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Oct 18, 2019

Foreign Buyer Tax Must Go

On the lazy pretext of “everyone else is doing it”, the McGowan government introduced a new tax on foreign buyers of property as a way of raising additional revenue. About $123 million is expected to

Oct 7, 2019

Choose your Agent on their Merit

When the time comes to sell or lease your property, would-be vendors and landlords increasingly look to the internet to help shortlist agents that might meet their needs. Well established methods

Sep 9, 2019

Getting Back Your Bond

When taking on a residential tenancy, the owner normally requires the tenant to pay a security bond equivalent to four weeks’ rent. The law forbids owners from requiring an amount higher than this fi

Aug 22, 2019

Pre-Purchase Building Inspections

Almost invariably, buyers of an established residential property seek to include in their offer a clause that protects them from unbeknownst building defects. This is fair enough although buyers n

Aug 8, 2019

Playing the Renting Game

By Hayden Groves - Last week’s front page of the Herald featured Steve Grant’s, “The roll of the dice”, a story about an emerging entrepreneur who’s invented a card game premised upon her experience

Jul 26, 2019

Going it Alone

By Hayden Groves   When deciding to sell, some property owners choose to undertake the task of promoting and selling privately without the assistance of a licensed real estate agent. Often, the moti

Jul 15, 2019

The real cost of Real Estate portals

There’s little doubt that digital advertising of real estate is the preferred method consumers use to search for a property to buy or rent. In Australia, about 70 per cent of all properties that come

Jul 9, 2019

Use a Mortgage Broker

I read a stat the other day that quoted 60 per cent of all home and investment loans are completed by mortgage brokers. I assume the remaining 40 per cent of people go to their bank directly. The comm