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International Property Review - Australia

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There is huge interest in what is happening overseas and whether there are opportunities which South African’s should be considering.

Australia is thefirst Western World country to recover by dropping interest rates 64% and also providing a ‘First Time Home Owners Allowance’. It is very important to understand the impacts these have had on the property market, where to invest, what sector to focus on, etc to take advantage of the opportunities. Australia is also a country South African's love to compete with and in many instances South African's have decided to move there and make it home. One must understand the benefits of property ownership prior to relocating – tax, immigration, credit rating and also assisting you buy your dream home.

In the first of what we hope will be a series of informational evenings and events on various offshore countries in which it’s possible to invest, we have teamed up with IPS (International Property Solutions), Real Estate INVESTOR Magazine and Oz Invest to provide an information event on Australia and to answer all your questions about the country and give you guidance as to how to make the best investments. Attendance is free of charge, but booking is essential.

Topics to be covered :

  • Why should people be looking to invest there? Understand the economy.
  • What are the advantages - both for tax and immigration - of investing before moving to Australia?
  • Why the adage, “Start living before you leave?”
  • Where is the best place to invest and take advantage of regional opportunities?
  • What is the best type of property to invest in?
  • How do I arrange finance in Australia? How to fix your mortgage for 5 or 10 years.
  • How do I pay no tax on rental income? How does the tax work?
  • How does the Residential Tenancy Act protect the landlord in Australia?
  • How do you guarantee you income for 10 years and beyond?
  • Basically, how to invest in Australia and make the best returns!
  • We even have South Africa's biggest and most long standing Immigration Agent who will be able to answer all your questions about Immigrating to Australia.


Event Details:

Date: 28 May 2009

Time: 18:30 to 20:30

Place: Southern Sun Grayston, Cnr Rivonia & Grayston Drive, Sandton

Bookings:

Entry is free of charge but booking is essential as space is limited.

To reserve your seat, click here

Can't make it? Catch the action via Webinar - Click here for details

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