This week as I climbed a mountainous sand dune for the twentieth time in two hours with my legs burning, I found myself reflecting on property development. I know, that may sound sick but I needed some distraction…its school holidays and the kids and I were in the largest living coastal desert in the Southern Hemisphere. It was hot and I was tired.

How would you answer these 3 simple questions? Should an investor buy old or new property? Where should they be buying? When should they be buying?

The age old Rent versus Buy Dilemma.  It happens every cycle when we see rents increase and interest rates decrease. All of a sudden, tenants start to realise that they can buy for the same cost of renting.

As part of our property development project management process, after locating a suitable development site, we’ll then recommend to clients the type of design of villas that the development requires.  This is very important because there is a fine line between building for the market and over capitalising.