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Bank valuations – guide or realistic?

Investor Property — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:12:16 +0000

Now this is a question that seems to bring some controversy. We recently came across a document from a company that sells investment properties and as part of their processes in “qualifying” a person to buy one of their properties they pose the question to the potential client, “Do you understand that most bank valuations are 5 to 7% below the contract price?”

Now maybe we’re missing something here (or put more bluntly, what a load of rubbish!)

A Penny For Your Thoughts?

Investor Property — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:46:03 +0000

What value do you place on education? It would seem that education in the property sector is priced at several thousand ‘pennies’ – is it worth it?

I sat with a client recently to review their Strategy. Normally we look at this first, however with this particular client they came to us based on an opportunity that is allowing them to build ‘below valuation’. It’s always interesting to hear the journey people take when property investing and for this couple it is a common story with lessons for all of us.

Theirs is one of ‘running out of time’. With 10 years left of work they understand that their Super wont be enough to support

HOLD ON!

Investor Property — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:56:44 +0000

It would appear we’re in for a wild ride – which way depends on who you are talking to.

Isn’t it fascinating that only weeks ago the media reporting on the property market was all doom and gloom and now it’s all zoom and boom. But where are we really and what’s going to happen in the next couple of years? More importantly what does that mean for you?

In the last few days we’ve seen a stern caution by the RBA on an impending housing bubble if we fail to add more dwellings to increase