For a long time it was thought that people rent because they can’t afford to buy. That’s not necessarily the case if the ...
By Priya Murthy • 14 Jun 2016
Limit Airbnb to certain areas to balance the market, says expert
The Airbnb phenomenon is putting pressure on the rental market and exacerbating the country’s housing affordability is...
By Tim Neary • 12 Oct 2018
Listing presentation tips
There is a lot of work that goes into a listing presentation for a possible new management of a property. ...
By Priya Murthy • 01 Mar 2016
Listings decline in January an anomaly, new data suggests
National residential listings declined marginally in January 2019, led by drops in both Sydney and Melbourne, new data h...
By Tim Neary • 05 Feb 2019
Listings track: Where’s up, where’s down
PMs and BDMs like to keep track of the market, and knowing where listings are up and down is a key way of doing it. The...
By Tim Neary • 21 Jun 2018
Living appeal on the up in south-west Melbourne, regional Victoria
Accelerating competition in Melbourne’s south-west is pushing up the area’s living appeal and vastly improving its...
By Tim Neary • 17 Sep 2018
LJ Hooker makes crucial appointment, looks to national growth
LJ Hooker has bolstered its business development team with the appointment of an industry household name to head nationa...
By Priya Murthy • 29 Mar 2017
Loan Comparison Calculator
A powerful string in any investor's bow, the loan comparison calculator allows two different loans to be directly contra...
By Priya Murthy • 08 Nov 2011
Loan Repayments Calculator
This provides an estimate of your mortgage repayments by using the length of the loan term, interest rate and LVR. ...
By Riaz Hasan • 31 Oct 2011
Location, location still brings home the bacon
With technology developments streamlining the property management process and making it easier to build a rent roll outs...
By Priya Murthy • 05 Nov 2014
London cladding prompts fire safety awareness for Australian unit owners
With discussions of the London Grenfell Tower fire turning to the apartment complex’s cladding as the reason why the f...
By Sasha Karen • 22 Jun 2017
Long-term water damage one of the biggest rental property risks
Unidentified water damage has emerged as one of the biggest risks to a landlord’s rental property, according to new re...
By Tim Neary • 14 Nov 2018
Look after tenants, not just owners: CEO
Property managers need to make more of an effort to look after their tenants, not just their homeowners, according to di...
By Riaz Hasan • 19 Aug 2013
Low CPI good for property buyers, helping renters but hurting landlords
CPI figures for the June quarter this year show the trend of low interest rates continuing into the future. This outloo...
By Tim Neary • 27 Jul 2017
Lump Sum Calculator
If you have just received a tax return, a financial windfall, or simply just have some excess money, then using this cas...
Maintaining tenant relationships
Property management is an ever-growing industry, and principals are now appreciating the value of a rent roll. ...
By Priya Murthy • 01 Sep 2015
Major bank releases projections, confidence of property professionals in 2019
While current property sentiment among property professionals remains negative, future expectations are for improved ren...
By Hafizah Osman • 17 Jul 2019
Make property investment less appealing, says lender
Demand for negative gearing reform has come from a seemingly unlikely source – a mortgage lender. ...
By Priya Murthy • 07 Apr 2015
Make sure property investor’s don’t throw away cash
When an investor purchases an investment property, whether it is brand new or an older building, over time some of the i...
By Priya Murthy • 13 Aug 2014
Make sure tenants don’t overindulge and underpay rent this Christmas
Christmas should be a fun time, and it is no fun suffering the stress and worry that comes with mounting arrears over th...
By Priya Murthy • 20 Nov 2014