BORROWING THROUGH a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) to acquire commercial property has been a popular and attractive strategy over recent years – due to the tax benefits, and ability to minimise personal guarantees. [Read more…]
Claiming Depreciation for an Industrial Warehouse
19 June, 2019 by Leave a Comment
THERE HAS BEEN a rise in demand for industrial property in recent years, particularly for warehouse storage space.
This is due to the so-called ‘Amazon effect’ which has resulted in an increase in online retailers requiring the space to store, pack and send orders. [Read more…]
Likely Impact of the US/China Trade War on Property
5 June, 2019 by Leave a Comment
ACCORDING TO JP MORGAN, the expected trade war should only shave about 0.07% off Australia’s GDP over the next couple of years. [Read more…]
The Pendulum Has Swung
22 May, 2019 by 2 Comments
WHAT AN AMAZING election result … although, I had always felt it would be a lot closer than everyone thought. Now many people are now asking how the pollsters could have got it so wrong?
In actual fact, they weren’t that far out. Rather, it was more a heavy bias in media coverage which fanned the Labor fever.
So, How DID the Coalition Manage to Win?
Scrapping Can Boost Your Commercial Property Return
24 April, 2019 by Leave a Comment
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES are often renewed and transformed to suit the ever-changing needs of their occupants.
Scrapping occurs when removed assets and structural elements within a building have a remaining un-deducted value. At the time of removal, as the owner of the asset, you can claim that remaining value as an immediate deduction in that financial year. [Read more…]
A Quick Snapshot of the Commercial Property Market
10 April, 2019 by Leave a Comment
RECENT RESEARCH conducted by CBRE has confirmed that investors preferred Melbourne over the other capital cities – based upon the strong fundamentals driving rental growth. [Read more…]
What Exactly is a Quantity Surveyor?
27 March, 2019 by Leave a Comment
THIS IS A QUESTION often asked by Investors.
A Quantity Surveyor (or QS) is a professional who specialises in estimating the value of construction costs and other assets. And Quantity Surveyors may get involved at various stages: prior to construction, during construction and post-construction. [Read more…]
Can a Commercial Landlord Refuse Consent to Assign a Lease?
13 March, 2019 by 1 Comment
THIS QUERY OFTEN RAISES it’s head … whenever the proposed new tenant is felt to have insufficient financial resources. [Read more…]
Australian CBD Office Market
27 February, 2019 by Leave a Comment
THE PROPERTY COUNCIL of Australia recently released their Office Market Report for the six months ending January 2019.
Both the Sydney and Melbourne markets have been the strong performers. Although, most capital cities have also seen an improvement in their vacancy rates. [Read more…]
You’ll Reduce Fit-out Costs by Claiming Depreciation
13 February, 2019 by Leave a Comment
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS and tenants are often unaware they are entitled to claim deductions for the depreciation of many of the assets installed during the fit-out of a commercial property.
These deductions are important, as depreciation is a valuable source of hidden cash flow that will not only lower the burden of fit-out costs, but also assist with ongoing business expenses. [Read more…]
The Pillars for Commercial Property Success
30 January, 2019 by Leave a Comment
AS YOU WILL APPRECIATE, there is a fair amount of information you need to know about Commercial property. Although fundamentally, all that rests upon just six Pillars.
Once you understand that, everything else starts to make a lot more sense.
So, let’s perhaps take a few moments to briefly explore those Pillars. [Read more…]
