ÊBuyers should not be penalised if FIRB rules are loose
Chinese foreign investors welcome Australia's tight rein on foreign investments but say penalising buyers on the back of poorly administered foreign investment…
Fifteen years of working between Australian property and Chinese buyers, distilled into practical reading. Buyer behaviour, market movement, listing strategy and the channels that actually reach them.
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Chinese foreign investors welcome Australia's tight rein on foreign investments but say penalising buyers on the back of poorly administered foreign investment…
Off-market deals are favoured by home buyers who want to get ahead of the game, and those who can read Chinese may…
Two shock new taxes on foreigners buying property in Victoria have been described as a "king-hit" to the real estate industry that…
Sydney may be leading price growth, but it's Melbourne that's attracting the most foreign investors in Australia, according to the Foreign Investment…
Australia's foreign investment rules have been under scrutiny, with the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) proposing higher fees for offshore purchasers and…
Chinese buyers swooping on top-end homes, and often paying well over reserve to do so, is a popular observation on most weekends.…
Some Chinese home-buyers will pay tens of thousands of dollars more for addresses containing the number eight, but shun those with a…
Chinese investors use the fast food back door. Fast food stores are at the top of the menu for hungry Chinese investors.…
RESERVE Bank governor Glenn Stevens says that wealthy Asian investors are bidding up Australian home prices, with inner-city areas feeling the greatest…
A practical guide to how Chinese buyers research, decide and choose an agent — drawn from 15 years in the market.