Investor Articles Archive
July 2011 Rental Market Update
19 July 2011
I am pleased to advise that the average rent across our managed properties has increased from $527/wk to $548/wk since the start of the 2011 calendar year. This is due to both increased rental demand and great negotiating by our property managers. Well done! (Refer to graph below) Despite now being in a winter market we have seen our vacancy rates continue to remain very low . Our vac... read news item »
Tax Tips for Rental Properties
02 August 2010
The Australian Taxation Office have identified certain claims for tax deductions made by rental property owners that in their view are areas of concern where claims can be incorrectly made. Typically these are the higher dollar expenses such as Interest, Body Corporate fees, Legal Expenses and Repairs. Interest Interest that relates to a rental property that is rented or available ... read news item »
Tax Time Assistance
10 July 2010
As we are now in entering July 2010, it’s time once again to think about the preparation of your annual taxation return for the year ending 30th June 2010. The following schedule identifies the types of costs that are typical tax deductions for residential investment property owners. • Interest on loans to purchase the property, plus interest on loans to undertake repairs, re... read news item »
Grab for Cash
15 June 2010
The recently announced Federal Budget had very little immediate affect on property owners. Some rumours that we may lose the current 50% discount on capital gains and the re-introduction of some form of tax on retirement savings thankfully did not eventuate. However, just as the Federal Government were announcing their 2010 budget the NSW Labor Government used the cover of the federal budget t... read news item »
How to Get the Best Loan for Your Property Investment to Maximise Your Returns
03 June 2010
While interest rates are still relatively low, and the activity of first home buyers has slowed, it is the perfect time to consider starting, adding to or stepping up your property investments. However, simply because the market is more affordable and less competitive, doesn’t mean you can be lax in ensuring you maximise your investment returns, and one of the most important an... read news item »
Property a safer haven
14 May 2010
You have probably heard the news that richer Euro countries and the IMF have had to find billions of Euros to bail out struggling European Union countries that have immediate and crippling debt repayment problems. In case you're wondering what all the fuss is about, consider this: if dodgy US home loans sent shockwaves around the world and caused a Global Financial Crisis, imagine what would h... read news item »
Land Tax
15 April 2010
One of the considerations that many property owners now have to bear is the imposition of Land Tax. This is a State tax levied in all States where-in each State’s Legislation is similar, however different land value thresholds apply. In NSW Land tax is an annual tax on the total land value of all taxable land in excess of the threshold. It is land owned in NSW as at midnight 31 December the... read news item »
Good News for Super Funds Owning Property
15 March 2010
On the 10th March 2010 the Government announced that they would be amending the taxation laws to remove some uncertainty regarding capital gains tax and instalment warrants used by a superannuation fund to purchase property. The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry announced that "This will benefit investors in instalment warrants primarily by confirming there is no capital gains tax ... read news item »
What happens if you own a rental property and are transferred overseas.
15 February 2010
More often nowadays property owners are moving overseas and continuing to rent their Australian investment properties. This then begs questions such as: • Will I still be able to claim tax deductions against the rent for interest and property expenses ? • What happens if I sell the property and make a capital gain ? • What happens if the property was previously my Principal... read news item »
Costs for Property Seminars
15 January 2010
With the new year 2010, comes the renewed desire of many property investors to seek out the purchase of a residential property for investment purposes. This may entail the attendance at a property investment seminar or the seeking of property investment advice. As such, many property owners have or will attended seminars in relation to property investment with the belief that such costs would ... read news item »
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