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Tag: Investing
5 Things To Consider Before Investing In Property
Investing in real estate can enable you to create a passive income, generate substantial amounts of equity and create generational wealth to give your family the best opportunity for financial securit...
Buying an Investment Property in a Self Managed Super Fund
More and more investors are using their Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) as a vehicle to buy an investment property.It’s important to research your lending as some banks may not lend to SMSF. When borro...
Ever considered flipping houses for wealth creation?
Have you ever thought of doing up an old property to on-sell and make a quick profit? This has become popularised by reality television shows like “The Block” and American program “Flip or Flop”. What...
How to avoid higher monthly mortgage repayments
What to do when your home loan fixed rate term expires If your home loan fixed rate term is ending soon, you need to take action ASAP. When you come off your home loan's fixed interest rate term, your...
How will the fast rising interest rates affect buyers and investors
Fast rising interest rates to slow increasing inflation, has made it even more difficult for first home buyers. Some will no longer be eligible for a mortgage and even if they do qualify many are fear...
Inheriting property and Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
When inheriting a property, there are many elements that need to be taken into consideration. One of the most common questions is around Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Inheriting Residential Property When i...
Investing in Melbourne's school zones for house price growth
What is a school zone area? A school zone area is a defined area typically around a state school, where you must live to have your children automatically enrolled. If you are outside the zoned area o...
Landlords offloading rental properties
With the number of rental properties already critically low, new research shows a surge in the sale of rental dwellings over the past 12 months. According to the Property Investment Professionals of A...
Pool And Spa Inspections And Compliance
Whether selling or not, all pools or spas need to be registered with your local council. On 1 December 2019, new laws to improve swimming pool and spa safety came into effect in Victoria. It is mandat...
Property investors selling up
Reduced landlord rights, rising interest rates, and increased compliance costs are some of the reasons that landlords are selling up. According to Your Investment Property Mag, the number of investors...
Should I sell my investment property?
Making the decision to sell an investment property isn't always easy. The process of selling a home can be a long and costly process for any property owner, let alone an investor seeking to maximise t...
Supporting the Local Community
At Walsh Conveyancing we believe it’s important to support your local community whether through sponsoring local community events or sporting clubs. Walsh Conveyancing has a proud association of suppo...
Thinking of selling your holiday home or investment property?
The purpose of an investment property is to get a return on investment; for some that may come through the generating of ongoing income through rent, but for others a sale for a good profit after a fe...
Understanding PEXA - How it helps your conveyancer transfer ownership
PEXA is now the platform we use to transfer the ownership of a property in to or from your name. In the past property had to be exchanged manually using paper, PEXA’s digital technology revolutionised...
What is the best month to list a property for sale?
According to research from PropTrack, which looked at property prices from 2013 to 2022, November has been proven to be the best time to sell, with sellers achieving prices 0.8 per cent higher than av...
What is the windfall gains tax?
From 1 July 2023, a windfall gains tax applies to all land rezoned by the same planning scheme amendment resulting in a value uplift to the land of more than $100,000. In determining the value uplift,...
What you need to be aware of when purchasing a heritage property.
Heritage properties have great appeal, but there are rules and restrictions that you may not be aware of. Here are a few things you need to know.What is a heritage property? A heritage property has hi...
Why Millennials are rentvesting
Property investing has long been associated with the Baby Boomer generation, however new data through the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is suggesting that another generation is starting to mak...
Why now is a great time to consider selling
Approximately three-quarters of buy and rent searches are coming from the United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand, although the volume of searches from India continues to increase.With a surge ...
Why Spring is a great time to sell
Spring is regarded as one of the best times to list your property for sale. The warmer weather brings everyone out of hibernation and into open homes. Gardens and lawns tend to look their best in the ...
Women and Property Investment
Following on from the themes of International Women’s Day, CoreLogic have released their latest survey into women and property. Below are some interesting stats from the survey. Overall, females (68.2...