API-101 July 2009

COVER STORY

Bulletproof investing

In times of downturn, find out where to go to scoop up bulletproof properties.

FEATURES

Running hot

What are Australia's top 18 property hotspots? Find out right from the horse's mouth as Peter Koulizos of The Property School names names.

Bright lights, affordable city

With incentives of more than $80,000 tax-free on offer to investors, learn all about a new scheme that will change the way you look at investments.

RENO GUIDE part 8

Diving for gold

To some investors adding a pool to a property is a 'shallow' choice, to others it's a value-adding necessity.

PROFILES

Young Gun: A profitable trip

On a mission to find a positively geared property by age 21, Sydneysider Arthur Marx packed up his car with two road trips on the agenda.

The Interview: Michael Pascoe

Get inside the head of this financial journalist and commentator to discover his perspective on the global financial crisis and the property market.

Profile: Peter Wessel

This investor describes how his successful build and hold strategy is underpinned by fried chicken.

CONVEYANCING

When conveyances go wrong

Did you know that failing to lodge a caveat on the property you're under contract to buy can be risky business?

MY PROPERTY NIGHTMARE

A sticky situation

Armed with a face mask and a strong stomach, Sean McNamara stepped into his Hervey Bay property to find his house completely converted, with compliments of his tenants.

TAX           

When a home becomes a rental property  part 2

Before you move out and let your tenants move in, weigh up all the costs.

FINANCE

Passing the buck

With the Reserve Bank\'92s cash rate creeping closer to zero, find out why the banks aren't coming to the party.

STRATA

Keeping a foothold

A couple of house and unit investors share how strata-titled properties helped them reach their financial goals faster.

THE STATES

NEW SOUTH WALES

Standing strong

Wagga Wagga is experiencing steady growth thanks to its good backbone of stable and reliable industries.

VICTORIA

When opportunity Knox

The EastLink motorway is expected to have a beneficial impact on the City of Knox.

QUEENSLAND

Seeds of growth

Pimpama in the northern Gold Coast corridor is well poised to experience growth.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Vision of a satellite city

The outer metropolitan Perth suburbs of Two Rocks and Yanchep are expected to benefit from development and associated infrastructure in the area.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Steeling for an upturn

Whyalla has had its ups and downs but it\'92s expected to benefit from a proposed major mining expansion.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Lucky draw

Franklin is an affordable suburb relatively close to the Canberra CBD.

TASMANIA

Post-boom values

Hobart and Kingborough recorded the biggest increases in the latest round of property revaluations in Tasmania.

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Springing into action

The resilient Alice Springs market has been experiencing a lot of activity.

INVESTOR PSYCHOLOGY

Climbing the ladder

Are you cut out to be a property investor?