Category: Insider Insights
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Commercial Shop Fronts: Bricks and Mortar Retailers need to disrupt or die
Has Lowy seen the writing on the wall? It’s never been more important for the bricks and mortar retail giants to startthinking outside the box. With online shopping becoming so prevalent (contributing a staggering $20billion in revenue to the sector and a growth rate of 13.5% according to IBIS research), bricks and mortar retailers need…
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Dropping your budget? Be prepared to give up basic needs like safety, sewerage and water…
A new report from CoreLogic has recently been released on the suburbs closest to capital cities with a median house value of less than $500,000 – but what do you have to give up for housing affordability these days? Especially for Sydney, these suburbs are significantly out of the CBD and they also come without…
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Common broker practise now outlawed – putting an end to being paid on both sides of the fence
The prevalent practice of property investment firms sharing undisclosed kickbacks will be outlawed, amongst other changes to come into effect in NSW on 1 July this year under the Property Stock and Business Agents Act and Real Estate Reform being handed down by regulators in NSW. Many may not realise that the practise of passing…
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Job Creation a LOSS in 2018 Federal Budget
It’s been just over a week since the 2018 budget reveal and it’s about time someone lays down the facts. Property commentator and valuer, Anna Porter of Suburbanite warns that the budget has done nothing to create jobs in the long-term and is really just focused on a bunch of transport projects. “Let’s get real…
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Revenge of the Airbnb Investors in 2018 Budget shakeup that proves failure for First Home Buyers
Scott Morrison’s third budget has hit the ground running and is almost wholly about tax. Whilst ambitious in nature, the 2018 budget is a complete failure for first home buyers. On the contrary, it’s a HUGE win for Airbnb investors. Property commentator and valuer Anna Porter of Suburbanite welcomes the changes for investors but warns…
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Crackdown on Property Kickbacks Welcomed
The quiet practice of sharing undisclosed kickbacks amongst the supply chain involved in development sales will be outlawed in July this year in the NSW Jurisdiction. Property commentator and valuer Anna Porter of Suburbanite welcomes the reform and says conflicts of interest frequently arises when a mortgage broker, accountant or financial planner receives part of…
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24 Suburbs Investors MUST AVOID
The media constantly declares certain suburbs as hotspots for investors and often fails to acknowledge that this is not always the case. The Suburbanite negative growth report will EXPOSE the areas that must be avoided by investors. Suburbanite founder and director, Anna Porter, says the report is produced annually to aid investors in avoiding negative…
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Steer clear of the toot-toot. Trains don’t sell property.
Wrong side of the tracks? Are train stations and property values intrinsically linked? While Sydney is embroiled in train driver strikes, scheduling issues and crowded platforms across the suburbs, Anna Porter says trains can be just as unreliable for the real estate sector. Property adviser and former valuer Anna Porter of Suburbanite busts the adage…
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Did you accidentally go house shopping on your summer holiday?
The popularity of serviced apartments ordinarily peaks after holiday periods, as travellers return to work considering investing in holiday homes. Whilst you may find yourself on summer holidays and caught up by a fancy 4D model in the local shopping centre of the next big investment disguised by promises of high returns, the structure of…
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Top 10 Locations Benefitting from Infrastructure
Property Commentator Anna Porter gives her opinion on the ten residential real estate markets in Australia likely to benefit from infrastructure benefit 1. Adelaide Adelaide is benefitting from multiple major investments in infrastructure, which will more than compensate for the downturn in manufacturing in recent times, The Projects AIRPORT Expansions to Adelaide airport, based on…
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2018 Market Outlook
Many property commentators won’t forecast the year ahead and discuss what and where they think you should be buying in 2018. What markets are hot? What markets are not? What should you avoid? Anna Porter, principal of Suburbanite, expert property market commentator and keynote speaker explains her opinion on the year ahead for Australian real…
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The Sydneysider’s guide to renting…Based on RAI findings
Camping could be the only affordable solution for the average earner The gap between housing stress and distress is unserviced If you can handle two-bedrooms, there are still options in Sydney and surrounds I’ve taken a look at the Rental Affordability Index (RAI), released yesterday, and what it really means for Sydney’s renters and prospective house buyers. You’ll want…