A Gold Coast property sales and management company has surprised two local charities by giving gifts unannounced on Christmas Eve. Parkwood-based MPM Property send a call-out across its tenancy database advising it was collecting items on behalf of the not-for-profits. MPM principal Kelly Higgins said they had a wish list of items required for each.

A regional city’s property market will be given a “shot in the arm” on the back of confirmation the area will receive an additional rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to a property analyst. Queensland’s Mackay, 970 kilometres north of Brisbane, is set to be a beneficiary of the infrastructure upgrade, Kelly Higgins,.

If you own a rental property, or are thinking of buying one, this series of short videos will help you understand your record-keeping and tax obligations. Click on the links below to visit the corresponding video on the Australian Government ATO Website. – Introduction to rental property and tax – Buying a rental property –.

The Gold Coast housing market is continuing to regain some momentum as it heads into the spring selling season. The large majority of suburbs in the market, which was heavily hit during the global financial crisis, recorded positive increases in their median house prices in the past quarter and year. Just a few years ago.

The Gold Coast market has finally entered a recovery. This recovery started in earnest this year.  It followed a market correction and long stagnation period.  This ‘reset and rest’ was needed, as the Gold Coast had overheated in terms of price and even rents in the mid-to-late 2000s.  Property values on the Gold Coast appreciated.

Landlords have never had it better, with an increase in people delaying marriage and clocking up more time renting. An analysis of research by Matthew Lovering of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute found that because people are marrying later they are also buying their first property later in life. Mr Lovering found that between.

Property investors have been reminded not to be complacent when it comes to protecting their income. Terry Scheer Insurance executive general manager Carolyn Parrella said a tenant who falls behind in their rent can put landlords under significant financial stress. “Arrears can be a very long and costly process to resolve and may leave landlords.

THE $1.2 billion Gold Coast light rail system will take its first public passengers on July 20, with a day of free travel marking the milestone event. Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson confirmed the date while visiting the city yesterday, saying all the project’s stakeholders were now satisfied the launch could go ahead..

The RP Data Research Team have released its latest housing market report for the Gold Coast region. The report provides an in depth look at the current conditions across the Gold Coast housing market and offers key trends, metrics and suburb statistical data. Some of the key trends mentioned: 3.8% increase in dwelling values over.

Australians earned more than $33.5 billion in rental income on investment properties and claimed more than $41.5 billion in tax deductions against those properties in the 2011-12 tax year, according to the latest Australian Taxation Office figures. The total of $8 billion in net losses claimed in the 2011-12 financial year was a slight increase.