CoreLogic’s June housing market review reveals an overall negative index. It should be noted that May has historically been a seasonally weak month of the year. However, the housing market remains as diverse as ever. These are very brief conclusions based on one month’s worth of data, so it’s important to scrutinise the flow of data

There’s a lot of fuss at present about how expensive property is. Truth is it’s even more expensive than most buyers think because there are a number of costs associated with buying an investment property that many investors fail to take into consideration. So let’s take a look at eight of the most common costs

We know that the Sydney property market has experienced the mother of all property booms over the last few years. Well… new data from Domain reveals a that there are now 78 Sydney suburbs with a median house price of $2 million or more. As a good example of how the property boom has affected

I know that many property investors are a little intimidated by the thought of bidding at a property auction. I can understand why – auctions are an emotional and exciting event. Even after bidding at hundreds and hundreds of auctions I must admit I still get that surge of adrenaline every time I bid. Then

If you’re like me you were told from very young age that if you want to succeed at something – be it sport, school or a musical instrument – that you must put in time, hard work and importantly, practice. Most of us learnt our times tables by repeating them over and over – practicing

Just because you’ve taken the leap from homeowner to property investor, doesn’t mean your financial fortune is assured. In fact, it doesn’t even mean that you will start making a profit in the short term, or that you are on your way to owning a sizeable portfolio. The reality is around 20% of those who

After all these years in property I’m still surprised at how investors decide which property to buy, but it doesn’t surprise me why so many don’t get past their first or second property. You see… many buy for emotional reasons and while others think they’re investing in property, for some they’re really speculating. By definition,

The HIA recently released their Windows on Housing report which highlights some interesting property related numbers. Here’s a few:

It seems we have become a nation of “experts.” Just check your inbox or turn on the television and there they are.

Yes – they’re back again. Those who say we’re in a property bubble. Including economist Christopher Joye, director of Yellow Brick Road, who wrote in the Australian Financial Review that Australia’s housing bubble leaves others far behind. He found that since the end of 1995, Australian home values have experienced total capital gains of 283