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Paul Castran - CEO Castran Gilbert
http://www.paulcastran.com.au
Paul Castran, CEO of Castran Gilbert, speaks about the Australian real estate marketplace
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Paul Castran - My brothers lucky escape in NZ
My brother John has had a lucky escape after being buried under over 1m of snow in an avalanche in New Zealand over the weekend. John is ok, although he has a black eye to show for it. Here is an extract from the Herald Sun Story: AT FIRST the Melbou...
What GFC?
Sometimes its hard to believe that we’re in the middle of a Global Financial Crisis, especially when you read articles like the one in the Herald Sun, here is an extract (http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25703449-5013926,00.html): HOM...
Families pooling funds and buying together more common than ever!
With affordability at its lowest level on record, first-home buyers are thinking outside the square. The home-ownership dream rarely used to feature a sibling in your bathtub and a parent on your certificate of title. These days though, first-home bu...
Tax hurdles tripping 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 kind warning or a significant fine and large interest bill. ...
Beach bargains a fairy story
CASHED-UP Melburnians keen to snatch beachfront holiday homes from struggling vendors could be in for a big disappointment. Plunging average prices for regional seaside homes don’t tell the full story. Valuer-General Victoria sales figures rel...
High interest rates a benefit for 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...


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