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A snapshot of the nation’s homes

Every five years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted a Census to provide insights into Australia’s current demographic profile. The latest Census, conducted on 9 August 2011, collected information which includes age, religion, income, where we live and how much … Continue reading →

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A Property Developers Operation

Written by Motion Property’s Managing Director, Ariel Brukarz. Any private enterprise needs to obtain a return on its investments of at least 30%, not only to recoup expenses but to also affect a premium for the entrepreneurial risk undertaken by … Continue reading →

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Australian Property Finance

Written by Motion Property’s Managing Director, Ariel Brukarz.Due to the self regulatory atmosphere in Australian banking, the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has only served to enhance the lending criteria that the banks apply in their operations. After the GFC, many … Continue reading →

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Buying an Apartment – New vs Established

Looking to move into a flat with sharp, contemporary style and state-of-the-art facilities? Or perhaps you would prefer the unique period appeal of an older building. Whether to buy an old or new flat is a question many buyers ponder. … Continue reading →

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Renting Trends in Urban Apartments

Written by Motion Property’s Property Management Manager, Ernie Caputa. With vacancy rates on the rise, Melbourne property developers and builders must consider their target rental market before commencing their project. Urban renters — many of them young Gen Y-ers or “Millennials” … Continue reading →

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Valuation of Property

written by Motion Property’s General Manager, Ariel Brukarz. When making a substantial investment of any kind it is only prudent to make a thorough investigation into the value of the asset. Often the real value can be concealed under illusory … Continue reading →

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How to market projects off-the-plan successfully

Today we would like you to meet one of the key players behind Motion Property’s project marketing success, Nurit Brukarz. On a recent interview with Stan Zaslavsky of Eagle Vision Property, Nurit discussed the current trends and intricacies in marketing … Continue reading →

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Why some developments never get off the ground

By Ariel Brukarz People outside of the property industry don’t usually get to see what happens behind the scenes of a typical property development. Some think that property development is as simple as building some apartments, advertising them on realestate.com.au … Continue reading →

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Thirteen reasons why Melbourne is the best city in the world to invest in property

With a heading like this, we had to share this article written by Scott Keck, Executive Chairman of Charter Keck Cramer. It was hoped by many investors that economic and investment fundamentals would settle down, stabilise, and provide an environment … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about negative gearing

written by Motion Property’s Tarkan Nakayiz. It seems to have passed by with very little media comment, but there was some very important news last week that should make all my property investor friends sleep easier at night. Having a … Continue reading →

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