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Why you should have confidence in property.

Posted by OpenCorp19 October 2022

Australian Consumer Confidence  Bad news and fear sell clicks.  We’ve been saying it for years, and it is as true now as…

Australia’s housing crisis continues to worsen

Posted by Matthew Lewison13 October 2022

Australia’s housing crisis continues to worsen, with South-East Queensland one of the most critically undersupplied markets. To help address the situation, the…

QLD scraps changes to Land Tax

Posted by Matthew Lewison30 September 2022

The news has just come out. The Queensland Government has decided to scrap controversial land tax laws that increase the cost burden…

Where to invest when rates rise.

Posted by Michael Beresford5 September 2022

Play Video In a country where we have terms such as ‘tall poppy syndrome’, it’s easy to focus on the negative headlines,…

Is it smart to invest in a cooling market?

Posted by Michael Beresford5 August 2022

Have you heard “oh I wouldn’t buy now; the market is going down! Wait until it hits bottom!” The Australian property market…

Tax and Negative Gearing

Posted by Kiran Khan15 July 2022

The average 22-year-old couple making $85,000 each a year will pay over $1,500,000 in tax during their working lives. To put that into perspective,…

Property Investing and Land Use Constraints

Posted by Matthew Lewison23 June 2022

Most of us know that the use of a property is affected by the “zone” that it is in, but very few…

Will rising interest rates and inflation cause house prices to collapse?

Posted by Nate Ward14 June 2022

If some media articles were to be believed, the sky is falling in on us. The media like to focus on a…

Are interest rate rises good or bad for property investors?

Posted by OpenCorp3 June 2022

The recent move by the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates has created a lot of commentary. But how much of it…

How to break through your lending ceiling

Posted by OpenCorp12 May 2022

One of the greatest challenges for any property investor is a problem called “hitting the lending ceiling”.Once an investor gets to a…

OpenCorp donates 36K to support Homeless Youth

Posted by OpenCorp20 April 2022

Melbourne-based property investment specialists OpenCorp took a team-wide vote and decided to pledge their support to the Property Industry Foundation with a…

SPI Podcast: Why the strategies that worked last year, won’t work in 2022

Posted by Nate Ward2 March 2022

Experts have been preaching that the property market boom in 2021 was an anomaly, with four capital cities seeing massive growth of…

OpenCorp CEO Matthew Lewison interviews Nerida Conisbee

Posted by Nate Ward21 January 2022

Discussing the hot topics in all things property and investing in 2022 and beyond. Matthew Lewison Matt is an experienced entrepreneur and…

Is now a good time to invest in property?

Posted by OpenCorp21 December 2021

With booming property prices mixed with concerns about interest rates, many people may be asking themselves “is now a good time to…

CoreLogic’s national home value index for October

Posted by OpenCorp15 November 2021

Australian home values continue to rise, with Brisbane leading the charge in October CoreLogic’s national home value index, released on Monday morning…

APRA announces changes to lending laws

Posted by Cam McLellan15 November 2021

Today APRA announced changes to loan serviceability expectations which raise the interest rate buffer from 2.5% to 3.0%. OpenCorp CEO, Matthew Lewison…

What impact will the 2032 Brisbane Olympics announcement have on Brisbane property prices?

Posted by Matthew Lewison15 November 2021

OpenCorp CEO Matt Lewison, based in Queensland, discusses the short, medium and long term changes. Don’t miss the video below:

Why capital cities remain the ‘bedrock’ of a good property portfolio

Posted by Cam McLellan12 August 2021

In a red-hot property market littered with unaffordable city house prices and consumers looking for lifestyle choices, investors might be tempted to…

Why the smart investor is circling the market right now

Posted by Michael Beresford14 July 2021

Why the smart investor is circling the market right now I apologise; I wasn’t going to mention the C-word. But there’s no…

I'm in my mid-50s – should I invest in property?

Posted by Michael Beresford28 June 2021

I’m in my mid-50s – should I invest in property? Age is just a number when it comes to building a property…

Nothing can stop the property market – Are you on the property train?

Posted by Matthew Lewison1 June 2021

CoreLogic’s National Housing Data Report released this morning shows property prices rose 2.2% last month, continuing the current property surge across Australia…