While the RBA has announced that the cash rate remains steady, 85 lenders have increased their fixed-rate loans. How can prudent property investors get the best deal, making their investment more efficient? We speak to Ken Raiss, partner …
ReadValue adding property investing strategies are an important means of building capital value and increasing cash flow in your investment portfolio. Renovations, granny flats, subdivisions and development projects can all be grouped under the category of Add …
ReadCoalition takes a stand on Labor’s previously announced changes to super The Government has clarified its position on a variety of superannuation measures that were announced by the former Labor Government but not legislated prior to the …
Read“Buy low, sell high”. It’s the mantra for anyone dealing in stocks and shares, and it’s no different in the property market. I’ve always argued that you can make money from real estate in any market, whether …
ReadChan & Naylor has officially been listed today as Australia’s fastest growing accounting firm as BRW publishes their survey results for Top 100 Accounting Firms, 2013. Chan & Naylor is ranked in the Top 50 firms at 39th …
ReadAre you a a member or trustee of a SMSF? The Tax Office has compiled a list of the top 10 mistakes self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees make. The list of compliance mistakes compiled by the Tax …
ReadAre you a small business owner? The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has recently released a new small business benchmarks from the 2010-2011 financial year data. The small business benchmarks were introduced by the Tax Office to provide a …
ReadAre you a taxpayer who has made major capital improvements to a pre-CGT dwelling that is used to derive assessable income? The Tax Office has released the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) improvement threshold for the 2013-14 year. You …
ReadSome suburbs will be more popular than others, some areas will have more scarcity than others and over time some land will increase in value more than others. Of course these are the areas property investors should …
ReadThe property market ebbs and flows over the middle to long term and different forces come into play to cause this. For example economic growth with low unemployment, low interest rates create the demand for housing which …
ReadTop 25 Most Expensive Suburbs in Australia Where Australia’s Rich live By Michael Yardney | Metropole.com.au | PropertyUpdate.com.au If you want to know where Australia’s rich live, it will probably come as no surprise that Sydney tops the list. …
ReadThe global financial crisis (GFC) has led to many retirees experiencing substantial declines in the value of their retirement savings. Members of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) in pension phase, in particular, have been hard hit with …
ReadFinancial Review – afr.com.au Big-four firm misses out to C&N on acquisition deal A branch of Mark Bouris’ Yellow Brick Road accountancy and wealth group in Sydney’s south west has snubbed an offer of sale from one of …
ReadThe newly-elected Coalition Government should pull forward implementation of both the TASA legislation and the accountants’ limited licensing arrangements, according to national accounting and wealth advisory firm Chan & Naylor. The company has called for the pulling forward …
ReadWhy property investors develop financial freedom – Michael Yardney Let’s be honest, we all want to be rich and many of us are fascinated by those who already are. How did they do it? How can we do …
ReadIt is estimated that by 2051, more than 25 per cent of the population will be aged over 65 and the number of people over 85 is expected to be more than quadruple to 1.8 million. The likelihood …
ReadSales, profit and cash are the key issues to focus on in financial management. If you can get these three areas right you’re on your way to building a sustainable business with capacity to grow. What’s your …
ReadOn Wednesday 21st August the “Australian” newspaper reported that the Average Household Wealth declined slightly between the years 2009-2010 and 2011-2012. However the difference was not enough to be statistically significant, states the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The …
ReadYou could potentially own 18 properties before paying any land tax as long as you plan things out properly. The old saying “one does not plan to fail, one fails to plan” is true in most things in …
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