Written Articles.

A Self-Employed Finance Strategy

Posted by Cam McLellan3 May 2016

By Michael Beresford Have you heard the story of the two-tradies, sitting side by side in a bar having a chat over…

Negative Gearing Announcement Welcomed

Posted by Cam McLellan25 April 2016

Source: HIA The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister and Treasurer that negative gearing arrangements will…

Pitfalls of the recreational developer

Posted by Cam McLellan19 April 2016

By Matthew Lewison As with many in the industry, I started my life in property buying investment properties and then moved into…

Property Investing: Taking the First Step

Posted by Cam McLellan5 April 2016

By Al Lewison Have you ever heard of the butterfly effect? I’m not talking about that excellent movie featuring Ashton Kutcher, but…

How Long Will Property Prices Keep Rising?

Posted by Cam McLellan29 March 2016

By Cam McLellan One of the most common questions we are asked is: “How can property prices possibly continue to rise at…

Investment decisions shouldn’t hinge on election campaign

Posted by Cam McLellan23 March 2016

Source: Your Investment Property Investors have been warned not to confuse political posturing with fact in the lead up to the Federal…

The Number One Reason Most Australians Aren’t Wealthy

Posted by Cam McLellan21 March 2016

By Cam McLellan I believe there is one reason why the majority of Australians are not financially wealthy and never will be.…

The reality of risk versus return

Posted by Cam McLellan15 March 2016

By Matthew Lewison In a previous article I talked about the need to become an expert at identifying and mitigating risk. I’d…

Global housing markets saw prices rise in 2015, led by Australasia

Posted by Cam McLellan9 March 2016

Source: Property Wire The real estate price index covering key property markets around the globe increased by 3% in 2015, up from…

How Much Should You Spend on Rent?

Posted by Cam McLellan8 March 2016

By Cam McLellan Today’s post is for all of those who have decided to forego buying their own home for now and…

Australian economy grows 0.6 per cent

Posted by Cam McLellan2 March 2016

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia’s GDP, in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, grew 0.6 per cent in the December quarter 2015,…

Buying Property at Auction

Posted by Cam McLellan1 March 2016

By Allister Lewison, The Karate Kid was pretty big in the eighties. Today, I want to talk about auctions and I’m going…

Five Minutes With OpenCorp Director Matt Lewison

Posted by Cam McLellan1 March 2016

Source: The Urban Developer OpenCorp are a Melbourne-based property developer and fund manager. Their current national portfolio exceeds $500 million in developments,…

Is 2016 the right year to sell my investment?

Posted by Cam McLellan24 February 2016

Source: Homesales The heat has come out of Sydney’s property market and many experts are predicting slow price growth in 2016 –…

How to manage risk

Posted by Cam McLellan22 February 2016

By Matthew Lewison If most people and businesses get the big things right most of the time it’s the ability to get…

Six Signs of a Healthy Market

Posted by Cam McLellan16 February 2016

By Cam McLellan Let’s take a look at the six key signs of a healthy market. These six signs don’t always line…

How to let go

Posted by Cam McLellan8 February 2016

By Matthew Lewison There’s a saying in property circles: “We build them to sell, not to love”. After a year or two…

OPENCORP TAPS INTO THE CROWD FOR GROWTH

Posted by Cam McLellan7 February 2016

Source: Business News Australia MELBOURNE developer Matthew Lewison started out by giving friends and family a piece of the action from a…

Toorak Road Apartment Site Sells For $6.55 Million

Posted by Cam McLellan7 February 2016

Source: The Urban Developer Melbourne-based property investment specialist OpenCorp has paid $6.55 million for a residential site with plans for a new…