by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Apr 14, 2021 | Strategic Insights
When it comes to property investing, most people understandably believe it’s all about bricks and mortar. Finding the right asset in a prime location, building a portfolio of appropriate assets, then sitting back while your wealth increases. And, to some degree, this...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Mar 25, 2021 | Strategic Insights
Some people might have you believe that investing in property is a simple process. You read a bunch of media and online commentary about great places to buy, go to your favourite listings portal, pop in the search criteria and a flood of opportunities present...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Feb 24, 2021 | Strategic Insights
You may have heard property investment is a numbers game with very little room for emotion.It’s a stoic assessment of buy-in price, rental returns and outgoings. A constant analysis of cost-benefit events that lead you along a calculable path to wealth. While, for the...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Feb 10, 2021 | Strategic Insights
Tumultuous and challenging, 2020 tested the tenacity of just about every person on the planet. And in Australia, we’ve really shown our mettle. Our national response has been a very Aussie one – we get on with it, help each other where we can and conduct ourselves...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Sep 25, 2020 | Strategic Insights
If there’s been a silver lining among 2020’s challenges, it’s that humans have discovered a talent for adaption. It’s been all too easy to become entrenched in habits when we’re feeling safe in our environments. We choose to do things the way we’ve always done them,...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Sep 18, 2020 | Strategic Insights
There’s been some dire economic news delivered to the Australian public throughout 2020. From falling retail spending and GDP contraction to challenges with mainland China and the loss of export opportunities. But perhaps the most widely relatable among all the...
