03/12/08 - Property and retail sectors hail rate cut – but just how low can rates go?
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to cut rates by 1% yesterday has been welcomed by business groups, with the property and retail sectors confident that the cuts can provide their industries with a much-needed spark.
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21/10/08 - Are we headed for a property crash?
Is the property glass half-full or half-empty? Opinions vary so much that SmartCompany has had to talk to a comprehensive range of experts to get some answers.
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09/09/08 - Australia's property hotspots
Property hotspotsPrices have eased at last, but picking property's ideal
investment bargain is no less elusive. SmartCompany gleans the good oil from
the experts for the top hotspots around the country.
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07/07/08 - Maximise your property tax deductions
With tax time upon us, "Commercial Property" has spoken to tax experts about what property owners can claim as tax breaks. Many commercial property owners are shooting themselves in the foot by not maximising their allowable deductions.
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05/06/08 - Landlords to face tax scrutiny as deductions top $24bn
AUSTRALIA'S landlords are set to come under more intense scrutiny from the Tax Office this year, after annual tax deductions claimed on investment properties surged to $24 billion.
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21/04/08 - Mortgage repayments to jump by 50% for some homeowners
Large numbers of Australian homeowners face the prospect of up to 50% increases in their mortgage repayments this year, warns property group Raine & Horne.
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19/04/08 - Fortune favours the brave
There are fewer people taking out home loans this year and fewer people at open for inspections. In some areas, agents say there are half the number of buyers and prices have dropped up to 10 per cent compared with last year. These are uncertain times in the property world.
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17/03/08 - Ten things to watch out for when buying a house
Sydney auction clearance rates are off to a slower start this year as buyers are clearly spooked by the prospect of rising interest rates, the credit crunch and a slowing economy.
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17/03/08 - Interest rates to hit 10% Sydney rents to jump 50%
Sydney investors are finally on the receiving end of some good news, with rents in the NSW capital set to rise by more than 50% in the next four years. Meanwhile, industry forecasters have tipped that interest rates are likely to go above 10% over the same period.
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31/01/08 - 2008 - Is this the year of the Investor?
Investment in Australian real estate is still below the peak levels achieved four years ago. With rental vacancies at all time lows and weekly rental rates increasing, not to mention share market volatility, 2008 could be the year real estate investors return in numbers
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28/11/07 - The 'affordability dilemma' and some tips for getting into the market
The standard definition of 'mortgage stress' is where a household is paying
more than one third of the household income towards servicing a mortgage.
Under this definition, the only states or territories not suffering mortgage
stress are the ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmania. So, if affordability is
not getting any better, what can the average Australian do to get their foot
in the real estate 'door'?
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08/11/07 - Market Movements
House prices around the country increased by 12.3 per cent over the year ending September 2007, the highest growth rate since the market was booming four years ago.
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02/10/07 - Residential market 'best for investment'
The residential market is set for resurgence even if interest rates rise, says the latest property investors survey. The Ashe Morgan Winthrop bi-annual report surveyed 846 small and large property investors on trends in the residential, office and industrial markets.
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02/10/07 - Analysts tip interest rates to climb
AUSTRALIANS could be slapped with another interest rate rise ahead of Christmas which would take official rates to an 11-year high.
But for October at least, no rise in official rates is expected.
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12/09/07 - What makes a location desirable?
The No. 1 thing is that the property needs to be close to amenities, such as public transport, shops, good schools and child care.
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08/08/07 - How do people choose a mortgage?
A report by accounting body CPA Australia also shows that almost one in four
homebuyers didn't know what the interest rate was when they took out their
loan
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18/07/07 - Sydney's most expensive suburbs
Median prices in Sydney's most-expensive suburbs have jumped in the past year. Which are the most expensive suburbs in Sydney for buying apartments and how the hell do you get to live in them?
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23/05/07 - Property investors return to Queensland
Investors are making a robust return to the Queensland property market because of a positive outlook on interest rates and ever-increasing rents providing a stable source of income for owners.
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23/05/07 - Sydney’s emerging hot spots
When it comes to capital growth, it's where you live that counts. We find the emerging "location" hot spots. People are prepared to buy a house that's falling down around their ears, just so long as it's in the right place.
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09/05/07 - Investors return to residential property
The percentage of mortgages being sold to investors has hit record levels
for the second month in a row in an indication that residential property is
"back in favour", a new survey shows.
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10/03/07 - Should you Invest in Property or Superannuation?
2007 has got off to a good start with higher auction clearance rates and most areas of Australia providing some level of growth. The Sydney market in our view is set for a period of strong growth but is still performing relatively poorly. We probably should not have any great expectations until after the election. Not withstanding this, all the data that we hold points to a market that is a new period of growth. The upward trends are undeniably evident.
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02/03/07 - Investment property on the rise
A tightening in the rental market has spurred a record increase in the
number of people planning to invest in the residential property market, a
new study shows.
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03/05/06 - Property inventory will bring happy returns
Yenktesh Reddy speaks with Anna Fenech, editor of
The Wealth Section – The Australian Newspaper and provides his insight into the benefits of having a depreciation schedule for investment properties.
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14/12/03 - It is time to be good to your tenant
Depreciation maximises your returns on investment property.“I caught up with Yenktesh Reddy of specialist Australian Tax Depreciation Services last week...” David Koch is Channel 7 finance editor and hosts Sky Business Report...
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10/12/03 - Sky business review
Yenktesh Reddy, a Director of Australian Tax Depreciation Services was invited to provide to insight into complex field of Tax Depreciation on one of Australia’s leading businesses information portals, Sky Business Report.
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