Kate Forbes

• How do valuers assess value

  Valuations are key to building a portfolio but getting the best result possible depends on your understanding of the valuation process and identifying ways to improve your outcome read more

• 3 statistics property investors must understand

  There is a saying that statistics can tell you anything you want them too because our own biases will impact the way that we interpret them. read more

• How to overcome analysis paralysis in real estate investing

  Over the past few years, FOMO (fear of missing out) drove prices in Sydney and Melbourne up, with investors scrambling to out-bid one another and a sense of urgency drove split-second decision-making. read more

• 4 keys to finding Australia’s best investment properties

  If you’re keen to take the plunge and invest in real estate, you have just one thing standing in your way of success: selecting the right property asset. read more

• 10 Steps to a high-profit renovation

  Buy low, renovate cheap, and add substantial value is the aim of the game. It sounds simple enough, right? read more

• 6 times you can snag a property before auction day

  With some property markets slowing and auction clearance dropping, vendors are getting nervous – which means conditions are now ideal to buy great quality properties before auction day. read more

• 5 ways to help your children buy property

  While some very fortunate parents may be in the position to buy their children a house outright, this is certainly the exception and not the rule. read more

• 5 big mistakes investors make when analysing rental properties

  Thinking of buying an investment property, but you truly don’t know where to start? You’re in good company: many new investors feel overwhelmed and bamboozled by information and research when they’re deciding where to buy. read more

• 5 types of properties the banks consider “risky”

  On the hunt for a new investment property? Hoping to secure finance at a great rate so you can be on your way to property-mogul status? read more

• Why Melbourne millennials should consider "rentvesting"

  Real estate can be full of unfamiliar terms. There are covenants, conveyancing and even conjunctions. A relatively new term on the property scene however is rentvesting, which admittedly doesn't start with a "c". It's becoming more popular by the day, but the question remains what is it and does it suit every investor? read more