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Number crunching : How to understand property data

There’s no lack of property-specific data or information out there. In the blink of an eye – and occasionally after parting with a few dollars – you can locate capital growth information for states, cities, suburbs, streets and individual houses, auction clearance rates, number of properties sold, vendor discount rates, rental yields, vacancy rates and demographic information.

Investing in super – top five considerations for investors

The property investor’s guide to SMSFs

A growing number of Australians are enjoying the benefits that come from purchasing an investment property through a self-managed super fund (SMSF). It seems like an elegant solution to many issues around property investment: it allows borrowers to use their super contributions in a way they see fit, offers a route into property investment for those unable or unwilling to enter by more familiar routes, and it allows investors to take advantage of the concessional tax environment generally available to super funds under the current law.