Blog by Suze

After tightening up its loan book in response to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) driven crackdown last year, major lender Westpac is set to make life easier for investors. According to a report in Fairfax media outlets, the big four bank has advised mortgage brokers that its lo...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced that it will cut interest rates.  This sets a new record low rate of 1.75% - the first change since May last year. The Bank is hoping to stimulate an under-performing local economy. Low interest rates continue to support housing market activity.  ...

This is a question that comes up from time to time and the better question is, what property investment is going to give me the better return in the long run and have the lowest holding costs?  This is the better question to ask, regardless of the kind of property you’re looking to invest in....

But I know Sydney… This is one of the statements we hear most often at Calla Property when we first talk to clients about property investment. Clients often feel that they know the city and even suburb they live in or have invested in in the past. Usually this is because they’ve done quite well, eit...

New or Old? What is the better investment? Many of our clients want to know whether it’s better to buy an old property – or second hand property or a new property.

For investment purposes, there really is only one answer, and that’s a new property. The main questions you need to ask yourself for inve...