Blog: Tales from the Trenches
MARKET UPDATE MID 2025 – THE TIMES THEY ARE CHANGING
We have now had 3 Rate Cuts this year. The cash rate now sits at 3.6% for the first time since April 2023. Thats around 150per week improvement in cash flow for someone with a $1m mortgage compared to last year. Sydney’s auction clearance rate hit 74% the other day....
THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT INTEREST RATES, POPULATION GROWTH AND PROPERTY BOOMS
For 2 years during COVID our borders were shut, immigration went to zero and our usual level of population growth slashed. Our property markets accordingly crashed, falling across the board. Huh? Nope. They did the opposite. Surprise. You would have to have been under...
WHAT HAPPENED TO AUSTRALIA’S RENTAL PROPERTIES?
Last year I lost some friends. They left town traumatised by the crazy rental market. A family with two incomes, one teenager, community minded, involved in the local P&C. Flawless rental history, great references. Like many beach homes on the South Coast of NSW...
COVID, TOILET PAPER AND THE PROPERTY MARKET – MARCH BLOG
March Blog (NOTE: For the Most Current Information - this Blog post was Expanded, Updated and Re-Written in early April. READ THE NEW ARTICLE HERE) Just when you thought we had enough drama, this. Disclaimer: I won’t try and sound like a medical expert. I’m not. I...
ONE STRANGE SUMMER
Warning: Gratuitous reflection “dear diary” style post ahead. I am honestly not sure where the last 4-5 weeks went. This was a strange summer indeed (at least locally on the NSW South Coast). After a crackingly busy December for Precium I was feeling good but ready...
HEAT IN DECEMBER, YEAR REVIEW, & MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MATT
Forgive me if I get a bit esoteric this month, but… it’s Christmas. And as I type ash and embers are falling like snow on the back deck and we are watching the Currowan Fire phase 2. Massive shout out to the legends fighting them on the front lines! I already wet the...
HEAD VS HEART: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BUYING REAL ESTATE
(This article first appeared on AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY INVESTOR MAGAZINE View Original Article. ) Left brain v right brain. Emotions and Logic. What does that have to do with real estate? Typically we think of our brains in hemispheres - while the neuroscience is a very...
PROPERTY OR SHARES? WHAT IS THE BEST INVESTMENT?
It’s an age-old debate. Tomato v BBQ Sauce. Holden v Ford. Salt v Chicken Salt. Ali vs Frazier. Deep breath… I am sure to make some enemies with this month’s blog. (But first the disclaimer) It goes without saying so I will say it again, I am not an economist, I am...
“WHEN SHOULD I BOTHER ORDERING A DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE FOR MY INVESTMENT PROPERTY?”
“When should I bother ordering a Depreciation Schedule for my investment property?” First: What is a Depreciation Schedule? It is a report prepared by a professional that outlines the values of specific items in a property (including the building itself) so you can...
VACANCY RATE ESSENTIALS: 20 AREAS WITH VACANCY RATES UNDER 2% AND REASONS TO CONSIDER THEM:
SQM Vacancy Rate info this month shows the national residential rental vacancy rate increased in June 2019 to 2.3%, an increase from 2.2% in May. Nearly all capital cities recorded minor increases ranging from 0.1% to 0.2% over the month… Sydney continues to have the...
SMOKE, MIRRORS AND THE ROYAL COMMISSION… WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOLLOWING THE RECENT R.C. REPORT.
If you are a property investor, then perhaps you felt it… (Warning Rant ahead) it was like being under a dark cloud, with the threat of a big stick (possibly hidden in that cloud) for all of 2018. The royal commission hung over property markets and the finance...
THE ROAD (LESS?) TRAVELLED TO THE SOUTH COAST & 4 REASONS TO CONSIDER INFRASTRUCTURE LED PROPERTY INVESTING IN 2018 & 2019:
Now that the Sydney and Melbourne property booms are over… many investors are wondering what next for property markets? Add the fact that finance is not as easy to get is it used to be with the royal commission currently making the banks tightening their lending...