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Paying for Insurance from your Super
By Nathan Free Insurance is a key tool in any long term investment strategy but it is often overlooked due to cash flow limitations. Did you know that in most cases you can fully fund your insurance from your super, including from a self-managed super fund (SMSF)?...
The Intelligent Real Estate Investor July/August Newsletter
Dear Fellow Investors, Welcome to the July/August edition of our investors prime newsletter! The big news in July was that Australian Prudential and Regulatory Authority (APRA) has cracked its whip and advised authorized deposit-taking institutions to reduce...
Managing Relationships – PART 2
By Peter Nevile Asset Protection on a relationship breakdown………or how not to reduce your wealth. Very few people find the accumulation of wealth an easy task and it comes as no surprise that most of us wish to preserve it as best we can. In this article I would...
Changing Policies for investor loans
By Stephen McClatchie We have all become well versed with Reserve Bank Meeting announcements each month and we anticipate the effect this will have on our current loan, or the loan we hope to be approved for. What is less well known is that APRA, the...
12 Spectacular Failed Australian Property Bubble Predictions By Academics And So Called Property Experts. By Konrad Bobilak
Despite the recent international stock market volatility, according to an investment report by Russell Investments, the average house in Melbourne returned an average of 49.8 % over a five year period until June 2011. This equates to an average annual return of 9.98...
Depreciation for renovations made easy By Bradley Beer
Investment property owners often miss out on thousands of dollars due to two main reasons: They don’t know what depreciation entitlements they can claim for renovations or refurbishments to their investment property They don’t use a qualified Quantity Surveyor to...
Can your SMSF do a Property Development?
Can your SMSF do a Property Development?Can your SMSF do a Property Development? Traditionally it is believed that your SMSF cannot engage in a business activity with your SMSF, including that of property development. In recent times, property development within an...
Using your super to buy realestate
Using your super to buy realestate By Nathan Free Clients are coming to me every week asking if they can purchase a property with their super balance, and in most cases the answer is yes. Minimum Balance The only way to purchase a property in super directly is through...
Off-the-plan contracts and material changes to plans of subdivision: what you need to know as a buyer or developer. By Peter Bazzani
Off-the-plan contracts and material changes to plans of subdivision: what you need to know as a buyer or developer. By Peter Bazzani The growing development of apartment complexes — large and small — in and around Melbourne's CBD means that `off-the-plan' sales are...
The Property Bubble Myth Exposed By Konrad Bobilak
The extreme Armageddon-like Australian property outlook portrayed by the likes of Harry Dent, Dr Steven Keen and Jordan Wirsz have been extensively publicised recently by the media, spreading wide concern amongst first home buyers, and the largely uninformed mum and...