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SKY News Real Estate with Ben Kingsley – Investing in a Changing Market

The main theme running through today is obviously buy, sell, hold. What's the best thing to do in this market, which is clearly fluctuating in the major capitals , what's the main advice that you're giving to people today? Yeah, it all comes down to the asset selection. So if we've made a good selection, we want to play the long game. Look, there's...

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RBA Cash Rate Decision – November 2018

On this Melbourne Cup Tuesday, Reserve Governor Lowe and the board met and they've kept the cash rate on hold for another month. Really, what we're seeing here is no new stories — inflation is just non-existent. The September CPI data came in at 0.4% increase, which took the annual rate to 2%. Now, the market was expecting a 0.5% increase so we ...

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RBA Cash Rate Decision – October 2018

On this first Tuesday in October, the RBA Board met and, really, the challenge was, “What could they do?” They did very little — probably sipped a bit of tea because there's nothing more for them to do with the cash rate. And this may be the case for several years to come. Now, why is that? Especially considering that the GDP numbers in June...

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The Importance of Better Price Point, Better Location, Better Returns

G'day, Ben Kingsley here. In this How-To video I wanted to spend a bit of time in talking about the importance of better price point, better location, better return on investment. So let's switch over now to Google Earth — and here we are. We can see the two marketplaces that I want to show you. I've set the date stamp back to 2000 and I can see...

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Today Show – Getting an Investment Property on a Budget

Allison Langdon: It is now time to talk Weekend Property. Jayne Azzopardi: These days investing in the property market isn't just for the rich. Allison: Buying a slice of Australia can be done on a very tight budget if you know how. Jayne: So here with their savvy advice is Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley from The Property Couch podcast. Good mo...

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5 Property Tips on the Today Show!

Peter Stefanovic: Property prices across the country are dropping at their fastest rate since 2012. Allison Langdon: It's transformed the market, giving the power to buyers for the first time in years. Peter: But if you're looking to jump into the market right now there is a big warning to proceed with caution. So joining us with some expert advi...

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3 Handy Tips to Invest in a Changing Market

Today I want to talk about the change in the property market — more specifically, the sentiment around Sydney and Melbourne. Let's be honest, the last few years have been very generous to property owners and property investors in those two mainland cities on the East Coast. But what we're finding now is this real shift from, “When will I buy a...

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Sky News Real Estate – Budget 2018 and its affect on Home Owners and Investors

Ben Kingsley joins the Sky News panel to discuss the latest Budget announcement, Budget 2018, and its implications to home owners, first home buyers and investors. So, what’s the overall take on the Budget, and what’s it saying about consumer confidence? Importantly, given that $24.5 billion dollars out of an overall $75 billion spending is be...

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5 Golden Tips for getting Finance in this Changing Landscape

Today I want to talk to you about some tips on getting finance in the current environment because we know that the landscape has changed with APRA intervening 12 – 18 months ago to try and take some heat out of the property market. But it's still a very good time to be playing the long game and buying really great properties in the marketplace�...

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In The Hot Seat with Ben Kingsley

In Money Magazine's May issue, Ben features in The Hot Seat! Check out his answers to the ten questions ...   What was your first job? My first real paying job was actually window cleaning. A guy across the road from where I grew up ran a domestic window-cleaning business. So when I wasn’t studying for my associate diploma in busine...

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RBA Cash Rate Decision – June 2018

Today Governor Lowe and the Reserve Board met and — no surprises here — cash rate is on hold at 1.5%. So, a bit of a “rinse and repeat” as I like to say. And that's definitely going to be the case —  I'm calling it here now —it’s definitely going to be the case right through until the end of 2018, and I can't see that changing anytim...

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Sky News Real Estate (May 2018) – Buyers Agents Tips and Property Market Update

Bryce Holdaway appears on SKY News Real Estate, discussing Buyers Agents tips, the right time to renovate and the predictions for Perth’s property market — is the turnaround finally expected to happen? Joining him on the panel is his co-host of Location, Location, Location, Veronica Morgan. The full questions answered are: Question about the ...

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RBA Rate Decision – May 2018

Note: To download the Money SMARTS Checklist, go to www.empowerwealth.com.au/money-smarts or click here. Today Governor Lowe and the Board met and they kept the cash rate on hold for a 21st consecutive month. So we haven’t seen a change to the cash rate since August 2016. So let’s take a look at what’s happening in the positive side of the ...

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