Current issue - March 2012

API February cover

Cover story

More than $575,000 in free money

Cash, grants, rebates and giveaways stacking up to more than $575,000 are out there for homebuyers, renters and investors willing to chase it. API helps you put some extra coin back in your pocket with tips on where to go and how to find it.

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Features

How many properties do you need to retire?

API finds out that it's possible to retire on as little as two investment properties!

The granny flat revolution

New laws are giving investors up to 20 per cent returns - and everyone's catching on.

Buying sight unseen

Is buying sight unseen a good idea or is it fraught with danger? API investigates.

Estate planning - part 2

A look at powers of attorney and super funds.

Research

Emerging hot retiree markets

John Lindeman reveals where hot profits can be made from the seniors market.

Market Insider

The best investment locations

Residex reveals its top selections.

Renovation Secrets

Renovation Secrets

In the first of a regular column exclusive to API, reno queen Cherie Barber offers 10 tips to double or even triple the return on every dollar you spend.

Profiles

Where are they now?

Sue and John Moody had retired on property when API last spoke to them in 2005, but the GFC has changed all that.

My Most Profitable Deal

How starting out small allowed one investor to walk away with a $90,000 profit in under two years.

My Development

$148,000 profit in just 1 year

Julie McAnally has experienced epic dramas with her triplex development in Coffs Harbour, but she's still on track.

Development Series - part 10

The final touches are applied to David Charlton's Croydon development.

Young Gun

Robyn Graham

How did this single mum build a $1.5 million property portfolio while holding down a job and motherhood? API reveals all.

Finance

How are your new year's resolutions going?

Here are six tips to get financially fit.

Tax

Subdivide and conquer - part 3

The tax ramifications of owning a property and later on deciding to subdivide.

Regulars

News and Views
Property Intelligence
Dash of Salt
Real Estate Escapes
My Property Nightmare
Bricks and Mortar
API Connect
Legal Help Desk
Investor Psychology

The States

Where's hot and what's happening in property in your state. More

API Databank - your vital property statistics

In our Market Watch section, for thousands of individual Australian suburbs you'll find:
  • House and unit median prices and gross rental yield
  • Number sold
  • Capital growth over three months, 12 months, three years, five years and 10 years
  • Stock on market
  • Median advertised weekly rent
  • Gross rental yield
  • Average number of days on the market
Our Home Loan Tables (by CANSTAR CANNEX) include:
  • The Top 10 Basic Variable Home Loans
  • The Top 10 Premium Variable Home Loans
  • The Top 10 Introductory 1-year Home Loans
  • The Top 10 Equity Line of Credit Home Loans
  • The Top 10 1-year Fixed Home Loans
  • The Top 10 3-year Fixed Home Loans
  • The Top 10 5-year Fixed Home Loans
  • The Top 10 Transactional Home Loans
  • Plus additional vital information to help you choose the right loan.
In our API Databank you'll also find:
  • Vacancy rates for thousands of Australian postcodes (from SQM Research) About SQM's methodology
  • Auction clearance rates for many Australian cities
  • Average days on market and private treaty discount percentage for major Australian cities
  • A vast range of important market indicators from Herron Todd White such as stage of property cycle, rental vacancy trend and much more.