Cover image: an illustration of a new home, with a portrait of Edgar Natolo.A new home package may look complete in the brochure, but the written inclusions tell the real story. Edgar Natolo learned that through his own property purchase.He had to organise and pay for a driveway, fencing, landscaping and a television antenna. The [...]

Has your ‘for sale’ sign been on your front lawn much longer than you had anticipated? If you haven’t had any interest from buyers, you’re probably looking for someone to blame. But while we're often quick to shame others, sometimes the fault rests squarely on our shoulders. In fact, if walls could talk, yours may [...]

Investment properties are and should always be profitable, provide good steady returns and over time achieve higher rent returns. An investment property is a solid, long term investment and it will provide you with capital growth. That is why you need the assistance of a good Property Management Team, which will have ability and commitment [...]

You can streamline your house-hunting. Here?s how: * Work out how much you can afford to borrow before you start looking at properties. * Take into account what your monthly or fortnightly mortgage repayments, ongoing property maintenance and rates will be and to these add your other living expenses. * Get pre-approval from your bank [...]