by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Jan 16, 2022 | Strategic Insights
Opinions are like bellybuttons… everybody has one! Finding advice on anything is easy. Simply jump into a taxi and you’ll receive a full gamut of views on how stuffed our political situation is. Or strike up a conversation at a bus stop and watch your fellow commuter...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Dec 15, 2021 | Strategic Insights
As we approach the end of the year and everyone starts to wind down, it’s a great opportunity to begin formulating plans for the coming 12-months. Having a strategy is essential – if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. To help you deliberate on your personal...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Nov 29, 2021 | Strategic Insights
There’s a well-worn philosophy on investing that I‘ve seen rolled out time and again by some advisors. It suggests investors should try and buy the best-quality, highest-priced, blue-chip property they can afford as close as they can to a major CBD. The reasoning...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Nov 15, 2021 | Strategic Insights
Most people have heard the famous quote from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet, which says, “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” It’s the classic counter-intuitive investor’s creed. When everyone else is doing one thing, you should...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Oct 27, 2021 | Strategic Insights
One of the foundational elements of the property game is selling. Whether it’s real estate, professional services or a particular investment strategy, the seller’s plan is to convince the buyer that they’d be mad to pass up the opportunity. The unfortunate thing is...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Oct 13, 2021 | Strategic Insights
Among the property investment industry, there’s an acronym that strikes fear into the hearts of many advisors… APRA The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority set the lending practice rules for our major institutions. APRA have at their disposal various options...
