“The end of the Australian resources investment boom has had a profound impact on short-term commercial property investment, with investors shifting their focus away from the resource-rich states, towards markets more exposed to traditional business services, particularly Melbourne and Sydney.” Comm Bank Nov 15 The 2015 Commercial Property Insights from Comm Bank has the following […]
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Handbrake on the property market
“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 […]
What should you buy first: investment property or home?
“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 […]
What’s happening in the property market?
With so many recent changes, it’s hard to know what’s happening in the property market. We’ve seen RBA keep interest rates on-hold, Banks increasing variable interest rates and property investors leaving the market. So what’s the impact on the property market? CoreLogic RP Data is the largest provider of property information in Australia. They publish monthly […]
Tax man puts business owners under pressure
“Australian Taxation Office will commence random audits of hundreds of small businesses.” Sydney Morning Herald 5/11/15 When you run your own business you don’t want to see this newspaper headline. The tax office has also said it will do random audits of small business and individual taxpayers, but not high-wealth individuals or companies. One small business […]