Australian government rebates foreigners up to $50,000 to buy a new home

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Smart Home Automation System

What Is A Smart Home Automation System? The word "smart" has recently become a generic term for Innovative technology that has a certain degree of artificiality in Intelligence. The main attributes of smart technology are the ability to acquire information from the surrounding environment. A smart home is connected to the Internet to…

03/03/20220Comments

Lily Chong: Understanding the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) and Why Tenants Love It

Lily Chong from IQI WA shares her insight into the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) and why this is so attractive to rentals. Recent statistic from the Real Estate Institute of WA indicated Perth vacancy rate has plummeted to 2.2% low, which is below the 3% rate in Sydney where there is a recognised “housing shortage”. Affordable rental homes…

01/03/20220Comments

Lily Chong: Are you catching the next big wave in WA, or watching it?

These are some of the headlines that we have been reading in our news for quite some time now. From the New Daily: “Why Perth’s Housing market is stuck in the doldrums.” And from the ABC: “Perth’s housing market is still lagging behind.” Some say the Western Australia property market is stagnant due to the slowdown…

25/02/20220Comments

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All You Need to Know about RUMAWIP [2022]

cover image source: Residensi Wilayah Many Malaysians are no strangers when it comes to the Residensi Wilayah Keluarga Malaysia, formerly known as RUMAWIP, especially among those who have settled in the Federal Territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) states. This is because it gives away the opportunity for locals to own a luxury home in…

24/02/20220Comments

Investor In Focus – Lily Chong

Lily Chong, the director of IQI Australia, has put together a portfolio of investment properties spanning Australia, Malaysia and Hong Kong in less than 10 years. After spending five years studying in Perth, she then moved to Hong Kong to work for one of the world's richest men. After a very successful stint as an expat…

23/02/20220Comments

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Exploring How Modern Houses Look Like in 2026

The integration of technology to real estate in the form of 'smart homes' are not unheard of, especially in [year]. Mostly we've seen the representation of these smart homes through television shows or advertisements of 'larger than life' neighbourhoods with advanced security systems and technology, but do we really know how they are? Modern houses…

18/02/20220Comments

Western Australia’s property market holds strong during COVID-19

Western Australia’s property market is holding its own, seemingly unperturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the country. Amid the unprecedented impacts of coronavirus, Perth agents say it’s yet to impact the local housing market, with an influx of sales including a Dalkeith mansion that sold for $14 million last week. Director of IQI Australia Lily Chong, says…

18/02/20220Comments

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Fresh Grads Still Don’t Know How to Manage Finances (Why is That?)

If you have successfully obtained your first job after graduation, congratulations! It is an astounding achievement that you've accomplished. Now that you've put in the work in your education, traversing through mountains of quizzes, exams and assignments, you're finally ready to get your start on the 'adult life' everyone's been raving about. But with great…

16/02/20220Comments

As border restrictions fall, will rents and prices take off?

Lily Chong, Director of IQI Australia’s Perth-based real estate agency, which has strong international market connections, said a combination of migration, education, holidays and investment would have major implications for the property sector. “Look for a tightening of rental availabilities in suburbs most attractive to students and foreign expats and growing transaction volumes for new developments…

14/02/20220Comments