Archive for April, 2010

Good news for struggling property investors

Some property investors in certain circumstances are still struggling to hold things together as interest rates rise and with the knowledge that there will be more interest rate increases in the near future, possibly within days.
The good news for investors is that property analyst Residex has again advised that property rentals will most likely rise [...]

What is an Equity Loan?

Essentially an Equity Loan is set up as a line of credit so that the owners of property can withdraw funds up to a set limit at any time without the constant application for further loans.
This can work well for investors who prefer to buy and sell properties rather than buy and hold properties.  In [...]

The Gold Coast Wealth Retreat with Michael Yardney

At the end of May, Michael Yardney, Director, Metropole Property Investment Strategists and Ed Chan, Accountant, Chan & Naylor, are holding a ‘Wealth Retreat’ on the Gold Coast which will give you the chance to meet some of Australia’s forward thinking investors, businesspeople and entrepreneurs.
If you want the chance to move forward into the very [...]

Qld Government holts changes to Land Tax

The Queensland Government had planned to make changes to their Land Tax law but have advised that the changes are not being implemented at the moment.
The proposed changes were designed to simplify calculating land tax but they have not been received well.  Some detractors even hint that the changes are ill-conceived and contain clauses which [...]

Property values continue to rise

RP Data-Rismark February Hedonic Home Value Index shows that prices in most capital cities are still on the rise.  January had shown a rise of 2% and the February index showed a rise of 1.4% over the following month.
Melbourne showed strong increases at 5.4%, but that rise did not follow throughout the rest of the [...]

Navigate the Market to Buy Your Investment Property

In the past we have often talked about having a set criteria for the purchase of property that you want to add to your investments.  There are many who say that at the present time we are experiencing the best property investment period in many years and so it is with that in mind that [...]

Look for easements when buying investment properties

Something that can trip up unsuspecting buyers is the fact that a property that is purchased has an easement on it.  Often times this is not to much of a drama, but sometimes it is.
Why are easements put on properties?  Easements are a legal right by a third party (usually the local council) put over [...]

Asset protection for investment properties

Asset protection can be got through various methods and here is one that does have good criteria for investigating.
Self-managed super funds are a popular way for investors to purchase investment property.  It means that the property buyer is a trustee and this generally will provide an investor (the recipient of the trust) better asset protection [...]

Building approvals for property alterations

When making changes to any of your investment properties, remember to check and see if you need building approvals.  If you do, and you don’t, it could cost you dearly down the track.
Some examples of work that you may not need to get approval for are:

putting up small sun shades on the house, usually those [...]

Preparing for loan renewals for property investments

There is not a lot of indication that mortgages are getting any easier to get.  Recently I heard that for those who have to find new finance because a loan has run its course, are finding that they are at times, being asked to pay exorbitant interest rates.  Should the property price have dropped or [...]

Having an ‘Outflow’ mindset with property investing

Bill Zeng of Investors Direct Financial Group has offered this insight into “financial freedom”:
“The advantage of this definition of Financial Freedom is that an average person with an average income capacity or asset base can move towards it rather quickly as long as they focus on ‘outflow’ and ‘discipline’, they can get to enjoy what [...]

Holiday rental property investments

2009 certainly brought some challenges and at the end of it was the Christmas Holidays, which are the annual holidays for many workers.  The past Christmas holidays gave a very good indication of holiday areas that managed to sustain visitor numbers through that particular season and following such a difficult financial year.
Why I have brought [...]