Where there are markets there are opportunities
November 22, 2018
By Michael Davoren, Managing Director, RE/MAX Australia & New Zealand Housing is Australia’s single largest asset class, worth more than four times the value of Australian-listed stocks. In New Zealand, investment in houses represented around one third of all investor activity in a 12-month period. Today’s choices in investment opportunity have reduced as investors are …more »
Give Australian property investors a clearer picture
November 14, 2018
The observable media focus on Sydney and Melbourne real estate markets is doing property investors a disservice, says RE/MAX Australia Managing Director, Michael Davoren “Major media stories, especially in the national media, focus on Sydney and Melbourne, where there’s bound to be turbulence in markets that are coming off eye-watering highs. ‘The reality is that …more »
For the love of coffee
November 12, 2018
It seems Gen Y’s whimsical love of smashed avocado on toast at the local coffee hub is having more of an impact on the real estate market than anyone expected. A recent article published in Your Investment Property magazine looked at the growing trend of what property buyers are looking for when preparing to enter the market …more »
Grass greener on the other side
July 25, 2018
A Look at Global Property Prices Kayla Coete, RE/MAX of Southern Africa According to Pew Research on the world’s migrants, roughly 900,000 South Africans were living in other countries in 2017. A total of 210,000 of them had migrated to the United Kingdom. This was closely followed by 190,000 South African expats living in Australia …more »
EOFY – the time to move business forward
July 5, 2018
JOEL DAVOREN, FRANCHISE DIRECTOR, RE/MAX AUSTRALIA & RE/MAX NEW ZEALAND EOFY – it comes and it goes, every year. Every year, the pattern of ramped-up retail sales and tax tips is replicated around the nation. Once upon a time, the Boxing Day sales were the biggest thing on the retail calendar but I think the …more »
Taking our Place in this tech-driven world
June 7, 2018
JOEL DAVOREN, FRANCHISE DIRECTOR, RE/MAX AUSTRALIA & RE/MAX NEW ZEALAND In this tech driven world, where does the real estate industry fit in? Technology is not destructive, it doesn’t even have to be disruptive. And it is not making us any ‘less human’. Technology is increasing the human contact. Technology can be leveraged to enhance …more »
RE/MAX agents take centre stage
January 12, 2018
With a presence in over 100 countries and territories, the RE/MAX network’s global footprint is unmatched by any other real estate brand. RE/MAX Success principal Katie Knight says her team had every advantage of such a global network and used this to benefit their real estate customers. “Being in the RE/MAX network gives us access …more »
Deadline for property investors
October 5, 2017
Property investors need to lodge their tax returns for the 2016/17 financial year by the end of this month (October) if they want to stay in good stead with the Australian Tax Office (ATO). The last thing an investor should expose themselves to is a penalty from the ATO for failing to lodge their tax …more »