Property Research
Home ownership versus leasing (55.34 KB)
The average Australian will live in at least ten (10) homes during his or her lifetime. Seven of these independent of parents and mostly as a married person. Of the seven homes, how many should be owned, if any, versus leased?
This article by Phil Ruthven, Chairman of IBISWorld Pty Ltd, shows why leasing a home is better than buying it.
Drapac Group is one of Vantage's Key Alliances; their expertise in property investment and development, in particular sensitive or problematic sites, makes them renowned for an intellectual and scientific approach to property investment.
Vantage Wealth brings to you some articles and research written by Drapac Group on important property concepts, finding and outcomes.
Location, location, location? Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! (205.87 KB)
'Location, location, location' is the catch cry of most property professionals and the all important criterion for property investors. Most significantly, the 'location' maxim is enshrined in the 'holiest' property investment maxim, that is "Purchase as close to the CBD in order to achieve the maximum capital growth". This article seeks to deconstruct these Golden Rules, and to define the fundamental criteria for successful property investment.
Case study: Are properties Golden Rules golden? (161.38 KB)
Apartment Market: Going Strong or Going Wrong? (198.46 KB)
Apartments have been an integral part of the Melbourne housing landscape for decades, with the last apartment boom occurring during the mid 1970s. Over the past few years, the apartment market has grown dramatically, largely the result of an investment landscape that saw equities plummet in value, interest rates fall to near record levels and the general property market boom on the back of these factors.
Case study: Apartments - the value of land (163.18 KB)
