Foreign Property Buyers- Changes in FIRB...

Foreign Investment Rules For Australian Residential Housing This will effect non-resident property investors (overseas buyers) and temporary residents of Australia Changes to foreign investment in real estate rules All temporary residents seeking to purchase an existing property in Australia will...

Baby Boomers buying Apartments for Sale

I have found that nearly half the sale of apartments on the leafy North Shore in Sydney have been to Baby Boomers living locally. These baby boomers have bought the new apartments to either bring family members closer to them of have made a lifestyle decision to move into a easy to manage apartment compared...

Property Renovating Tips

Tips for Renovating your Property Australians have always loved renovating. Earlier this decade during the property boom, we saw a major surge in renovating as home buyers turned to run down homes for affordability and investors realised the opportunity to renovate enhanced the value of their investment....

Can you get 7% rental return on Apartments...

7% Rental Return on Sydney Apartments I would like to share a recent property sale for a client of mine. He has been looking to sell his apartment and had spoken to a real estate agent. The agent had quoted him a sale price range between $480,000 to $525,000. The owner felt the price was below his expectations...