Tax hurdles tripping up property investors
INVESTORS own around two million homes in Australia and every year thousands claim deductions they’re not entitled to and fall foul of the Australian Taxation Office.
The result can be a kind warning or a significant fine and large interest bill.
The tax office says its investors’ responsibility to get their tax returns right and they [...]
High interest rates a benefit for investors
What will happen if rates go up? In today’s low-interest-rate environment one of the common questions property investors ask is, “What happens if we buy now and interest rates skyrocket, like back in the 1980’s?”
An understandable concern and today’s historically low interest rates can’t be sustained forever because at some point the economy will [...]
You can profit from the next property boom!!
Property investors should be planning ahead to take advantage of the next upturn in the property cycle, that’s according to quantity surveying firm Asset Economics.
“Property booms never last but neither do property busts.”
To take advantage of the next boom, investors need to ensure they’re buying for long-term capital growth and also take in account [...]
House price rise bucks a global trend
The value of Aussie homes increased in the first quarter, bucking a global trend downwards, according to a recently issued report.
House and flat prices in Australia increased in value by 1.6% in the first three months of the year, helped by a scarcity of supply, lower interest rates and incentives to first-home buyers.
The slight recovery [...]