WHY BUY IN AUSTRALIA?

Actually, to be perfectly truthful, here, at our cosy HQ in Canary Wharf London, the team at Australian Homebuyers International, are hard pressed to think of a single reason why not.

But then we would say that wouldn't we, you’d expect us to be a little bit biased? Keep reading, and by the end of this brief you’ll be ready to take the first all-important step towards discovering just how simple it is to acquire residential property in Australia and we’ll hold your hand every step of the way. All you have to do, once you’ve read what owning a property in Australia can mean to you and your extended family is pick up the phone and make an appointment or just have a chat. We’ll give you the facts, we’ll give you the figures, we’ll tell you everything you need to know to make an informed decision. By the time you have spoken to us, you will be one step closer to your dream of owning a home in one of the most desirable countries in the world.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a young family, business or urban professionals, an investor, retired or looking for a place near a good university while your children study, make the phone call, and we will present a number of options that will suit your individual circumstances. This is the key to the way we choose to do business: each of our clients receives our individual, undivided attention, we listen carefully to what you really want, we create a realistic portfolio, we manage your expectations, because, after all we are not magicians, we know the migration process might take time, but best of all we will find a property that suits not only your future lifestyle, but also your budget.

However, as we’ve already explained, achieving any dream always begins with a single call to action, with one small step, and once you have taken that step we can assure you that the momentum will grow and we’ll be right there beside you until you turn the key in the door of your new home. The key could open any one of the following doors:

  • an investment property
  • an apartment for your children to live in while studying at University
  • a family home because you are in the process of migrating
  • a retirement home because you want to spend 6 months of the year in Australia

Although Australia has some of the best real estate in the world, we won’t lie to you and tell you that the domestic market did not suffer in the early days of the global downturn. However, with the exception of one or two states, the market in the last two years has not only completely recovered, most estates have enjoyed very acceptable capital growth.

Not everything is rosy, even in Australia, but here’s the good news in the property sector. Activity still continues at a steady pace particularly in the AUD$500,000 range, rental rates are strong which is encouraging investors back into the market as they can get some good returns on their investment. Some sectors of the upper end of the market have certainly recovered, in paticular properties near or by water. Generally, the maket is what we would call "soft" but, a quiet market means a buyer’s market, which is where Australia comes into its own.

With a growing population of just over 22.6 million people, Australia offers a range of benefits that make our real estate market highly sought after by home buyer, investors, retired people who want two centre living and developers. There are a number of key reasons why buyers choose Australian real estate, but I won’t bore you with a long list.

How many times have you heard the old cliché, that there are only three things to take into account when choosing a house?

Let’s hear it for: Location, Location, Location!

Well, we beg to differ, we say: Education, Education, Education!

Have a Google at our world class universities in every Australian estate and then you will begin to understand why so many investors from China, the UAE, India, Europe and beyond choose Australia for higher education. What better, safer, healthier place could any parent choose for their children to study? Google our first class private schools and colleges and you’ll find that we are the preferred education destination for many discerning parents.

All those international children and young adults working and playing together, living on campus, exchanging views, learning from each other’s cultures, bodes well for Australia’s international community of the future. We never underestimate the importance of a stable political environment. We applaud our friendly and diversified culture where young and old can integrate and feel safe. We benefit from our highly educated workforce, and we need more of them, so increasing immigration quotas is a priority.

When writers eulogise about Australia they always bang on about the famous surfing beaches, sporting facilities, rain forests, marinas and BBQ’s. That’s all well and good, we love sport, surfing, bush walking, the boat and the barbies. But what if your pursuits are more intellectual and you neither like the water or the cricket pitch?

Let’s sing from the rooftops: Culture, Culture, Culture!

Believe me, we take our operas, ballet and theatre very seriously indeed and world class performers always include major cities in Australia in their tours, as indeed do the rock bands.

How important is health for you and your family on a scale of 1-10? Obviously, it’s a perfect 10 right?

Let’s run with it folks: Health, Health, Health!

Australia has low levels of pollution and congestion, we have first class medical facilities and an uncompromising desire to encourage people to live healthy lives. Not always easy to achieve, but we try. So far so good: education, culture, health. So let’s have a look at the property sector we believe is poised to take off ..... Western Australia.

Western Australia has a multi-cultural population of over 2.29 million people. The capital Perth, is a first world city and has a beautiful natural harbour in Fremantle, pristine beaches and some of the best universities and schools in Australia, not to mention a vibrant theatre and restaurant scene. Purchasing a property in the WA real estate market is a wise decision that will provide substantial capital gains over the short, medium and long term. The Australian Beareau of Statistics once again confirmed WA as the fastest growing State in Australia.

WA is the wealthiest state fuelled by the resource boom which shows no sign of abating. Some of Perth’s inner suburbs like the iconic Peppermint Grove (median house price $4.6 million), Cottesloe, (median $2.0 million) Mosman, Nedlands and Claremont (all around a $1.5 million median) which exceed those of the best suburbs in Sydney. While WA’s last property boom was during 2003, we are now in a new property growth cycle. Australia wide is faced with a situation of continuous under-supply of residential property. This is evidenced by rental vacancies down to a record level of around 1.0% (less than 1 week), healthy auction clearance rates and prices rising in high demand lifestyle areas. Australia’s market is a completely different story to the US, because we have a situation whereby we are currently under-supplied by around a massive 250,000 dwellings! Think of the capital gains and rental opportunities for investors.

One of the biggest growth areas in WA has been in the City of Mandurah a coastal town 70 kilometres south of Perth with excellent rail and road links making if effectively one of Perth’s golden suburbs which, as we’ve seen, tend to enjoy high growth – particularly those on the water or oceanfront. Peppermint Grove might have a median price of $4.6 million (March 2011) and Cottesloe $2.0 million, but Mandurah’s property has lagged in 2010 thus creating unprecedented buying opportunities for the canny buyer. Now here’s a suburb offering huge potential economic development, business support organisations, an entrepreneurial attitude to newcomers with ideas and a magnificent Performing Arts Centre. When the business structure, the cultural opportunities and access to first rate education and health facilities are in place, capital growth follows as sure as day follows night.

We have a magnificent potfolio of property oportunities in Mandurah and we believe that an investment made in Mandurah today could be worth more than double by 2018. Of course, we’re not magicians and we’re not clairvoyants, so we could be wrong, but based on past performance of Perth’s most desirable oceanfront suburbs, we think it’s an accurately calculated risk.

Pick up the phone and call us or fill in the contact form today. It could be the most important move you ever make and we’ll be there every step of the way.