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26/04/2015
Property Investment Advice

Should You Be A Borderless Investor?

So I guess the question for property investors are, should you be a borderless investor and what does that actually mean? More than ever, I'm talking to clients who are keen to not invest in their own backyard and actually look into other states for opportunities to buy because one of the biggest question that I'm always asked, in my role in the sh...

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20/04/2015
Buyers Agents

Who Do You Take Your Advice From? | Free vs Fee

So the question is, who do you take your advice from when you are buying an investment property? There's really two side of the equation in this industry; someone who is prepared to give you the information for free versus someone like a Buyers Agent who is prepared to charge you a fee for service but the difference is this person who is giving you...

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20/04/2015
Mortgage Broking

Is Now the Right Time to be Fixing your Loan?

So is now the right time to be fixing your home loan? One thing that I want to talk about today is to try and explain to you how fixed rates works versus how variable rates works. The first part of this story is, variable rates which is obviously the rates that we see changing when the RBA does their cash rate decision is what we set those variab...

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15/04/2015
In the Media

Go for the Cash Cows

Rental property is a great source of passive income as long as you can be patient. This type of properties are commonly known as cash cows and usually fits property investors with a yield strategy. In the March 2015 Issue of Money Magazine, Bryce Holdaway was asked to explain further about this investment strategy. Here's a snippet of the article: ...

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07/04/2015
Mortgage Broking

RBA Rate Decision – April 2015

Today the Reserve Governor and the Board met and they've kept interest rates on hold for the April 2015 board meeting. That has kept the cash rate at 2.25%. Now, why had they kept the rate on hold? Well the reasons come down to a few things. To begin with, they've probably seen some early signs on the economy starting to pick up. Those early ...

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06/04/2015
In the Media

A Graceful Exit

You might not like to think about the end game, but when it comes to property investing, an exit strategy is a must. In this March 2015 issue of Australian Property Investor (API) Magazine, Ben Kingsley was asked to share his thoughts about how to exit the property game gracefully. Here's a snippet of the article: "The whole point of investing in ...

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02/04/2015
Buyers Agents

Wanted: First Aussie Home

This globetrotting couple have finally put down roots here and are now searching for the Great Australian Dream - A home to call their own. In the March 2015 issue of Australian Property Investor Magazine (API), Ben Kingsley was asked to provide his professional advice to this couple who are looking to settle down in Australia by buying their Firs...

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30/03/2015
Mortgage Broking

What could go Wrong at Unconditional?

A couple of things that could go wrong once a contract proceeds unconditionally is the finance. The Finance may not have been in place so there might be a couple of special conditions that the bank imposes that the clients weren't aware of at the time. Examples could be, they require you to pay out of Visa cards prior to settlement just to bring ...

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15/03/2015
Property Investment Advice

Is Property in Australia Affordable?

There's a lot of hype around the Australian Property Market and whether or not we are in a price bubble. Now the reality is, when we see low interest rates, what it means is it increases our ability to afford property. We got to understand the psychology behind buying property in Australia, just as in buying properties in most countries where we se...

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