“Auctions are a psychological battle, so it’s important to have a strategy in place to secure the best chance of winning on game day.”  SMH Dec 15 When you are bidding at auction it’s important to be confident to send a strong message to your opponent that you’re there to buy the property at all costs. The first […]

The RBA has just made the decision to keep the cash rate on hold again – it’s the 8th consecutive month the RBA will hold the cash rate at 2%. So why did the banks raise rates anyway? The major banks and smaller lenders raised interest rates by 15 to 20 basis points – they […]

“The campaign by financial regulators to take the heat out of property investment appears to be working, with investor mortgages tumbling by 8.5 per cent, the largest fall in seven years.”  ABC News Nov 15 Have you been to auction or open house lately?  There’s nobody there.   A few months ago you had to queue […]

“For a first-home owner buying in Sydney, it’s not easy. If that’s where you want to live you possibly should look at other options, which could be investing elsewhere.”  SMH 20/11/15 As we all know it’s getting harder for first home buyers to enter the property market.  So the key question is….are you better off buying […]