Most discussions we’ve had with clients in the past at Long Property have been about residential property… Buying a first home. Maybe refinancing to release equity, or to improve cash flow, or to fund renovations, or to purchase an investment property. Eventually upgrading to a larger family home. But with many clients at Long Property […]
The pivot to commercial
It’s a buyers market, but there’s nothing to buy
According to Cotality since the federal budget in May Melbourne and Sydney home values have been declining at annualised rates of about 10 per cent and 12 per cent respectively. Meanwhile new listing volumes are on the decline, and capital city home sales are around 16.2 per cent lower than at the same time last […]
Rentvesting is dead
As promised, here are my thoughts on the Budget, specifically a reflection on my personal property journey and what I would be doing differently now if starting over today under the new rules… Elise and I were rentvestors for the best part of eight years before finally moving into our current home. We rented in […]