Invest and retire in luxury … that’s the dream but there are many traps for the unwary player. Successful investors are either very lucky or they have surrounded themselves with quality advisers. There is simply no middle ground. Successful investors are also avid researchers and the types of people who ask a million questions before [...]

This is the perfect time to become an investor in Mudgee and Mudgee agency, The Property Shop, explains why. Thinking of buying an investment property or adding to a portfolio you’ve already launched? There’s a five word answer to such thoughts: “This is the ideal time!” In fact there are so many signs pointing investors [...]

Buyers are embracing the state government’s property concessions. More than $19 million in stamp duty concessions has been handed out to buyers of land and new houses and apartments since the state government introduced incentives to spur building activity.

The New Year is a chance at a fresh start for everyone and a time where most Australians declare the one thing they’d like to resolve over the course of the coming 12 months. Resolutions vary from anything like taking an overseas trip to buying a new car but how does buying a property rate [...]

When you’re buying residential property, you’re focused on what to buy, where to buy it and how much you’ll spend. In the effort to get the “what”, “where” and “how much” right, it’s easy to overlook the “who” – the name to appear on the title as the property’s legally recognised owner.

A loophole allowing landlords to list tenants on ”bad tenant databases” for any reason is to be closed in the coming shake-up of home rental reforms which landlords say will do little to improve their position. But the Tenants’ Union said the new laws, which come into effect on January 31, included ”commonsense” reforms which [...]

Planning, research and good management will help you enjoy your investment. The purchase of your first investment property marks an exciting new financial phase in your life. It may also cause some butterflies as you venture into this unfamiliar territory. As with any first-time venture, you may well encounter some problems but here are some [...]

With many off-the-plan developments taking years to complete, buyers might want to reconsider how much deposit they put down on a flat they won’t occupy for a long time. Under the Sale of Land Act, a deposit cannot exceed 10 per cent of the purchase price of an OTP unit but that doesn’t mean the [...]

When you can tick all the boxes, you can rest easy that your home is ready for sale. There’s nothing like a list to provide motivation. And when you’re about to sell a home, you need that list more than ever to get things done and give your home that special “Wow!” factor before propective [...]

Moving to a far-flung location can seem like a great idea at the time. Many people consider the impact that such a move will have on jobs, what style / price of house they can get and just how lovely the lifestyle will be. But then there’s the friends and family factor. Just how hard [...]