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31/07/10
Homebuyers Centre Investor Numbers Jump
Writer: Gemma Nisbet
Publication: The New Homes Guide – The West Australian

If there is a perception that you need to be wealthy and experienced to invest in the property market, then Ashleigh and Russell Currie are proof that’s not the case.

The Kalgoorlie couple, teacher and a mechanic respectively, are building an investment property at Piara Waters with Homebuyers Centre and it is scheduled for completion this time next year.

They were attracted to the idea of building an investment property rather than buying an established house because of the lower ongoing maintenance requirements and opted for Homebuyers Centre after a positive encounter with one of the company’s sales consultants.

“We looked at heaps of different builders and Homebuyers Centre was the most helpful and offered the best value for money,” Mrs Currie said. She characterised the whole experience so far as “stress-free”.

Sixty per cent of Homebuyers Centre’s investment clients were first-timers like the Curries, who had not owned an investment property before, sales and marketing manager Jared Stone said.

Furthermore, 65 per cent of the company’s investment clients had a family/combined income of less than $100,000 and more than half were aged in their 30s – in other words, a far more average group pf people than the words “property investor” might bring to mind.

The company had seen a dramatic increase in investor interest recently and now was a good time to invest in the property market, Mr Stone said.

“As Australia goes from strength to strength post-GFC, it has been widely publicised that an impending bloom and population growth will result in low rental vacancies and increased rental costs, along with strong employment forecasts. This means that people who put their investment dollar into new homes now will be in the box seats year to come.”

Homebuyers Centre offered complete turn-key packages with a guaranteed completion date, backed up with the knowledge and experience to help meet clients’ individual investment goals, Mr Stone said.