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  • Lifting the lid on 'Golden Ticket' Visas

    First it was the 'Golden Ticket' visa and now the Chinese government is proposing a series of restraints for its residents when buying property - stricter enforcement of capital gains tax on profits from residential home sales, as well as introducing high...
  • Economic Outlook: Sunny side up

    What's ahead for Australia's economy? St George Bank's Chief Economist, Hans Kunen, is upbeat, and explained why at a recent industry seminar. I'd like to share some of the key factors he outlined as basis for his positive outlook: Low interest rates:...
  • Hannah's Tip of the Week

     Rental research: Investors, quiz the onsite managers regarding: Which type of units rent fastest? What rents are similar units achieving? What is currently listed for rent and how long has it been vacant? Are furnished or unfurnished units m...
  • What happens after signing the contact? Step-by-step guide

    Signing the contract is the easy part, so ... What's the process until settlement? What does my lawyer / conveyancer do? What do I, the buyer, have to do? Read here our latest bimonthly newsletter where John Horrocks, General Manager of River...
  • Hannah's Tip of the Week

    Whitegoods: Check that all whitegoods function properly before settlement. I've heard from several conveyancing companies of cases where certain whitegoods don't work properly – despite building inspections – and the buyer only realises this after set...
  • First Homebuyers: how to finance my home

    Mortgage rates at rarely-seen-before lows combined with lower housing prices and extra State first homebuyer grants on new buildings sounds like the perfect recipe for first homebuyers, but December figures show that first homebuyers' activity reached the...
  • Hannah's Tip of the Week

    Walkability: How accessible is a property to important services and amenities in the neighbourhood? Check out www.walkscore.com – simply enter the property address and see what its 'walk score' is. It's somewhat outdated, but it does give you a good ge...