Investing in property? Get the details right

By John Kavanagh
Updated November 1 2012 - 3:14pm, first published October 2 2012 - 11:47am
Property investors need to be able to control their costs, such as the interest rate they are paying.
Property investors need to be able to control their costs, such as the interest rate they are paying.

The residential property market has been weak over the past couple of years but it continues to be a core investment, alongside shares, cash and fixed income securities. The lesson from the fall in prices since 2010 is that investors have to make sure they pay attention to all the details when they invest in real estate: get the right finance; be clear about all the costs they will have to pay and stay on top of tax issues.