Australians Claim $8 Billion on Investment Properties
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.
Porfolio Based Trumps Task & ‘Pod’ Systems
A leading figure in the real estate industry has been able to answer the age-old question of which structure works best for a property management department. Over several years, Chris Rolls from Rental Express – one of the country’s largest rental businesses – experimented with portfolio-based, task-based and a hybrid ‘pod’ team structure. “We’ve tried.
Why Boutique is Best!
Having worked in both large offices and smaller boutique ones for over 20 years, in my opinion, it’s the smaller offices that offer a better level of service and more personal care to their landlords. There’s usually between one and three people handling the day-to-day running of property management and they tend to be across.
And the REIQ Rookie of the Year goes to…
MPM Property is very proud to announce the winner of the REIQ Rookie of the Year is our very own Jessica King. Held at the Brisbane City Hall on Friday 7th of February, the annual REIQ Awards for Excellence was a spectacular evening for all. Having been with MPM Property since April 2012, Jessica has.
Rentals in Mackay
After experiencing a decline in the Real Estate market and in particular the rental market, across the wider city of Mackay and other mining regions, this week has seen a vast improvement for leasing rentals at our Mackay office. Our property management team have experienced a surge in the number of enquiries and applications that.
Home Cooling Tips for Tenants and Homeowners!
By Jennifer Duke Wednesday, 15 January 2014 This summer is heating up quickly, with those in Melbourne experiencing temperatures of around 30 degrees celsius at 7am this morning. It might just be the time to consider cooling your home and the options you have. Reverse cycle air-conditioning is going to be many peoples’ fail safe.
Saving that extra $20,000 is the drag causing first home buyer slump
By Jonathan Chancellor Wednesday, 15 January 2014 BIS Shrapnel’s Angie Zigomanis recently put the current absence of first home buyers in capital city property markets squarely at the feet of state governments. But he could have also pointed the finger at the Federal Government, past and present. The BIS Shrapnel economist noted the first home.
Suburb Spotlight: Ipswich Picks Up
By Diane Leow Monday, 18 November 2013 Ipswich, an urban centre in Southeast Queensland, is located about 40 kilometres west from the Brisbane CBD. Flanking the Bremer River Valley, it has been the victim of flooding in the last few years, rendering it less-than-ideal for property investment in the eyes of many. However, it has.