With many more people renting than ever before there has never been so much attention focused on the sector.
Investing
‘It felt more like a hotel than a home': How to negotiate living in the same building as your tenant
It was when he discovered his landlady had been going through his bins that renter Steve Williams started thinking he might have made a mistake moving into an apartment block owned by the couple in the penthouse.
The biggest mistakes Queensland apartment owners make
Across Queensland there are more than 45,000 bodies corporate managing over 400,000 apartments and townhouses. That means about 20 per cent of people have some connection to a body corporate but many owners and tenants still don’t understand their rights and responsibilities and too many believe in myths.
‘I wish I hadn’t done it': Is renting to family or friends ever a good idea?
“I wish I hadn’t,” says one Sydneysider.
Tenants, landlords, property managers face off in Game of Thrones or ‘Game of Homes’
How does our very own “Game of Homes” play out in the rental market?
Are student apartment investments too good to be true?
There are options for low-cost investment properties in Melbourne but is there more to them than meets the eye?
Weighing up turning your home into an investment property
Those in the market and looking to grow their wealth may look to turn their home into an investment. Is it worth it?
Everyone wants a piece of Potts Point
Sponsored Content: The compact inner-city suburb is back on many home-buyers’ radars
Negative gearing: how young home buyers can beat investors at their own game
Have all 30-somethings admitted defeat? If you can afford to rent in the inner-city and fork out for international holidays, it might be time to reassess.
Garden gnomes and eight other unusual tax breaks for investors
Investors with all kinds of outdoor accessories for their properties stand to benefit from tax breaks come the end of the financial year.