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"If you don't have a plan, you plan to fail."

This well worn phrase has never rung truer than right now.

The large majority of Australians live day to day, pay packet to pay packet with little thought about their future needs.

According to the ASFA (Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia), you will need to have accumulated between $700,000 and $800,000 in savings and/or super if you were to retire today to achieve a comfortable retirement for 13 to 14 years.

Unfortunately, these figures are a great deal higher than the average super balance for those aged 60-64 of $79,000 and the current mean balances for all workers aged 15 to 65 of $87,000 for men and $52,300 for women.

At Domain Charter, we take the time to look at your current situation and help you put appropriate plans and achievable solutions in place now, so your future will not be one of regret and financial hardship.

  • If you don't think you'll be struggling in your retirement, think again
    Based on current average annual returns, a couple would need around $800,000 in super and/or savings to live comfortably in retirement if you were to retire today.... read full article >>
  • Overcoming your fear of property investing
    So you've decided to seriously look at property investment to help you achieve your long term goals but, you feel yourself gripped by terror at the prospect of investing in property.... read full article >>
  • No tenant? No worries with *Rentsafe
    One of the greatest fears for property investors is their cash flow being adversely affected by extended periods of tenant vacancy. After all, without the continuity of rental income, the effective holding of your investment property could be seriously compromised.... read full article >>
  • *Take a medium term view
    The constant debate about whether there is a bubble in the local housing market and if it has burst consistently fails to take into account the long term performance of the real estate market.... read full article >>
  • Property values underpinned by rents
    According to recent data, residential property investors are more active than they have been for quite some time as gross rental yields in most state capitals are around 5 per cent.... read full article >>
  • Do you have the right Landlord Insurance for your Investment Property?
    At Domain Charter Group, we strive to be the best property managers in our industry. We stress to clients to never underestimate the importance of protecting their investment properties by ensuring they have the best and most comprehensive Landlord Insurance available.... read full article >>
  • Australia's capital cities to more than double in size
    Australia's capital cities will more than double in size within 50 years under current immigration rates according to research findings conducted by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.... read full article >>
  • Melbourne residential vacancy rate below three per cent for six years
    According to the REIV January vacancy rate release, the vacancy rate for residential properties has now been below three per cent since 2005.... read full article >>
  • What will happen in 2011?
    According to the REIV and many property industry experts, there are a number of trends that will influence the local residential property market as 2011 unfolds.... read full article >>
  • Melbourne hits $600,000 for the first time
    The REIV has released the December quarter median prices, revealing that the median price of a house in Melbourne has increased by 6.9 per cent to $601,500 from a revised $562,500 in the September quarter.... read full article >>
  • 7% rent increases expected for 2011
    RP Data said rents in capital cities rose 4.2 per cent in the year to December, above the 2.7 per cent official inflation rate over the same period.... read full article >>
  • Are you worried about your future?
    Have you ever wondered how long you might live to and while you're at it, how much you might need to live on in your so called "Golden Years"? ... read full article >>
  • *What will you sacrifice for property?
    A consumer survey, released today, shows Australians' passion for property is not waning. In fact, the survey suggests we're more worried about the rising price of our electricity and water bills than we are about rising interest rates in 2011 – even though we expect more rates rises to be coming.... read full article >>
  • *Boomers will work us over
    FIGHT? The French? Crikey, this must have been serious. Furious French students, farmers and unionists revolted as one in violence across the nation last week.... read full article >>
  • 8 million to call Melbourne home in 50 years
    Committee for Melbourne chief executive Andrew MacLeod said a doubling of Melbourne's population over the next 50 years was a "normal" rate of growth as its population surges towards 8 million by 2060.... read full article >>
  • How long will your super last?
    Based on detailed questionnaires of 2,788 representative workers, with modelling by Rice Warner Actuaries, Australians are far less financially prepared for retirement than previously thought. ... read full article >>