Analysis
An in-depth look at real estate issues
Life's a beach
Wakelin Property Advisory director Monique Wakelin explains how to avoid the pitfalls of owning a holiday house as an investment property
Scam alert
The market is hotting up and the scammers are back. Destiny Financial solutions founder and Moneymakers host Margaret Lomas gives the low down on what to avoid
Location is only a cliche because it is true
Wakelin Property Advisory director Monique Wakelin says that investors must look beyond what they want in a property to deliver true value
Bright future for residential investors
Raine & Horne chief executive Angus Raine says the time is right for investors coming back to the residential property market as the First Home Owner Boost is wound back
The new landed wealth
There's a rush in demand for country properties, but it is not cute, charming cottages these investors are after – it's the $20 million country estates
Will the property market fall over?
Destiny Financial Solutions founder and Moneymakers host Margaret Lomas believes rumours of the death of real estate are greatly exaggerated
Best buy is in the middle
Wakelin Property Advisory director Monique Wakelin says the extension of the first homebuyer grant is hiding the hidden gems in the middle of the market
Perfect hindsight
So where was the best place to invest in bricks and mortar in the past five years? Those who went west would have prospered the most, as Chris Jackson discovers

