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Letter from Jason – October 2011

Jason Snaddon, Love Property, Financial AbundanceWe are drawing to the end of the year which is a busy time for us as many of our clients who set the intention to invest in a property this year realise they haven’t made it happen yet.

Was this your intention?  Have you made it happen?  We’d love to help and have many exciting projects available!

I’ve had a couple of trips to Brisbane recently and am amazed at the level of infrastructure, activity and energy that is present in the city.  It’s become vibrant again and you would never realise that it had major floods at the beginning of the year.

The BIS Housing Outlook for Australia 2011-2014 has just been released with some really positive forecasts.  Despite the volatility in the global economy they are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the Australian housing market.

The report is forecasting low price growth in Melbourne of 6%; moderate price growth of between 6% and 8% in Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra; solid price growth of 16% in Brisbane and 17% in Darwin; and strong price growth of around 19-20% in Perth and Sydney.

The findings from this report state that “Australia is well paced to deal with any uncertainty that our economy or housing market faces in the next few years.”

That’s just the news we were looking for!

Happy investing! Call us if we can help.

Jason Snaddon

jason@loveproperty.com.au

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It’s all about Leverage…

Leverage Love PropertyThe thing that we love most about investing in property is leverage.  We can take whatever capital you have and make it work really hard for you.   We are able to do more with less!

So it makes sense really – you work hard for your money, so why not make it work hard for you!

If you want to know more about leverage and investing in property, give me a call and we can arrange an obligation free consultation. 02 9281 9300

 

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It’s all about Mindset…

Positive mindset for building wealthThe biggest destroyer of peoples wealth is their emotions; their mindset.  Have you ever wondered why some people have wealth and others don’t?  It comes down to their mindset.  We can all do and have anything we want to create in our lives, its our own “made up” limitations that limit us.

If we keep check of what we are thinking about and be aware of the negative self talk, that’s a starting point.  Shift your thoughts to ones of the things you want rather than the things you don’t want.  Because whatever you are thinking about, that’s where you attention is going and that is what will generally show up.

If you are worried about debt then guess what you will see more of?  Debt.  If you focus on what you do want then that is what will show up. But don’t be attached to the outcome as it may show up differently and better than you expected.

Put images up around you of things that give you joy and the things that you might like to achieve. For example on my desk I have a card that says I am attracting wealth and abundance, on my computer desktop screen I have an image of my dream Mercedes. I have photos of my family members and friends around me,  in my car I listen to Million Dollar affirmations that I have recorded in the first person and I also meditate daily to a guided meditation which helps me keep my awareness in check and focus on what I want. Do whatever feels right for you – but do something!

You may like to download the attached document, Million Dollar Affirmations

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Gen Ys prioritise investment

More evidence has emerged that Gen Y buyers are increasingly turning to investment properties for their first purchases.

A reported 15% rise in the number of first home buyers looking to purchase investment property indicates that Gen Y is starting their investment strategy early.

Read more and please call if we can help you with your property investments.  02 9281 9300

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Get your foot on the first rung!

SMH reports that housing affordability has hit first-home buyers hard, but with a pull back in interest rates and a slowing of property price growth, now is a good time to put a plan in place to get your foot in the door. And it helps if you’re willing to be creative.

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We’d love to help you onto that property market ladder or to go up a couple of rungs.  Call us on 9281 9300 or 0425 332 600 we would love to help!

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National Rental Affordability Scheme – Great opportunities for investors!

Have you heard about NRAS – the National Rental Affordability Scheme?  It’s a long term commitment by the Australian Government to investors prepared to build affordable rental housing.
NRAS seeks to address the shortage of affordable rental housing by offering tax-free financial incentives to the business sector and not for profit housing organisations to build and rent affordable dwellings. Through this, NRAS will:

  • increase the supply of new affordable rental housing;
  • reduce rental costs for low and moderate income households; and
  • encourage large scale investment and innovative management of affordable housing.

To find out more, please download our NRAS  fact sheet, or give me a call if you want to discuss some opportunities that we have available.  9281 9300 or 0425 332 600.

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Letter from Jason – August 2011

Jason Snaddon, Love Property, Financial AbundanceSome good news!  Firstly, the property market remains stable, with the best potential growth opportunities in Brisbane and strategically in Sydney.

Secondly, despite speculation, the Reserve Bank announced yesterday that the cash rate will be held at 4.75%, which is unchanged since November 2010.

Interestingly the Westpac economist forecasts an interest rate drop. Regardless of what happens, interest rates are actually low. They have in fact averaged at 7.5% over the last 15 years. The key thing is to always run your numbers at 1.5% to 2% higher than the current rate to ensure that you can afford interest rate fluctuations.

Have you heard about NRAS?  It’s a Federal Government initiative launched to address rental affordability and to stimulate new dwelling building across the country.  The National Rental Affordability Scheme is limited to 50,000 dwellings nationwide and must be brand new property (complete or off plan) in high demand locations and available to employed low to middle income earners. The investors must rent their NRAS approved property at 20% below market rent.  In return the investors will get a $9500 tax free subsidy paid at the year end (increased with CPI), this is on top of any eligible tax deductions. This essentially means that NRAS approved property runs as positive cash flow for the investor.

We have a researched project that meets our selection criteria that is NRAS approved. For an NRAS fact sheet and for more information relating to this project please email me.

Last month I talked about Abundance – what is it, who do we get it? I’ve been exploring this subject and recently hosted an Abundance Breakfast to explore the concept and we found that although abundance means different things to each of us, the main theme was around energy and mindset.  If we give good energy, we get it back; if we think good thoughts, we get good things.

Financial freedom can be the path that leads us to living a life of abundance.  For myself and many of my clients, that freedom has been gained through property investment.

If you’re in a position to start or expand your property portfolio, we have some excellent opportunities available, and I’d love to share them with you.

Please let me know if you would like to join us at our Abundance discussions.  They are a great way to keep you in that positive, empowering space.

Happy investing, and remember to choose the good thoughts!

Jason Snaddon

jason@loveproperty.com.au

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Happiness is a state of mind…

July 29, 2011

and a postcode, according to SMH. And the happiest postcodes are in the inner west of Sydney.  Property demand is high, prices are relatively low, and sales in the area are outperforming the east, south, north and west. The inner west has a lot going for it.  It’s close to the city, good transport links, [...]

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Supply & Demand

July 20, 2011

This wasn’t just a concept that we learnt in Economics in high school.  It plays a real part in life – and is very evident in the property investment arena. If there is too much “stock” in the market and not enough buyers, the value of the stock decreases. If there is not enough stock [...]

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The Great Australian Dream is Alive & Kicking

July 13, 2011

A recent study has shown that the Great Australian Dream of home ownership is alive and kicking.  This home probably won’t look the same as our parents and grandparents dreamt of – but it’s still the dream. The Being Australian survey by the Ipsos Mackay Report found that most respondents would be very happy to [...]

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