Pam Walkley is a senior writer at Money, specialising in property investment. She is an experienced Australian financial journalist and editor with extensive expertise in covering property and personal finance. Pam was the founding editor of Money magazine in 1999. Before that, she spent 11 years at The Australian Financial Review, where she held senior editorial roles including news editor, chief of staff and property editor. In 2007, she co-authored Streets Ahead: How to Make Money from Residential Property. Connect with Pam Walkley on LinkedIn.
Let them have pets: Why landlords shouldn’t be so ruff on good tenants
An investment property without a tenant is virtually worthless, so why can't a tenant put have a pet? Or put up artwork? It's time for landlords to be flexible.
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It's party time for first home buyers who are interested in buying new properties, with thousands of dollars of free money on offer.
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So you've decided to sell your family home. Y you'll need somewhere to put the funds from your sale, preferably somewhere where the value of your money doesn't go backwards - and it's not easy given our low interest rates.
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Investors who have put their faith in A-REITs have done well over the past few years, but behind the headlines there are winners and losers among the funds.
How our Amazon habit is driving industrial property growth
Australians have embraced online shopping, sparking demand for facilities such as Amazon's 43,000sqm centre at Moorebank, Sydney. Industrial property is booming.
The peer-to-peer investments outshining term deposit rates
While interest rates fall on term deposits and high-interest savings accounts, peer-to-peer investors are cashing in on returns of up to 8%. So what's the catch?
Understanding your rights if your new apartment is defective
A shocking 85% of apartments built since 2000 have defects, including the expensive Mascot Towers and Opal Tower cracking fiascos. So what are your rights if your new apartment is a lemon?
How to invest in commercial property with just $5000
Most of us can't buy multimillion-dollar property assets outright but we can invest in commercial property with as little as $5000 through unlisted funds.
What you need to know about rental evictions and pets
Can you be evicted for no reason? What are the rules around pets in rentals? How often can your landlord increase your rent? We answer five FAQs of tenant rights.
