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Mark Forytarz discusses his views on the Australian property market.
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Recent Posts
Paul Castran – How his brother had a lucky escape in NZ
Pauls brother John has had a lucky escape after being buried under over 1m of snow in an avalanche in New Zealand over the weekend. Johns son Angus is being hailed a hero after digging his dad out, after first locating him with a tracking becon...
ACCC crackdown on real estate sector
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says the real estate industry has been put on notice. An amendment to the Trade Practices Act is due to be further scrutinised by Federal Parliament next month. It is proposing fines of...
When families buy together
With affordability at its lowest level on record, first-home buyers have to think outside the square. The home-ownership dream rarely used to feature a sibling in your bathtub and a parent on your certificate of title. But these days, first-home buye...
Tax hurdles trip up property investors
INVESTORS own around two million homes in Australia and every year thousands claim deductions they’re not entitled to and fall foul of the Australian Taxation Office. The result can be a kindly warning or a significant fine and large interest bill....
Beach bargains just a fairy story
CASHED-UP Melburnians keen to snatch beachfront holiday homes from struggling vendors may be in for a big disappointment. Plunging average prices for regional seaside homes don’t tell the full story. Valuer-General Victoria sales figures relea...
High interest rates benefit investors
What will happen if rates go up? In today’s low-interest-rate environment one of the common questions property investors ask is, “What happens if we buy now and interest rates skyrocket, like back in the 1980’s?” An understandabl...
