What makes for a strong and fair negotiation?
Whatever changes are implemented in the context of property and associated negative gearing, the same should apply to shares and the equities market to ensure all asset classes are on an even playing field.
Through the Home Buyer Initiative, the government guarantees investors a head lease rate starting at $550 a week.
The opportunity arises when the owners of the best properties feel they have to sell.
An earlier Easter in 2016 is driving the ambitions of some buyers, which should make the next six weeks an ideal time to list a quality, well-priced Sydney property.
Much like buying a pet, property investment is sometimes for life and not just for Christmas.
With prices of apartments in Airlie Beach at the similar levels as they were in 2004, there are opportunities to buy an ocean view furnished apartment from as little at $275,000.
Our housing system is complex and tinkering with a component of it is dangerous and ill-conceived.
Make no mistake, the average property investor is not a multi-millionaire, it’s a person who owns just one investment property and has an income under $80,000.
South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Woolloongabba, Newstead, the CBD, West End and Toowong are each going to have a substantial number of investor units delivered in the coming years.
It is foolish to think that only allowing negative gearing on new dwellings will fix anything as new dwellings are always going to be more expensive than existing properties.
The proportion of first home buyers, as part of the total owner-occupied housing finance commitments, increased marginally to 15.1 per cent compared to 14.9 per cent in November.
Lawlab Legal Director Richie Muir and the rest of the team were working tirelessly to get the sale through before Christmas.
Poor price quoting is a symptom of a broader, more important issue – the educational qualifications required to practice as an agent in Victoria.