight answer from a real estate agent

You know the drill. You see a property you’re interested in, but you cannot get the agent to tell you what the price is. Here is what you should know about agents and...

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Hotspots • 16 Nov 2016

Storm season is brewing, are you ready?

As the year draws to a close, storm season is just beginning, with wild weather already impacting parts of the country. Here are five things you need to do to prepare...

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Hotspots • 16 Nov 2016

How do your kids impact your borrowing capacity?

In the name of responsible lending, banks will only approve a loan to those consumers who they believe will be able to pay it back without significant hardship. That’s...

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Hotspots • 15 Nov 2016

8 properties by 25: Former housing commission kid reveals how he changed his life and created wealth

Twenty-five-year-old Eddie discusses how he saved $20,000 working in McDonald’s after his HSC and used that to start a property portfolio.

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Hotspots • 14 Nov 2016

How to think – and purchase – like a buyer’s agent

You’re an investor with a couple of properties under your belt. Now you want to find the right property and get it for a cheaper price. So, what do you do next?

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Hotspots • 14 Nov 2016

Buying an apartment? Do these 4 things first

Investors, renters and home owners are increasingly turning to units — but what do you need to do to ensure you make the best possible purchase? 

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Hotspots • 14 Nov 2016

How defying the ‘saving culture’ helped this investor succeed

Hank Hong came to Australia from Vietnam, growing up in a household where saving was a vital part of survival, but his success as a property investor came from the...

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Hotspots • 13 Nov 2016

Victoria ahead of NSW in mortgage volumes, according to new data  

Victoria has emerged as the state with the highest growth in property lodgement volumes since last quarter, in spite of concerns about rising household debt, one of...

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Hotspots • 12 Nov 2016

Should you build a duplex to create equity?

Building a duplex is one of the most common strategies used by property investors to improve their equity over a short period of time and consequently help one avoid...

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Hotspots • 11 Nov 2016

Consumer confidence bounces back

Recent research has revealed that consumer confidence has rebounded sharply, offsetting its recent decline.

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