by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Aug 3, 2021 | Strategic Insights
Dear Investor The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) would like your help! We are currently surveying Australia’s existing and aspiring property investors to reveal the mood, confidence, and key trends underlying the Australian property investment...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Jul 14, 2021 | Strategic Insights
There are all sorts of situations where you check your resilience under pressure. It could be around looming work deadlines. It might be a major life decision, or perhaps it’s overcoming fear and achieving a long-term goal. In these moments we measure our ability to...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Jun 30, 2021 | Strategic Insights
There are numerous property metrics investors can draw on to select locations with growth potential. From median price movements to vacancy rates, and population increases to building approvals. All data works in unison to paint a picture of excellent options across...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Jun 23, 2021 | Strategic Insights
When it comes to property markets there are a lot of ‘truisms’ put out there. They’re sayings which are supposed to deliver a dose of entrenched wisdom as bite-size intelligence. It feels there’s no property quandary that can’t be solved by phrases such as, “Location!...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | May 12, 2021 | Strategic Insights
I imagine there’s a lost tribe somewhere deep in the Amazon who’s had no contact with western civilization, yet if you asked them what they look for in a home camp, their answer would be, ‘Location! Location! Location!’ From an early age it’s drummed into us. The...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Apr 28, 2021 | Strategic Insights
It’s human nature to become set in your ways. We seem to find our familiar groove and, once settled, are happy to coast along. But this is a false sense of security because the ‘safe zone’ is actually dangerous territory. If we’ve learned anything from the past year...