Update on Housing Markets

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As our mining boom slowed down the government facilitated the current property boom by encouraging the non-mining economic sector, in particular the building industry, to take up the slack. This …

Turnkey or Turkey

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To the uninitiated investor some of the marketing material provided by some builders, especially on the web, looks pretty enticing but when land prices and package prices seem too good …

Australia Market Roundup

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Let’s look more closely at what’s happening in the property markets around Australia with data provided by CoreLogic. Home values increased by 1.4% in December 2016 with values 2.7% higher …

What’s Depreciation?

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Property depreciation is a non-cash tax deduction available to the owners of income producing properties. As a building gets older, items wear out – they depreciate. The Australian Taxation Office …