Many investors are bamboozled about where to go for good property investment advice as their is no yellow pages listing and a lack of Government Regulation in this area.

Instead they need to read the web or go to investment seminars, some of which are thinly disguised sales pitches and others of which are great educational events.

Most of us are stuck trying to sort out who is qualified and successful and hence we should be talking to for good advice. Most of us are about to invest for ten or twenty years and we need to get it right the first time! We can't afford to shop around in ten years time as it didn't work the way we had expected!

Learn what questions to ask your advisor to be confident you are going to be successful and meet your retirement or investment needs.

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It’s the great Australian dream to own your own home. Unfortunately it seems like every expert has a different strategy as to how to best pay off your loan.

How many of these so called experts actually know what they are talking about? Have they done the math and worked it out for themselves?

We’ve decided to show you the math so you can decide for yourself. Read More...

Investing in property is a big leap for any investor. With sufficient research and due dilligence, making an investment in property can become simple and stress free. Read More...

We are in the middle of yet another Government intervention changing the Supply curve for residential real estate in our primary eastern seaboard markets. Read More...

Are you confused about the new Superannuation rules and how it affects you as a current or potential property investor? Read More...

First impressions count – whether it’s the first time you meet someone or the first time you walk into a potential new home, often your original emotional reaction to that person or place will last long after you’ve said goodbye. Read More...

So tenants in common have nothing to do with landlords and you can’t be registered as the owner of a property in Queensland if you are under 18? These are two of a number of terms found in the real estate industry that may at first glance seem a little confusing for first time property owners and investors.

But help is at hand with Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) accredited agencies being able to explain terminology to first time buyers and investors, and the REIQ’s guide to real estate lingo giving you the heads up on terms often used in the industry. Read More...

The doubling of solar rebates to home owners and schools in this week's Federal Budget has received a mixed response, with environmental groups saying it is a shallow gesture.

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Vendors offering to guarantee the rental income from property purchased for investment purposes are usually associated with residential property, however, they are also offered for commercial and industrial property as well.

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Are you having trouble meeting your financial commitments? Five tips to help you get back on track.

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Inside PropertyTM with John Maher FAPI

What’s in a Term?

Well, everything really if you want the term to have some worthwhile meaning to you. What bothers me as a property professional is the constant misuse of the term “Investment Return”, especially for residential real estate. Read More...

Financial advisers argue that your house shouldn’t be included in the calculation of your net wealth because your house does not generate any return on the investment. In other words, your home provides security but not an income. You can’t eat your house. Read More...

Contrarian investment is a philosophy that goes against what most of the crowd is doing. In other words, it is investing contrary to the majority of thinking at particular times in investment or market cycles. Read More...

Are you protecting yourself?

Please read the following tips to ensure you don't fall into the trap that many Australians do each year when looking for that perfect home loan.

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Less Australians are buying property with a partner and more are buying on their own, despite the much-publicised low housing affordability levels, according to a survey by Mortgage Choice.

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If you haven't asked yourself the question you have probably heard it raised - ‘so what's a better investment, property or shares?' Read More...

Are you an employee or a self-employed business person dependant on income derived by sweat of the brow? Do you carry any personal debt or debt over your principal place of residence or investment properties? Do you have dependants that rely on you to provide for their financial security, today and in the future? Chances are for most of us the answer to at least one of these questions is a definite yes. Read More...

Whether we realise it or not, managing risk is something we all deal with everyday. Read More...

Ask anyone who understands market cycles when to develop property and they will probably tell you to purchase development sites in a time of recession or trough and to sell the developed property in a time of growth or when the cycle is at its peak Read More...

Have you ever had a tenant not pay you on the first of the month when rent is due? Late on the first of the month, you call the tenant to express your concern and they tell you, "the check is in the mail"? Yeah right. Here we go again. Read More...