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Property Glossary

Source: API Magazine For newcomers to property investing or home buying, the jargon can get confusing, so here is a guide to…

Take a look inside our banks

By Cam McLellan Who should you be dealing with? It’s time to finally understand each of the bank’s internal departments. The bank’s…

The car that James Bond wants

Posted by OpenCorp Staff It looks like an ordinary Range Rover – but it bristles with enough gadgets to make James Bond…

Why one million dollars in your superfund won’t be enough for retirement

By Cam McLellan While the growth in the projected pool of superannuation savings is impressive, it belies the harsh reality facing those…

21 Invaluable Investing Quotes

Why do the greatest investors have all the best lines? Is it just a coincidence? Repost from The Motley Fool www.fool.com We…

The 10 biggest mistakes made by property investors!

By Cam McLellan In a rapid fire interview with Matt Lewison former Qld GM of Peet Limited and Co-Founder of OpenCorp discloses…

Zombie economics: the notion China is to blame for Australia’s property bubble refuses to die

By James Laurenceson, University of Technology, Sydney Despite valiant efforts by commentators such as Bernard Keane and Michael Pascoe to slay claims…

Retirement Years Not So Golden

By John Collett The retirement years of many people are not as “golden” as is commonly believed, with 40 per cent of…

Understanding property contracts

By Cam McLellan The main thing to remember about signing contracts is that whilst a lot of contracts may seem the same,…

The Golden Rule of Investing

By Cam McLellan and Al Lewison Today we’re going to talk about the Golden Rule of Investing. This was a rule I…

Jimmy smoked two investment properties a month – part 1

By Al Lewison and Cam McLellan We met up with a mate of ours, for the sake of this article let’s call…

Navigating the property expo mine field

By Al Lewison and Cam McLellan Today we wanted to give you an insight into how we used to feel about attending…

Is commercial property right for you?

By Al Lewison and Cam McLellan We purchased a block of land a few years ago, worked through the planning process, constructed…

Glamping

By Cam McLellan I’ve got a favour to ask you, but first let me explain why… I’ve created a new thing –…

How the tall poppies in the property world operate

By Cam McLellan and Al Lewison Today we’re going to talk about Tall Poppy Syndrome – in Australia we have a tendency…

Assessing risk vs return

By Cam McLellan and Al Lewison Let’s talk today about risk versus return and how Al and I assess it. When I…

Importance of claiming tax depreciation

Source: Smart Property Investment By Paul Bennion The importance of claiming legitimate tax deductions such as depreciation has been highlighted by new…

Love your parents, but don’t listen to them

Source: Property Observer By Ed Chan Now that is a dramatic headline and I left off 10 extra words: ‘If you want to…

Melbourne Property Investors Expo Wrap Up

By Cam McLellan Had a fun week in property last week. It was the Melbourne Property Investors expo at Jeff’s Shed. I…

Memo to the IMF: there is no housing bubble

By Ross Guest, Griffith University It says radical policies are required to deflate this emerging housing bubble, such as a stamp duty…

Property market myths and common facts; Melbourne

Source: RP Data research Quite often, myths or commonly accepted facts about the property market can turn out to be incorrect when…