Brissie homes for under $400k in #2 emerging hot spots
If you’re prepared to take a closer look at some once daggy suburbs, you’ll see they’re shrugging off their moth-eaten cardigans and emerging as hot spots for entry level buyers. Here on the north side Taigum and Strathpine are undergoing a style makeover, waving goodbye to wallflower status and taking a well-heeled step into the […]
$7.75 million riverfront home almost tops Brissie auction record
The other record-holding auction was in 2009 with the sale of a St Lucia riverfront estate. In a city which doesn’t really like auctions – at least not compared to our southern capital cities – that’s not a bad result. The winning bidder is Queenslander Kevin Seymour, reports domain.com.au. Given he has made his own […]
“Walkability score” is key to sale-ability
Well forget counting coffee shops to assess a suburb’s growth potential. A new way to score hot spots is growing in popularity: it’s the walkability score. Walkscore.com rates the walkability of a city from 0 (car dependent) to 100 (get your sneakers on). There are parallels between high walk scores and high price growth says, […]
Top #10 bargain burbs across Australia
That’s the advice from RiskWise Property Research who say the true definition of a bargain is buying for future price growth. “It’s more about knowing where to buy for long-term capital gain,” RiskWise CEO Doron Peleg says. “Sure, there are a lot of well-priced houses out there but if they are not expected to grow […]
Women securing financial futures with property
There was a time when a woman couldn’t get a loan in her name without her husband’s signature. Gone are those days. Property Council of Australia data shows 47 per cent of Australian investment properties are owned by women, reports Property Update. Astute women are overcoming the gender pay gap and superannuation shortfalls by investing […]
#4 things to Google to improve your home’s value
It’s not uncommon for sellers on these TV shows to fork out $20,000, $40,000 or even $80,000 with the giddy hope of getting top dollar. Unless you’re a skilled renovator or dealing with a particularly severe property challenge, the average home owner can invest a lot less (and a little elbow grease) to get a […]
This guy says economists are wrong: values are rising not dropping
Well this week we’re telling you why he might be wrong. Straight shooting Hotspotting founder Terry Ryder says talk of a declining property market, falling consumer spending and rate cuts unnecessarily “confounds consumers” and is simply not true. “Some economists are concerned about the ‘wealth effect’ of falling property prices. They need not be concerned […]
Wacko 70% discount fails to lure Neverland Ranch buyer
It was originally listed for $US100 million in 2015, and two years later it dropped to $67 million. Now it’s got a price tag of $US31 million, reports Domain. At this rate fans might have to crowd fund a joint purchase or the agents will need to fire-sale it on late night tele-shopping with a […]
Double dipper: #2 rate cuts forecast this year
Westpac chief economist Bill Evans thinks the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points in August then again in November. While that’s good news for your mortgage repayment, there’s a down side, reports news.com.au. Rates drop when the economy is slowing and Westpac is predicting a slowdown in […]
#10 Bargain ‘burbs under 10km from Brisbane city
The hot list for value hunters is courtesy of new data from Domain, reported by the Urban Developer. Unit hunters will find the best deals in Clayfield, Everton Park, Fortitude Valley, Milton and Moorooka. These areas have seen strong unit development around lively retail and commercial hubs. Coupled with a small fall in Brisbane unit […]
