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14/04/2014
Buyers Agents

How can Parents help?

I had a fabulous Christmas party with my Mum's side of the family Christmas just gone. Three exciting things happened. Firstly - I'd pulled together a wonderful negotiation on a large floorplan 2BR apartment in St Kilda for a lovely client who was traveling in Vietnam with her friend. Her Dad had agreed to be her Power of Attorney in the event that...

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14/04/2014
Buyers Agents

Is Land Size Still King?

As property markets evolve, so do the factors that influence successful investment strategies. While traditional views have often placed significant emphasis on land size as a key driver of property value, this perspective is gradually shifting. In today's market, especially in urban areas, land value is becoming more critical than sheer land cont...

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10/04/2014
In the Media

Investor Special

The investor market was one of the success stories of 2013. With Capital appreciation ramping up in many areas during the second half of the year and interest rates remaining at historic lows, Australia's property investment community saw an opportunity and began to come out of the woodwork. Ben Kingsley is featured in this Issue 14.3 of Mortgage P...

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02/04/2014
In the Media

Property with $0 Deposit

Saving a deposit to buy your first property is one of the hardest things for most of us to achieve, especially if we are paying hefty rents in the meantime. Take, for example, the Sydney property market, where (as of time of publication) the median dwelling price is $660,000 and you need a hefty $132,000 for a 20% deposit. By the time you save...

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01/04/2014
Mortgage Broking

RBA Rate Decision – April 2014

Today the RBA has left the cash rate on hold at 2.5%. So that's another month where interest rate are at historical low. Now, Glenn Stevens made a parliamentary comment earlier this month, basically saying that they see a period of stable cash rate position and monetary position. Now that's good news for the general economy because what it does ...

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24/03/2014
In the Media

Top 5 Questions on Property Investing

>> Play Audio Here   In this interview with Kevin Turner from Real Estate Talk, Bryce talks about the Top Five Questions in Property Investment. A few of the questions include what stop the average Australians from investing in property and What are some quirks in different parts of Australia that a budding investor would be wise to ...

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20/03/2014
In the Media

Sky-high Vacancies

Many investors look for properties with high capital growth opportunities but fail to recognise external factors that could increase their chances of experiencing rental vacancies. Our team explains more in the March 2014 issue of Smart Property Investment Magazine. As property investors, rental vacancies means a lot - cash flow, mortgage paymen...

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16/03/2014
Buyers Agents

Three Biggest Mistakes Aspiring Investors make

As Buyer Agent, we are often asked to talk about biggest mistakes investors make. The most significant mistake however is not always the obvious one. People associate property investment mistakes with poorly chosen assets in areas which don’t exhibit capital growth, or financial mistakes (like paying too much), or dodgy buildings… or better sti...

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13/03/2014
In the Media

Spot the Illusionists

Some investors don't realise that a large portion of their property purchase price is actually being used for commission payments. In the March 2014 Issue of Smart Property Investment (SPI) Magazine, Ben Kingsley writes about the operators or property investment advisors in the property investment industry who are vying for business and how to iden...

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