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Sounds like the temptation to invest in the boom and offload in the decline. What would have happened instead of selling or getting out of the share market in the crash of 2000 you had of re-invested in solid companies? Selling in the downturn and investing in something else that is at the boom...

Hi Starting out, I found this document on Property Talk Web site. Great information for some areas of NZ, mainly the larger cities. Covers cap growth, population increases and average house prices. The property talk site (if you have not been there) has some great information and an...

Thanks for the links BV.

Thanks Joanna that helps a great deal.

Can someone please tell me what are the conditions of sale on Auction day? Do you have to sign the contracts that day and can you put an out clause in the contract? After you have the highest bid can you still make the sale subject to building approval and finance? Do you still get a 5...

Thanks for the replies guys.

Thanks Aceyducey but I'm a bit confused by the sometimes responce. Does this mean "yes" I can but it depends how the trust is structured. There are so many benifits of doing this but at the end of the day I do not want to be doing anything ilegal.

Is it possible to buy a property under say a hybrid trust, rent the property from the trust and claim the interest expenses of the loan?

Anthony, Do you know the best real estate web portals for finding these proporties?

I need some advice regarding a property purchase. Property - semi-detached house Bedrooms - 2 Condition - average needs internal reno to modernise Street - one of the best in suburb Location - excellent Close to schools - yes Transport - 50m away Time on market - 3...

A question regarding neutrally geared properties? I guess I'm interested in other peoples blueprint of what they generally look for when trying to find a neutrally geared property? Not positive! Due diligence also needs to be done but what are the key questions you ask or the information...

Always_learning Can you suggest any resources for the Japanese market? i.e real estate portals, articles etc.

An interesting article from J@pan Inc Magazine _______________________________________________ The Measure of One's Worth: Real Estate Japan has always been heavily populated and short of land. Only about 28 percent of Japan's land mass is inhabitable, so it's no surprise that one of...

Thanks Always_Learning

Do you have any information on investing in Japan Always _learning? I always thought that non residents were not able to purchase property in Japan. Any information you have, links to sites, recommendations etc would be mostly appreciated. Any depressed investment market is always worth...

In the holiday period I drove through the developments at Cabarita beach and seemed like a great spot targeted at retirees and holiday makers. Can anyone tell me about the rental market in this area? do people rent houses for purely holiday purposes or do they commute to work from there? I could...

Thanks for the information and replies regarding East Perth.

I was hoping someone could give me some information regarding East Perth. From what I understand the average pricing has only moved 30% since 1997 with high and low fluctuations. Does anyone know why this is? I'm not from Perth so know little about this suburb and am wondering why so little...

The Residex report has Morayfield growing at 14-16% annual rate over the next 5 years which puts the average around $400,000. Presently the rental yield looks to be 4.5 to 5%. Even if the average rents grows to say 250 per week this leaves a yield of around 3.2% - hard to believe! With the...

Thanks Sunstone