You may or may not be old enough to recall the saying ‘More front than Myers’. The implication being, whoever was described in said manner had plenty of spunk…maybe a little too much. The fact is though; it’s often those with a ‘can do’ attitude and plenty of self-belief who end up on top in […]

No doubt the soon-to-be-ex Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, wouldn’t have appreciated seeing news headlines last week proclaiming a leap in property values on the back of May’s interest rate cut. When the central bank decided to lower the official cash rate to an unprecedented 1.75 per cent, one of the significant influencers was how […]

With its innovative peer-to-peer housing rental platform, much has been made of Airbnb’s potential to disrupt the way real estate is traditionally transacted in Australia. Some suggest the site, which has arguably become one of the world’s most frequented online accommodation portals, paves the way for landlords to self manage the tenancy process. For investors […]

Cashflow and capital growth make the property investment world go ‘round. Really, when all the strategies are said and done, it’s that simple. You need both to make a successful real estate portfolio. As such, attracting and retaining reliable, paying tenants for your rental is essential to the survival of your asset base and should […]