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Foreign investors buy up Australian land

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FOREIGN investors have snapped up tens of billions of dollars of Australia’s prime agricultural land and rural enterprises.

Concern is growing in rural areas as foreign government-backed entities buy up significant parcels of agricultural land. Mainly from China, the Middle East and Singapore – are sizing up potential investments as global powers move to secure food supplies.

More than $9 billion of prized agricultural assets have been sold to offshore interests in the past two years alone, The Daily Telegraph said on Monday.

Along with land, the United States and Britain are moving into the domestic water market at a time of heightened tension over control of the vital asset.

Nationals MP Mark Coulton, who represents the NSW rural and regional electorate of Parkes, said there was concern that some key properties in western NSW were falling into foreign hands. Continue reading →

Short-Term property Investment in Australia

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Carefully selected property in Australia offers high capital growth potential, particularly off-plan units in cities such as Melbourne and Sydney as well as in coastal regions where demand is at its highest for new properties. The growth in availability of apartment units and townhouses has been quite dramatic and off-plan is still considered to be a highly profitable option for investment property in Australia. Continue reading →

QR National Share Offer

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The commercial businesses of Queensland Rail (QR) were separated from the Government’s public transport business on 1 July 2010, and QR National was formed. QR National is one of the world’s largest rail transporters of coal from mine to port and they will be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). To apply for the Share Offer or to obtain a copy of the QR National Share Offer Document, visit the QR National Share Offer website. Apply now for the QR National Share Offer. Continue reading →

Business Migration to Australia, Investing in Australia

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Business Skills Migration

Australia’s Business Skills Program encourages successful business people to settle in Australia and use their proven business attributes to develop business activity in Australia.

Background

Successive governments have re-affirmed a commitment to selecting high quality business migrants, in recognition of the benefits they contribute to Australia’s increasingly global economy. They bring with them knowledge of overseas markets, business networks, cultural practices and languages other than English, as well as their specific business skills and experience. Continue reading →

New Queensland infrastructure positive for property values

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Property owners and investors across South East Queensland can take heart in the fact that the infrastructure being rolled out across the region will underpin future capital in their investment, according to the Property Council of Australia.

Property Council of Australia Queensland executive Director Steve Greenwood that the investment in infrastructure being made by all three levels of government in South East Queensland was good for property owners. Continue reading →

Invest as a foreigner in Australia

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – Invest as a foreigner in Australia.

Australia has always been a great holiday and investment destination due to its high standard of living, value for money and political stability, carefully selected investment property in Australia offers great potential to overseas purchasers.

The questions and answers below provide a brief response to the most commonly asked questions. For more information, refer to the relevant sections of the website or Contact Foreign Investment Review Board >>.

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Buy a Property in Australia as a Foreign Investor

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The Australian Government has warmly welcomed and encouraged people from all parts of the world to investment in Australian real estate by foreign nationals. However, some migrants must get special permission to buy real estate in Australia. Only Australian citizens, people with Australian permanent residency and New Zealand citizens can buy a house or other property in Australia without permission from the Foreign Investment Review Board. As a migrant without permanent residency, if you get permission to buy a house, there will be a number of conditions that you have to fulfill. Continue reading →

Should You Manage Your Own Investments?

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Maybe you dabble in stocks by reading the business section of your local newspaper. You’ve begun to think about managing some of your own capital through a brokerage account on your own. Is this a wise move? Here are some questions to ask yourself before making that very important decision.

Grab a piece of paper and write down the investment principles by which you operate your portfolio and the characteristics you look for in the stocks you buy. If you had to think about your answer, you may be making a mistake by managing your own investments. It may indicate that you lack a structural framework that allows you to remain emotionally detached from your investments – a detachment that is vital if you are to make intelligent decisions based upon rational analysis of a business rather than emotional reactions to market changes in market prices. Continue reading →

Stock Investment Mistakes

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New investors often make similar mistakes. Below are 3 of the most common mistakes beginning investors make:

1. Trading too often: Beginner traders often buy/sell their securities too much. They hear a hot tip on TV or a friend and feel they need to sell their current holdings and buy that stock instead. Generally, the only person who gets rich off of this is the investor’s broker, who rakes in trading fees. Trading frequently is also tax inefficient, since these investors often end up paying short-term capital gains tax instead of the lower long-term capital gains tax.

2. Panicking: One emotion detrimental to investors is fear. Yes, you should use caution and prudence when making investments. However, panicking whenever the stock market goes down never solves anything. Investors that are quick to panic often end-up buying high and selling low. Continue reading →

Things to Look for in an Investment

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What is the price of the entire company?
When doing research, it is important that you look at more than just the current share price – you need to look at the price of the entire company. The “cost” of acquiring the entire corporation is called market capitalization (or market cap for short) and is frequently referred to by financial professionals. In short, the market cap is the price of all outstanding shares of common stock multiplied by the quoted price per share at any given moment in time. A business with one million shares outstanding and a stock price of $50 per share would have a market cap of $50 million. Continue reading →

5 common mistakes of property investors

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1. Falling in love with the property
You need to stop thinking like a homeowner and start thinking like a business owner. Yes, you need to like the property; a question you should ask is could you live in it yourself? If you can, then it’s likely someone else can and so the property is probably rent-able.

2. No cash reserves
A lack of cash reserves puts unnecessary pressure on you to do substandard repairs, accept substandard tenants or make other poor decisions because of a fear of vacancy. When you have a sufficient cash reserve, you act rationally. Continue reading →

Common Investing Mistakes to Avoid

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Investing Mistake 1: Spreading your investments too thin Over the past several decades, Wall Street has preached the virtues of diversification, drilling it into the minds of every investor within earshot. Everyone from the CEO to the delivery boy knows that you shouldn’t keep all your eggs in one basket – but there’s much more to it than that. In fact, many people are doing more damage than good in their effort to diversify. Like everything in life, diversification can be taken too far. Continue reading →