Open Home Inspection Times Saturday 14th April 10:15am – 9 Kline Place, McDowall 11:15am – 55 Bening Place, McDowall 12:15pm – 3 Somers Street, Cashmere 1:15pm – 78 Paramount Circuit, McDowall 2:15pm – 1 Walpole Street, McDowall

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Before explaining what a carbon credit is, we should first explain what carbon offsetting is. Put simply, carbon offsetting is a way for people and businesses to invest in projects that prevent or reduce greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere. A carbon credit is a formal recognition that one tonne of carbon [...]

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Some may describe the market as “sluggish” others describe it as “normal real estate conditions.” Whatever the case, property investment has never been a get rich quick scheme. “Property is a great investment over long periods of time,” says leading agent Madeleine Hicks of LJ Hooker Everton Park. “Too often people get excited when the [...]

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Foreign investors have “very odd” views about Australian property and fret that housing prices may yet collapse, according to a senior Australian banking executive. “Overseas investors have a very odd set of views about Australian property prices,” Phil Chronican, ANZ’s chief executive of its Australian operations, said today. “They on one hand look at the [...]

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Property can be a great investment and can fund an early, wealthy retirement. Smart property investors often have the comfort of knowing that they can quit their day job and live off their passive income that they have created whilst watching their assets grow. Leading agent Madeleine Hicks of LJ Hooker believes that anyone can [...]

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Knowing your limits and the market will help to expand your property portfolio. Why do some people struggle to buy one investment property and yet others manage to own five or six? The answer isn’t simply that they have more money. Investors who are creative in their approach to financing and who thoroughly research the [...]

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  9:15am – 55 Bening Place, McDowall 10:15am – 78 Paramount Circuit, McDowall 11:15am – 24 Calhoun Street, McDowall 12:15pm – 4 Sabu Court, McDowall

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Autumn is often considered the most important season for enthusiastic gardeners. The cooling weather is the ideal time to plant. Your plant’s roots grow deep giving stability and health and setting them up for a wonderful spring. Your local gardening centre can offer advice on what plants are suitable for your area for planting in [...]

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There are times that cause you to take a reality check on Australia’s overriding view of bricks and mortar as investments. As brown swirling flood waters force thousands of people from their homes in NSW and northern Victoria last week, the images of rivers breaking their banks and gushing through gardens and into homes are [...]

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