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View ArticleNegative gearing not just for the wealthy
The Real Estate Institute of Australia, the peak body for real estate in this country, is in a stoush with the Gillard Government about retaining negative gearing for property investment in its current...
View ArticleProfessionals Bring LAYAR Technology to SA Print
LAYAR brings new interest and value to print media and will revolutionise editorial and press advertising, in particular real estate. It is the biggest change in print since the introduction of colour....
View ArticleBudget Skims Housing Affordability Issues
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says there is nothing in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s Budget for first home buyers and say that numbers of first home buyers have plummeted since the First Home...
View ArticleVictor Harbor is in the Swim
Victor Harbor is one of the tourism hotspots, and ‘jewels’ of South Australia and while property in the town, like everywhere, has been a little slow of late, one of the reasons Victor Harbor has...
View ArticleVictorian Scam Alert a Warning for SA Tenants
The Professioanls property management team would like to let tenants in SA know of a scam doing the rounds in Victoria that could well ‘cross the border’. In the scam, prospective tenants are lured...
View ArticleResidential Tenancies Act — Ch-ch-ch-changes
Did you know there are changes pending in the Residential Tenancies Act? This Act is 20 years old and during 2012, the Government released draft recommendations and held consultations with the industry...
View ArticleRBA Leaves Rates on Hold for June
The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates on hold yesterday, leaving them at 50-year lows, at 2.75% The decision indicates the RBA may play a cautious hand for some months, watching the impact...
View ArticleSteady As She Goes
Mid-way through the last decade, when Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth city real estate prices were all heading north at an incredible rate, there were those of us in Adelaide who felt like the...
View ArticleCapital City Prices Drop
Figures from the REIA/Bendigo Bank’s Market Facts report a slight drop in the Australian weighted average median house price for capital cities in the March quarter. REIA President, Mr Peter Bushby...
View ArticleFalling Dollar Means Interest Rate Cut Unlikely
Economists are forecasting the cash rate to remain at its record low of 2.75% when the RBA meets this week. When the RBA last cut the cash rate, in May, the Australian dollar was still above parity...
View ArticleBreaking News
As mentioned on our blog yesterday, the RBA has played it safe with Australian interest rates, keeping them steady at their record low of 2.75% for another month, however, the RBA Board did hint at...
View ArticleThe Only Question That Matters
When new investment property owners contact The Professionals Property Management, the first question we get asked is often: what is your management fee? Or more simply, how much will it cost? The...
View ArticleFleurieu Pool Is Another Lap Closer
The Victor Harbor, Goolwa and Middleton communities are a step closer to having a brilliant new pool facility for the Fleurieu region, after the Alexandrina Council and the City of Victor Harbor gained...
View ArticleWe’re Holding On To Properties For Longer
Adelaide home owners are holding on to their properties almost twice as long when compared with ten years ago. Data from RP Data on realestate.com.au states that in Adelaide in 2002, the average length...
View ArticleProfessionals Congratulate Port Augusta On Oval Milestone
How great it was to hear the news early this month that a builder has been signed to redevelop the Central Oval Community and Sporting Hub in Port Augusta! We agree with City Manager, Greg Perkin, when...
View ArticleParkside Tops Popularity Contest
Parkside was the most searched-for suburb in Australia in the last six months and four other South Australian suburbs made the quarterly national top ten, according to property website...
View ArticleWho is theTypical Tenant?
According to 2013 Tenants and Sharers Consumer Insights Survey by Realestate.com, it’s most likely to be a female, aged between 35 and 49, earning an income in excess of $50,000, looking for properties...
View ArticleJen Loves Adelaide
Myer Ambassador Jennifer Hawkins gave a beautiful thumbs up to Adelaide during a whirlwind promotional tour. As you’d expect from a fashionista, the city’s Rundle Mall got a special mention. “I love it...
View ArticleRBA Lowers Interest Rates
Another 25 basis point interest rate cut is good news for home owners balancing a mortgage, and for those thinking of entering the property market, said Professionals CEO, Ted Piteo, after the RBA...
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