After months of lockdown and isolation, this question keeps popping up. Interestingly, people are still selling and buying properties in these unpredictable times and those buying their own homes are securing some very good deals. It’s a real Buyer’s Market in Sydney. Some Investors are looking for value and those who are cashed up and…

I’m frequently asked about Property – for investment, owner occupied properties and in more recent times, by first home buyers. There are certain pain points when it comes to buying a property and a common question that has significant financial bearing is: “What price should I start at when negotiating on a property?” This is…

I’ve been listening to some very interesting podcasts and webinars about how Australia will likely emerge from the Covid 19 Pandemic and which aspects of our pre pandemic lives will be brought forward and which we will leave behind. Demographer, Bernard Salt, recently commented on how global catastrophes tend to break us and then reshape…

Whilst many property investors are sitting on the sidelines waiting for the Covid 19 experience to conclude before getting back into investing, others are taking advantage of the current lockdown situation by increasing their investment knowledge and skill. This current economic situation has highlighted the fact that when you invest in property, it pays to…

The most important factors to keep in mind right now are the following: 1. Why did you make the decision to start investing in property? Draw on your reasons why you wanted to invest in property in the first place and know that nothing has changed. The world has changed in response to the current…

After the Federal Government imposed a six-month moratorium on evictions, the state governments have been working on individual measure to assist renters and landlords throughout the COVID-19 crisis. There are a number of questions that need answering, both for landlords and tenants and so far, the changes have been a work in progress. Over the…

It’s hard to believe that several weeks ago the Sydney property market was on a fast paced “recovery” trajectory and 2020 was looking to be a promising year with strong capital growth predicted. Since the initial cases of Covid 19 were diagnosed and the unprecedented decision taken to shut down the country, the impact on…