API-038 - February/March 2004

Cover Story: Researching Property

There’s nothing like a frenzied property boom to mask poor investment choices. However, when markets return to normal, the difference in investment performance between well-chosen and not-so-well-chosen properties will become much clearer.

Features

Tenants in Common

While they’ve been a gold mine for existing property investors, sustained property price rises have made housing very difficult to afford for many people. As Terry Ryder reports, banding together to buy a property may be a solution.

Median Values

As a way of measuring property price growth, median price figures are limited by the fact that they only consider what properties actually sold during the survey period. Now Residex have devised a better way to accurately measure capital growth by looking at median values rather than median prices.

Profile: Brenda and Les Irwin (Part II)

In the past 18 months the Irwins have added 20 cashflow-positive houses to their portfolio. Last issue we showed you how they got started – now here’s the rest of their very impressive story.

Case Study: One and One Makes Three

After renovating five homes in five years, Sydney couple Warwick and Laurey have undertaken a small subdivision which has yielded a third block from their original two.

Profile: Retreat to Wealth

In NSW’s picturesque Kangaroo Valley, investors have enjoyed substantial profits by renovating old farmhouses into rural retreats for Sydneysiders desperate for a taste of country life.

Profile: A Family Affair

Two young Perth brothers have accumulated a portfolio of six properties over ten months. And they’ve done their fair share of hard work in making them rentable.

Structuring for the Future

Stuart Wemyss shows how poor loan structuring can cause problems for investors with several investment properties.

Housing Affordability in Perspective

Despite strong growth in housing prices over the past few years, research shows that housing isn’t yet out of reach for many Australians.

Unlocking your Equity

The housing boom has created much wealth for Australian property investors. CANNEX’s James Dick shows how to unlock this equity.

Loan Tables

CANNEX provides a range of useful tables which provide a snapshot of some of the best loan products available around Australia.

Around the Country

See pages 86 to 133 for a look at what’s happening in residential property markets across the country!