August 2010

Renters still finding it tough to find a place

by Chris on August 28, 2010

Potential renters in Australia are still finding it tough to find a rental property a recent survey has found. The survey conducted by Realestateview.com.au, gathered the thoughts and feelings of 1400 people who had either recently found a rental property or were still in the process of looking for one. Alarmingly when asked how long [...]

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What is negative gearing? Part 2.

by Chris on August 24, 2010

While everything is good and well with negative gearing when the house price is on the rise, the picture changes dramatically when property price stagnates or goes down. According to some people I know this never happens in Australia. “Haven’t you heard, mate, in property the only way is up!” Well… I’ve never been a [...]

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What is negative gearing? Part 1.

by Chris on August 18, 2010

Do you understand negative gearing? I didn’t, until very recently. My excuse is that in Europe (where I come from) not many people have ever heard about it. But even in Australia I’ve met surprisingly many people who know the term but not sure how it works, exactly. There is no shame in not knowing; [...]

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How to save time applying for rental properties

by Chris on August 10, 2010

I’ve been there myself and heard this from many people – applying for rental properties can be very time consuming. First, you are spending a lot of time selecting the properties that you’d like to apply for, then there are inspections to attend, application forms to fill and tons of supporting paperwork to submit, to [...]

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Is this a good time to buy a house?

by Chris on August 3, 2010

I’ve been waiting for a good time to buy a house over a year now. But contrary to what I was hoping for, house prices kept on rising, against all my logic, against reason, against common sense. For the last year and a half I’ve been asking myself this question a lot – is this [...]

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