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Toorak Road Apartment Site Sells For $6.55 Million

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

How to determine if your property investment is underperforming

By Cam McLellan It’s the New Year and if you’re already an investor, it’s probably time to take a step back and…

How to find the right consultant

By Matthew Lewison When my business partners and I first discussed forming OpenCorp, I was working in the role of general manager…

Consolidating Your Debt when Investing in Property

By Cam McLellan In order to mitigate risk, it is smart to avoid cross-collateralising or securing numerous properties with the same bank,…

Citro West End Development

Source: The West End Magazine OpenCorp, a Melbourne-based property investment firm and fund manager, is making waves with its unusual way of…

Is investing your New Year’s resolution?

Source: Your Investment Property By Phil McCarroll It may be somewhat cliché, but the New Year period can serve as the perfect…

What kind of property should I invest in?

By Cam McLellan As the new year is upon us, and most of you are probably thinking, if you’re not already –…

OpenCorp. crowd-funds developments in Albion and West End

Source: The Weekend Edition Two new residential projects are slated for development in Albion and West End, with funds for development sites…

Property developers follow Sydney buyers to Brisbane

Source: Financial Review Apartment developers from Sydney and Melbourne are heading to Queensland following buyers who have been priced out of the southern…

Assessing development viability

By Matthew Lewison Many investors starting out on their journey look at potential returns on an “absolute value” basis. This means they…

Property Buyer Types and How They Influence the Market

By Al Lewison As property developers Cam and I have been very focused on keeping in touch with the driving force in…

OpenCorp expands into Queensland development

Source: Property Observer Melbourne-based property investment company OpenCorp has acquired sites in Queensland to develop an estimated $360 million in projects at…

OpenCorp To Develop $360 Million In Queensland Projects

Source: The Urban Developer Melbourne-based property investment specialist and fund manager OpenCorp has acquired sites to develop an estimated $360 million in…

OpenCorp. opening real estate doors to mum and dad investors

Source: Property Observer Melbourne-based OpenCorp, a startup founded by Allister Lewison, his brother Matthew and Cam McLellan, has become the sixth fastest-growing…

Why you need to learn to let go

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

Is property insurance important?

By Cam McLellan Property insurance is vitally important but is something people rarely think about. It protects and mitigates risk for you…

Finding the Investment Property Deal of a Lifetime – Every Day of the Week

By Cam McLellan At OpenCorp. we use a process known as MAP to find the perfect investment property. The MAP process is…

OpenCorp. looks to crowds to fund developments

Source: Sydney Morning Herald Crowd-funding projects have become de rigueur in the past few years, but boutique developer OpenCorp has used a…

To trust or not to trust

By Cam McLellan There are several types of trust. For a property portfolio, a standard discretionary family trust is suitable. A trust…

Changes to the lending landscape

By Michael Beresford UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN HIDING UNDER A ROCK OR OVERSEAS for the past few months, no doubt you’ll have heard…

Buying Your Own Home – Real Estate Tactics Explained

By Cam McLellan Today I want to talk to you about negotiating like a pro. The fact of the matter is you…