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Property returns in select residential, healthcare and logistics sectors are defying real estate doom and gloom.
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While many investors are searching for opportunities on new ground, others are sticking with the tried and tested markets.
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Airbnb bookings have been decimated in popular Australian locations, threatening to send overleveraged investors into financial peril.
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Will working from home and fears of illness change where and how people want to live, and the premium they're prepared to pay?
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In light of the current stock market gyrations, the low interest rates for fixed loans and excellent buying opportunities, many sophisticated and traditional mu…
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Property investors are being urged to make a simple check that could save them from being crippled by a looming ban on evictions, while tenants need to make new…
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Along with gold, the asset class in Australia that has proven most resilient in times of financial peril and crisis has been property.
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One of the most powerful things about investing in property is your ability to leverage the equity in your existing home or investment property.
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This could be time for property to shine after underperforming shares for more than a year. Is this the time to rotate out of equities and into residential prop…
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After years of being priced out of the market, Australia’s embattled first homebuyers are finally making a comeback.
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A Q&A with Steve Douglas, who started his own company, SMATS Group. Over the past 16 years, Mr Douglas has expanded his global reach to specialise in expatriate…
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I was thinking about buying a property in Australia but I am put off by the strong Australian dollar. Is it worth waiting for the dollar to weaken?
When it comes to investment it is easy to find an excuse to delay a decision as there is always one to be found. Market bubbles, interest rates and indeed curr…
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Join Steve Douglas as he discusses:
- Global financial markets, issues & influence on our daily lives;
- Australian property markets, driving factors and has it peaked?
- International markets review & forecast;
- Australian Dollar review & prediction;
- Interest rates…
Join Steve Douglas, Executive Chair and Julie Kelley, Sales & Marketing Manager as they answer your burning questions during the 'Australian Residency and Tax Changes & Implications To Expats' webinar.
You can also book a FREE 20 minute tax consult by emailing smats@smat…
Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
“The Government will replace the individual tax residency rules with a new framework that is easy to understand, provides certainty and reduces compl…
We trust this seminar gives you a clearer understanding of the Australian Budget Announcements including:
• How Covid19 has impacted the Australian Government’s federal finances
• Measures the Government intends to undertake to reinvigorate the Australian economy
• Latest taxatio…
Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
However, with stimulus packages coming to an end, and international borders remaining closed, can this ex…
For anyone considering Australia as a future place of residence planning your taxation affairs is a critical element of the migration process.
The Australian taxation system is extremely complex and taxes residents worldwide income.
Thankfully, legal and sensible tax …
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