Property Market Analysis - Investment Strategies

• Vendor hopes dashed in Australia's most discounted suburbs

  “You can’t always get what you want” goes the Rolling Stones classic and it’s definitely true for the suburbs within the country’s top 20 locations for vendor discounts – where recent price falls and lacklustre demand have seen sellers settle for up to 24% lower than what they originally asked. read more

• Finding the next boom – based on rental yield

  Can rental yield be used as a tool for predicting future increases in values? According to Jeremy Sheppard, it can be a powerful way to find markets ready to grow, but cautions investors to keep a few things in mind read more

• Why apartments trump houses as investment

  The value of real estate is in the land, the experts say, so you should plonk your investing dollars in houses where the land value appreciates for many years to come. read more

• Number crunching : How to understand property data

  Is your mind boggled by the wealth of data out there on the property market? We explain how understanding the numbers can help you invest smarter. read more

• Risky features of unit investment

  Nothing ventured, nothing gained... but when is the risk too great? We take a closer look at seven potential risk factors when investing in units to uncover the truth behind the claims read more

• Find positively-geared properties the easy way

  They’re considered the holy grail of real estate investments: properties that generate such high rental incomes, they pay for themselves, and then some. But when investors talk of buying positively geared property, where are they looking? read more

• When is a valuation not a valuation?

  If you’re thinking of buying, selling, or you just want to know what your home or investment property is worth, it pays to know the difference between a property valuation and a property appraisal. read more

• Top ten tips: buying in the US

  Thinking of investing in the Land of the Free? Jodie Hannaford has some do's and don'ts for prospective investors. read more

• Which investment will make you rich?

  You may know whether cash flow or capital growth is your aim – but which properties will deliver those goals? read more