Australian parents are finding it tougher to provide financial assistance to their adult children in the wake of the GFC, but most Gen Ys are still expecting their parents to support them as they continue living at home well into their early 20s. These are the findings of a survey commissioned by St.George Bank of […]

Investing in property is one of the best ways to shore up your financial future, but your choice of property will have a huge bearing on your capital gains and rental returns, so it’s important to choose wisely. Here are my first few pieces of advice: Drive-by investing. I strongly advocate buying investment properties you […]

The new financial year brings new opportunities and new confidence to the Australian investment landscape, particularly in the property sector following the ill effects of the global financial crisis of the past 12 months. Now’s the time to shake off the pain of last year and refocus on securing blue chip assets and get set […]

The busy start to 2009 has gathered further momentum with our auction clearance rates for most of our offices pushing well above 70 per cent since Easter. Whilst the majority of the strength has centred on the lower end of the market, I’m also seeing sale results more regularly in the $1 million plus range […]