Score With Your Property From 2010 And Beyond

The property market has certainly felt the recession, and 2009 has been a tough year for many property owners and investors, particularly those who bought in the ‘boom times’. The tide seems to be turning, however, with new opportunities on the horizon as summer approaches and we enter the final quarter of 2009, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament moves ever closer. Stadiums are receiving their final touches

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Whether you are a novice, or a well-seasoned, long-term investor in residential, commercial or offshore property, our panel of specialists and professionals from various areas of property investment can answer all your property investment questions. Included are property wealth specialists and educators, estate agents, commercial pro

Riaan’s success strategy: Hard work and a straightforward approach

Riaan Roos’ rise from humble beginnings, learning many lessons along the way to success and wealth, leading up to founding the MSP (Multi Spectrum Property) Group, is a story of dogged perseverance. Having faced liquidation before setting up his business, he now heads one of the largest and fastest growing property companies in the country. MSP have, to date, completed over 50 developments (more than 10 000 units)

10 Questions You Must Ask

Rewind to a year ago. London was supposed to be where the housing price crash would hit hardest thanks to the collapse of its financial institutions and the death of big banking bonuses. Well, just 12 short months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, both property prices and big bonuses are back.

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Parking: Prime Property

Colliers International’s second annual parking report, which tracks the cost of parking across 140 global CBDs, found that, in general, demand for parking is holding steady and prices are increasing, despite the economic downturn worldwide

Investing Is Risky Without Financial Education

I recently had the privilege of meeting Kim Kiyosaki while attending two ‘Rich Dad’ events in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand. Kim Kiyosaki is a truly independent, successful businesswoman. There is a perception that she is only the backlight of her husband, Robert Kiyosaki, international businessman, author and financial coach.

The Business Of Property – Generate Immediate and Substantial Income

Property investing is undoubtedly one of the most effective ways to build wealth and secure passive income streams. But with so much emphasis on investment strategies and longer term wealth creation, both potential and practising property investors may well lose sight of the fact that property could generate immediate and substantial income in the short term.

Zimbabwe’s Property Market Beats The Odds Property safe as houses

Many experts have claimed that it is almost impossible to make a truly bad property investment, provided that the investor has taken a long-term view of the investment. However, following years of extensive economic decline, ravaged by hyperinflation (500 billion percent by end 2008), Zimbabwe hardly seems to be an investment destination.

The Proposed New SARS Property Amnesty

The gist of the proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Transfer Duty Act is as follows: any residence used primarily for domestic purposes held by a CC, company or trust may be transferred before December 2011 to the individual who financed or funded the property. In taking up this offer by SARS, the entity will thereby not pay any capital gains tax (CGT). If the entity is a CC or a Pty Ltd, the transaction will not be subject to secondar

How To Plan Your Offshore Investment

Are you living in a country where your freedom to do business is restricted? Do you live in a country where exchange controls and the freedom of moving your funds is restricted, or where you have a high tax rate, for example, of 40%?

12 Steps To Freedom – How To Rid Yourself Of Bad Debt

Many investors do not understand the fundamentals of debt – both good and bad. Money invested in property is viewed as good debt only if the property pays for itself or produces a positive cash flow.

Protecting Your Rental Income

Every property investor faces the risk of a tenant defaulting on a rental agreement – paying the rental late, paying only part of the rental, or not paying at all. In these trying economic times, this risk has increased significantly, with tenants more likely to default and property investors less capable of absorbing the impact on their cash flow.

Estate Agents: How They Can Maximise Value For Investors

Estate agents play a crucial role in the property industry, but not all estate agents are of the same calibre, which often leaves buyers feeling uninformed and short-changed. New regulations governing the profession, as well as the increased competition in a depressed market will go a long way to ensuring that buyers and sellers can now expect an agent to add more value before, during and after a sale or purchase.

Make Money Consciously – Simply Use Your Brain

In September, I attended the Anthony Robins ‘Unleash Your Power Now’ event in Singapore. There I experienced, first-hand, the incredible power of the mind. On the first evening of the four-day event, we did the ‘fire walk’. I was thinking that this must be a trick, that it could not be real.