Fortitude Valley: Showcasing all the Ingredients for an Undeniable Transformation
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Fortitude Valley: All the ingredients for an undeniable transformation
Brisbane: Following in Sydney’s Footsteps
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The trend of Brisbane’s counter cyclical relationship with Sydney continues, while one flourishes the other is subdued. The recent slowing of the Sydney market has seen prices fall up to 12% over the last few quarters. Ultimately, this slow-down is a result of the unsustainable rise in Sydney’s property prices. ‘The fear of missing out’ can be attributed to much of the excess growth with premium prices being paid as a result of fear and emotion.
Commercial vs Residential Property
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Keen investors contact us daily with queries about the property market. They are interested in where the markets are at, where they are going and where they should be investing. Along with these queries comes the question of whether to invest in residential or commercial property. We love both property types, but they have a lot of variables that set them apart as investment prospects.
Invest in research not perception
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We’ve all got that uncle, cousin or friend who’s a self-proclaimed property expert. More often then not, they’re yet to purchase their first investment property as they patiently wait for the ‘right time.’ The right time generally refers to a highly unlikely apocalyptic property crash where they’d purchase a home on the water in Bondi for $300,000.
Melbourne to receive the biggest infrastructure investment in history?
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CommSec have recently released their quarterly “State of States” report that outlines the performance of each state on an economic basis. Surprisingly, Victoria has taken top spot for the strongest performing economy – knocking New South Wales off top spot for the first time in four years. This comes off the back of Victoria’s strong population growth and low unemployment levels, while the NSW housing market has softened since mid-2017
Blue Wealth Acquisition Process
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A question often asked is how we acquire stock, of course our research model dictates where we are looking for property but the ways in which we go about identifying particular projects and assessing them can vary. There are two types of project reviews, passive and pro-active reviews.
Crossing the Tasman: Why are Kiwi’s returning to Australia?
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New Zealand and Australia have very strong links. Whether you like it or not, the reality is the Kiwis are like trans-Tasman cousins to us. We hold history intertwined through the ANZAC legend; a fierce sporting rivalry and a lot of cultural similarities throughout our societies (not to mention we claim all of their celebrities as our own).
Buying vs Renting
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Today we look at the buying vs renting argument and how it’s changed with the growth of our property markets. Over the last 10 years, house prices have grown strongly, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, leaving first home buyers with a significant challenge as they aim to save enough money to enter the market. They can either stay at home with Mum and Dad, late into their 20’s to save for a house deposit or look at an alternative way of creating wealth.
Melbourne’s millions
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In last week’s edition we discussed Australia surpassing the 25 million population milestone. It must be the time for milestones, as the fastest growing city, Melbourne, reached five million people yesterday.
Australia – 25 million strong
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Property price growth is simply a function of supply and demand. Our belief in the wider Australian property market is built on the foundation that our population will always need somewhere to live. Therefore, as Australia’s population continues to grow, so to does the demand for property.
