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Master of the House

In the November 2014 Issue of Money Magazine, Bryce Holdaway was interviewed on his role as the co-host of Location Location Location Australia and the Partner of Empower Wealth. Here's a snippet of the article: "Bryce Holdaway watches as Australia's property market fizzes and boils. With interest rates at 60-plus-year lows, real estate investme...

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One on One with Bryce Holdaway – December 2014

Bryce Holdaway, co-host of Location Location Location Australia and partner and Buyers Agent of Empower Wealth is often asked how he juggled both roles. In this interview with Look at Property, Bryce was asked how he coupled his passion for property and helping people to buy their dream home. He will also shares some of his top tips for buying at a...

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Buying at Auction in a Hot Property Market

>> Play Audio here   With the Property Market getting more competitive, you need everything you have to make sure you get across the line in an auction. In this episode of Real Estate Talk, Kevin Turner interviews Bryce and asked him for some tips on buying at auction in a hot property market. Here's a snippet of the interview: "K...

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Sky Business Channel, Your Property Empire (December 2014)

In the 19th of December session of SKY Business News Channel, Your Property Empire, Bryce Holdaway joins Chris Gray to discuss different aspects of property across Australia. This time, some of the topics are: How is the overall Australian Property Market performing? Should you buy a company title property? When is it an exception? The prop...

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Property Investment Formula to build a Passive Income for Life

In the Melbourne Home Buyer and Property Investor Show 2014, Bryce Holdaway – presents The Property Investment Formula How to Apply it to build a Passive Income for Life. Bryce is a Partner and Buyers Agent of Empower Wealth and co-host of Location Location Location Australia on Foxtel’s Lifestyle channel and possesses over 14 years experien...

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Tips for Buying at Auction – Part 3

Auction Tip No.4 Now my fourth tip is actually, don't be afraid of the Auction process because I know a lot of buyers are really scared off by bidding at auction. It's a really transparent process. If we're buying something at a private sale, say the agent rings you up and say, "Hey, I've got 2 people interested and I need you to put your best and ...

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The Process of Buying an Investment Property

It may sound relatively simple but what's the process of buying an investment property? If Emma or Uncle Bob told you at last week's barbeque that there is this amazing property near their house up for sale, and they think its a great investment because its in the same suburb that they live in, would you jump straight into it? Well, we certainly ho...

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Tips for Buying at Auction – Part 2

Auction Tip No.3 The third tip for anyone looking to buy a property at auction is to get your ducks in a row. First is finance. I know it sounds very straightforward and simple but the amount of people who actually do turn up at auction without having their finance done is really does amaze me. But the other thing is you need to have it look at re...

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Seventh Heaven

Bryce Holdaway is recently interviewed by Sunday Times, Perth on the seven top tips to help make your home ownership dreams come true. Here's a snippet of the article: "There are plenty of would-be homebuyers who are beyond desperate to get a foothold on the property ladder. In my line of work, I see so many people go through the process of buyi...

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Tips for Buying at Auction – Part 1

I find that lots of buyers are really reluctant to go to auction and to be honest, for good reasons because its largely a process that favors the seller and of course, the auctioneer. But here's five tips that I can give you to help you better prepare for when you're buying your next property at auction. Auction Tip No.1 The first one is quite simp...

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ABC News – Is the Property Market too Hot?

The Reserve Bank has warned that Australia's property market has become unbalanced because of the surge in loans to investors. The RBA is worried about speculative buying, particularly in Melbourne and Sydney and is now talking to other regulators about stricter lending standards. On top of that, there seems to be concerns about people over leverag...

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Growth in property investor loans hits post-GFC high

>> PLAY AUDIO HERE PM is one of the grand institutions of Australian public broadcasting. The program celebrates its 40th anniversary on July 7, 2009 - four decades of reporting Australia and the world. Sydney and Melbourne accounted for most of the country's house price growth in the past year. In Melbourne, buyers agent and property com...

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What you need to know when increasing your rent

Laws differ from state to state around rental increases, however the reasons for rent increases are similar across every state and Territory throughout Australia. Rent reviews and increases should be revised at least annually, if not at every 6 month interval. The common times to do so are January or February, when most landlords are looking at the...

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