Performance Property Data

“The value in real estate is in land. You’re far better off investing in a property that has a decent land component.” Good friend of the show, Peter Koulizos, calls in from Adelaide for a chat with David about his bestselling book, Top Australian Suburbs. It’s been a decade since it was first published, but the information it holds still remains relevant. Particularly, the lowdown on what makes a suburb ideal for investing.  There are 107 suburbs in Peter’s book, all of them chosen because of their value and the prediction that they would perform better than the average suburb in that particular capital city. The common factor - existing in the vast majority of suburbs - was gentrification. When gentrification wasn’t present, suburbs were most likely to be benefiting from urban renewal. Peter will be evaluating the suburbs in his book later in the year, but preliminary research has revealed he has been very accurate with his predictions.   About your host, David McMillan During his 16 years in the property i