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The HIDDEN cost of property - How to calculate your CASHFLOW expenses

What’s going on guys It's Jordan de Jong here and today I want to talk about how to calculate your outgoing expenses when it comes to analyzing the cashflow on your property, there are a number of costs that many forget about and I want to cover them here today. It’s pretty easy to figure out ...

Which MORTGAGE to choose? - Loan Terms Explained.

What’s going on guys Its Jordan de Jong here and today I want to talk about some terms we frequently hear when securing a loan for a property, these include principal and interest, interest-only, fixed, variable and an offset account. Obviously, there’s a whole bunch of other financial jargon ...

Why do property prices increase (or decrease)?

What’s going on guys Its Jordan de Jong here and today I want to talk about why property prices increase, most people would say simple economics, supply, and demand, where others would say it’s all auction hype, but there are many different ways that property prices can increase. Before we get...

Negative Interest Rates

What’s going on guys Its Jordan de Jong here and today I want to talk about Negative interest rates, and although it sounds almost taboo and unfathomable for us here in Australia, it is pretty straight forward to comprehend. Currently, even though we are in a very low-interest-rate environment...

The Land Value Myth Debunked

What’s going on guys Its Jordan de Jong here and today I want to talk about the old saying that land appreciates in value while buildings depreciate in value, and, fundamentally this makes sense right, but it also commonly leads to a misperception of what “Land” actually represents. Growing up...