Unfortunately, burglary and home theft is always an ongoing issue Australia wide. It’s not unheard of hearing cases where thieves follow you home, learn when you are at work and discovering ways to enter your home or garage. One of the most popular reasons why Australians buy and occupy Apartments is its enhanced security. Most modern Apartments are harnessed with their own intercom, camera access to...
Property land tax is imposed by government to generate money for a public purpose. Essentially, it's a tax charged on any land you own or co-own above a certain value threshold. In Melbourne, did you know the State Revenue Office of Victoria (SRO) orders over 300,000 property land tax assessments each year? Calculating property land tax can be a complex assessment. In our experiences, even...
A property with timber flooring is very popular. They look sophisticated, improve hygiene and often last longer than carpets. However over time with constant walking, the timber flooring can start to creak. There is nothing worse than waking up your partner or child as you head out to work walking of a squeaky floor. Do you have creaking floorboards? Here are three simple tips that may help with those...
As Crest Property Investments we have grown to love and understand Fengshui. We have client’s using this ancient perception to make good investment property decisions. It's not used for everybody when investing in property, but here we take a moment to share some information on this ancient philosophy. Note this doesn't even scratch the surface of what we see as a...
Buying a property can be the most rewarding experience of a lifetime. Buying an establish property or an off the plan property are two popular ways to get into the real estate market. However the process of buying established or off the plan can be quite different. Buying off the plan means that you are buying a property that has not yet been built or it’s still under construction. Ultimately you...
Buying property can be fun and exciting. If you have a plan or guide. Here is a manual guide outlining seven important to the buying process of purchasing off the plan: Step 1: Budget, Research and Plan. Talk to us. Its crucial to budget, research, and plan before purchasing any property in Australia. You may have decided on a location or a property, but it’s always helpful to speak to one of our...
Victoria is rezoning 12 new suburbs to potentially house up to 50,000 people to meet the demands of our increasing population. Tim Pallas, treasurer announced that these suburbs located in Melbourne’s west, north, northwest and south east will set motion plans to build new communities. Pallas went on to say, ‘this is critical for keeping house and land packages affordable’. The new communities...
We are blessed that Australia is a civilised country with a reasonably maintained crime rate to other nations throughout the world. It’s not uncommon to meet people who don’t lock their doors or their motor vehicles. Knowing we live in a peaceful environment, you should always still look into the crime rate of the neighbourhood you are intending to buy a property. Regardless if you are buying with...
Buying off the plan allows you to purchase a new property before it exists, providing you with the ability of only paying a 10% deposit and nothing else until the property is built and ready to settle. One of the notable benefits of buying off the plan is “buying more time”. During the construction phase you can continue saving additional money that could be used to contribute a larger property...
Melbourne was voted as the “World’s Most Livable City”, 6 years consecutively, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. This year in 2018, it was ranked second. By 2030, its anticipated the population will exceed Sydney as the most populated city of Australia. There are a few reasons why the Melbourne property market is expensive, and perhaps deservedly so. These are the reasons why it...