The Long Property Show

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Ep #94 – Our thoughts on the VIC government housing reform shake-up
Todays show is a discussion on the housing reform recently announced by the Victorian government which aims to build more than 800,000 homes over the next 10 years. The reform mainly focuses on incr
Ep #93 – How can banks ‘bend the rules’
When it comes to considering a loan application, banks have standard credit policies which guide their decision making. However often a clients specific circumstances doesnt fit exactly within the b
Ep #92 – Separation/ divorce, what happens to joint loans?
We love following our clients journeys from first home buyers who go onto start families and upgrade into larger family homes, to sophisticated investors running businesses and growing their real es
Ep #91 – Tom Lambeth, it’s a stock pickers market
Weve had some real estate royalty on the Long Property Show over the years but this is a first for us bringing in an equities guy! Tom started his career in investment banking and then co-founded VP
Ep #90 – Pros & cons of buying interstate investment properties
When buying property purely for wealth creation, it can often pay to look beyond your local areas where youre most familiar. Depending on where you live of course, and the time in various market cycl
Ep #89 – Should you keep your existing property when upgrading
We see a lot of clients in their 30s and 40s wanting to upgrade their home. For many, they may already own either an existing principal place of residence, or an investment property, and the questio
Ep #88 – Preserving your interest deductibility
For people who own multiple properties, its not uncommon to see P&I home loans, and Interest Only investment loans, resulting in a tax efficient loan structure. But how should you think about financi
Ep #87 – Have interest rates peaked?
Did you know that 3 of the 4 major bank economists now forecast well have no further rate rises this cycle? [1] Also, heres what they forecast in terms of rates eventually coming down (from the curr
Ep #86 – Unpacking off the plan purchases
We were joined this week by Darren Blair from Blair Property Group who specialises in the marketing and sales of off-the-plan properties. Darren is very experienced in the off-the-plan space and was a
Ep #85 – Concerns higher land tax in VIC will ultimately hurt renters
Westpac has now scrapped the 3 per cent assessment rate buffer for certain refinance applications, however Victorian property investors and holiday home owners are now set to face higher land tax obli