UPDATE | QLD Emergency Rental Assistance Payment

Just a quick update folks! There’s been some changes since we released today’s episode. The Queensland government had set up a grant program that offers an emergency rental assistance payment of up to $500 a week, for up to four weeks, for Queenslanders who cannot make rent. We thought it’s critical that we let you […]

278 | Coronavirus: Landlords vs Tenants

 “Landlords vs Tenants.” Has this become the Unspoken Virus as the current pandemic escalates and more folks lose their jobs, fall into financial distress and struggle to pay rent?  Well, to answer this question, let’s talk about the myths and misinformation out there.  Because we want to set the record straight in order to help BOTH landlords and tenants navigate what is a difficult time for all of us.  Because, YES, there’s a whole lot of folks out there who […]

277 | Coronavirus & Property FAQs

There have been many questions coming in about the coronavirus and its implications for the property market, finance sector and the economy at large — particularly in direct response to the higher levels of social distancing regulations we’re now seeing and its flow–on effect to unemployment and how we transact property.  So, today we’re answering a whole heap of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about how COVID-19 affects you as a property investor, a home […]

Bonusisode: COVID-19 & Share Market Analysis

 If you’ve seen the headlines recently, you would notice these: ASX finishes worst week in more than 11 years Dow drops more than 900 points, ending worst week since 2008 And then yesterday night, for those who’re active with the share market news, you’d probably notice this: Dow future surge 900 points — hit ‘limit up’ — on optimism […]

UPDATE | Monetary & Fiscal Stimulus Program – What you need to know about them

As you’re likely aware, the coronavirus has NOT slowed. In fact, the coronavirus pandemic was having deep ramifications for financial systems right around the world, until central banks stepped in. So in his unprecedented speech late last week, Dr Philip Lowe announced an Emergency Rate Cut along with other measures effective immediately. We’ve mentioned this […]