QLD real estate confidence at record high
A new report has found Queenslanders are the most well off of all Australians, thanks to their homes – with half of homeowners in the capital expecting properties to increase in value this year. The 15th Household Financial Comfort Report, released by ME Bank today (Thursday), found every second homeowner in the capital Brisbane (50 per cent) expected to see their property increase in va...
Sunshine Coast Property Market Fake news and the truth
There are always plenty of people willing to offer an opinion on the property market, and of course, there’s nothing like a sensational headline about impending doom to get people talking.Most recently, dire warnings about an imminent slump in the Sydney and Melbourne property sectors had a few people on edge. However, more discerning investors saw those claims for what they were, and to ...
Six Key Criteria Of Proven Property Performers
After more than a dozen years of analysing data and crunching the numbers on thousands of suburbs across Australia, the team at Your Investment Property has developed a keen eye for properties with profit potential. We’re always on the hunt to find you the neighbourhoods that show the best promise for growth going forward.We also want to arm you with the information to do this due dilige...
First National Coastal reports Zero Rental Vacancies!
The Sunshine Coast rental market remains tight, continuing to report lower vacancy rates than both Brisbane and the Gold Coast. This is fantastic news for Sunshine Coast landlords. Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba are just a few of the suburbs reporting increasing median rental prices.Population growth has been the main factor, together with supply of new housing stoc...
Sunny Coast best performer in the state
Picture this – you’re not that familiar with the Australian property market and one day you decide to do a quick search on Google and some news sites to see what’s happening. If you’ve jumped online in the past week or so, no doubt you’re imagining the bottom is falling out of the market and Australian property prices are headed for a nosedive. But you’d be ...
Sun shines on Coast property market - Core Logic's report card is in!
20 September 2018 | Source: My Weekly Preview | Author: Roxanne McCarty-O'KaneWhile southern city markets may be struggling, the Sunshine Coast property market is on fire. Sunshine Coast houses and units are making tens of thousands of dollars more for sellers now than this time last year, despite property markets in major cities entering tough times. Independent property valuer Core Log...
New GST Laws for Vendors
Are you selling a property?Is your property selling for 750K or more?You could lose 12.5% of the price to the ATO at settlement if you don't have the new Certificate. As from 1 July 2017, there are changes to the GST laws for Sellers of property in Australia. Homeowners selling after July 1, selling a property in Australia for more than $750,000 will have to provide a clearance cer...
GST law changes that new residential property buyers need to know about
New residential property buyers will need to be aware of the change in GST rules in place from the 1st of July 2018 that sees them responsible for the GST payment. Buyers of new residential property will now be responsible for paying the GST amount to the Australian Tax Office themselves, on or before settlement, instead of by the developer. The change sees no additional cost to buyers ...
Holiday letting your house will incur tourism fees
The Sunshine Coast Council has made provisions for a new annual fee to ensure residents letting out their homes to holiday makers contribute to the region’s tourism expenses. Residents who use websites like Airbnb and Stayz to provide short-term accommodation will start receiving information about an additional annual fee with their next rates notice. The fee will start at $387 and will...
