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    Mid melbourne or brisbane

    Why so? Sure it's expensive, but is it overpriced?
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    Mid melbourne or brisbane

    Im currently looking at mid suburbs in Melbourne such as Carnegie. Also looking at equivalent suburbs in Brisbane such as Carindale Both areas seem to share similar demographics, distance to CBD, both southeast, socio economic status. Am looking for about 12-15 year hold IP. Budget is...
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    Heading up to brisbane in two weeks :)

    My money would be on camp hill and the neighbours of coorparoo and carina heights for your budget. Your budget just won't get much in Bulimba, although it's a really nice area.I can't see anything 450 in Bulimba really growing more than equivalent in the camp hill area for the money.
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    sceptical about QLD

    Qld is very diverse place. different regions are impacted differently by natural weather events, and the premiums reflect that. However, insurance premiums should not be the main driver of decisions as to buy or not; I would think that there are many other factors that are more important - and...
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    Richlands or Calamvale Brisbane IP

    For crime rates, see the qld police online crime maps https://www.police.qld.gov.au/forms/crimestatsdesktop.asp
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    Another Brisbane question

    yes. yes because these areas are on a growth path and they have solid tried and tested charactweristics that will lead to strong growth in good markets and minimise losses in down markets as compared with higher risk investments. agreed, nothing wrong with Sydney- its great , but your...
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    First IP, upto $550K - please advice, NSW

    No doubt that sydney and Melbourne offer more job opportunities than Brisbane. Especially white collar jobs. The Brisbane market is actually quite well diversified. Its just that these non mining industries are not as mature nor as big as their equivalents in Melbourne and sydney, but the...
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    First IP, upto $550K - please advice, NSW

    Looks like rates will drop, but they will be applicable everywhere. My 2c is that Sydney may have some growth ahead of it, likely it will but in select areas and not across the board. Agree that the sheer number and type of jobs are considerably more in Sydney than anywhere else in the...
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    Perth Property Market updates

    Refer to RPDATA on medians as of oct 31 2014: http://www.corelogic.com.au/resources/pdf/indices/2014-11-03--rpdata-rismark-home-value-index.pdf It says syd is 680k median whereas perth is 525k median, representing about 30% higher in syd compared to perth.
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    Perth Property Market updates

    Not true. The median price gap between Sydney and perth is less than 50%. [ happy to be proven otherwise by stats...] But anyway, I was not referring to dollar amounts - neither house price dollars nor salary $. My earlier post mentions depth and breadth of jobs- this results in choice and...
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    Perth Property Market updates

    For what Perth offers in comparison to Syd and Mel (jobs depth and breadth) yes, I find it tough to justify perth prices in comparison to Syd/Mel and increasingly Brisbane. Sure prices are high in those cities, but they offer (jobs) so much more than perth such that I believe they are better...
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    Agriculture Boom ?

    Perhaps rural towns will benefit and perhaps they wont and everything in between. Its tough to call and predict because all we have at the moment is pen and paper. Id want to see some evidence of movement in terms of FTA dollars flowing through [ and stuff being operationalised] before taking a...
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    Perth Property Market updates

    In my opinion, there are better value plays than perth. I always thought perth to be overpriced for what it offers. Its no Sydney nor Melbourne nor even Brisbane, yet prices in perth are high comparatively.
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    Family friendly suburbs in Brisbane (<10km to the city)?

    If you are happy with Carindale but cant afford the houses there, seek the neighbouring areas to Carindale that are cheaper- e.g. mount Gravatt east, carina heights, etc. I think you will find that these suburbs have similar characteristics to Carindale in that they are family friendly etc but...
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    splitting properties after divorce

    yes, I would agree here. Family court prefers a clean break. The cleanest break here would be just to sell them and start over again. Even if it results in a moderate cumulative loss. The other options call for former husband and wife to be 'tied' by contracts when what they want is...
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    Thoughts on Brisbane $480k - $500k

    I like Yeronga as well, but yes, would have to be careful around those inner south river suburbs due to flooding. The BCC maps should be able to clarify things.
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    Cairns is heating up fast

    All major indicators point to the aussie$ continuing to slide against the US greenback. This will stimulate tourism, with cairns, Brisbane, and Sydney to benefit the most.
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    Which investment is best?

    Agreed with this. In the long run, location comes out on top; even if the location has less land compared to the other options.
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    Next IP in Sydney or Brisbane?

    these are great areas and although a bit pricey compared to others further out, they are often easy to rent, attract good quality tenants who can afford, and are willing, to pay good $ to live there. Being quality suburbs and close to the CBD, this will ensure strong cap gains in the future...
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    Where the market seems to be moving

    This is a good rundown on where to buy. Id add to this by suggesting the longer held, the better [ id suggest at least 2 full cycles]. The conclusion of the article sums it up nicely. http://www.apimagazine.com.au/blog/2014/08/the-number-one-driver-of-property-price-growth/
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