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The good news is that after the softness of the property market over the last 18 months, we are seeing signs that the Melbourne market has stabilised and that we are entering a new cycle, affording investors a rare opportunity to buy high grade property at much more affordable prices...
Occasionally, others call us a buyer’s advocate or a buyer’s agent. We also use those terms - because they are the ones in common circulation for our industry - but we’re not big fans of them because they incorrectly suggests that our single objective is just to buy property on behalf of clients.
I had the privilege to participate on an esteemed panel this morning on the topic Finding opportunities in a disrupted market at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, hosted by the CEO Institute. Too often these sorts of discussions can descend into bland motherhood statements...
I had fun and gathered some major insights into how other investment experts are grappling with the challenge of skittish times at the shooting of an Eureka Report Investing Outlook video this afternoon. Sitting around the table with the doyen of business commentary Alan Kohler were investment allocation expert Doug Turek and Managing Editor of Eureka Report, James Kirby...
In light of an Australian Bureau of Statistics report showing dramatically higher housing costs over the last 15 years, Monique Sasson Wakelin, managing director of Wakelin Property Advisory, is encouraging all stakeholders to address this pressing concern. “The ABS data shows that despite housing costs rising 42% over the last decade for mortgage holders, the proportion of household income spend on a mortgage remains steady at around 18%,” said Ms Sasson Wakelin...
