Anyone who thinks that being a developer is an easy gig, needs to have a serious rethink, especially in a market like the one we find ourselves in right now. Many wanna-be developers have been very successful over the past few years having been rewarded despite a lack of sound due diligence simply because they …

Melbourne’s struggling shopping strip Chapel Street is set for a major resurgence thanks to a series of new developments, but don’t expect that to happen for another two years, according to industry players.   DENHAM SADLER Contributing writer   Real estate agency Beller Commercial, which manages a number of properties on Chapel Street, recently found …

  By Duncan Hughes – 13th February 2018 Interest-only property investors seeking to switch their loan to principal and interest may be forced to sell because of lenders’ tough new serviceability requirements. A typical borrower paying 4.5 per cent on a $400,000 loan will have to prove to their lender they can meet repayments for …