Buyers advocate Cate Bakos gives a young couple that are looking to start investing her top tips for starting out – from what to look for when going to inspections, to things to keep in mind before you sign on the dotted line.
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Rental yield, negative gearing, depreciation – there are a lot of terms that you’ll come across when you’re getting started in property investing, but what do they mean? Luke Harris from The Property Mentors breaks it down for you.
0:00 Intro
0:19 Stamp Duty
0:24 Capital Gains Tax
0:30 Depreciation
0:41 Negatively Geared Property
0:46 Positively Geared Property
0:51 Capital Growth
1:05 Rental Yield
1:18 Who Do You go to for Advice?
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New listings are up strongly, as activity ramps up as we enter spring selling season. So is now the best time for buyers to consider purchasing a property?
Choice for buyers continued to improve in August, with the total number of properties listed for sale lifting 3.9% month-on-month as market activity picked up ahead of the spring selling season.
August saw new listings in capital cities up 11.3% month-on-month after a seasonally quieter July.
Regionally, new listings were up 7.9% month-on-month in August.
Nationally, the total number of properties listed for sale was up 3.9% month-on-month in August as the busier month of new listings helped increase choice for buyers. The increase in the month brought the total number of properties actively listed for sale up 13.7% compared to a year ago – the largest year-on-year increase since 2010.
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Many young Australians, particularly those in the expensive major cities, are prioritising lifestyle over owning their own home – but this doesn’t mean they can’t still buy property, and many are turning to investing to do it.
Renters are realising that renting where they want to live and buying real estate elsewhere — or ‘rentvesting’ — allows them to have their cake and eat it too.
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Reduced buyer competition, increased choice, softer prices, and extremely tight rental markets mean now is the prime time for property investors to act. And it’s not just cashed-up and seasoned landlords who are able to take a step up the property ladder, there’s plenty of opportunities for first-time investors with a solid strategy in place.
But what makes a good investment? And what are the things you should look to avoid? Luke Harris from The Property Mentors explains.
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