author Rory O'Rourke

Rory O'Rourke

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Rory O’Rourke is the principal and licensee of O’Rourke Realty Investments in Perth and has been in the property industry for over 40 years. Rory is a former Vice President of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Australian Chapter and was inducted into the International Who’s Who of Professionals for 2009/2010. He has authored three bestselling books Born Free Taxed to Death, I sold 22 homes in one day and It’s Time… the Republic of Australia. These books can be accessed at http://www.orourke.com.au/books.html

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Major boost expected for WA

The falling Australian dollar will give a major boost to the Western Australian property market by making homes even more affordable for overseas buyers.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 24 Jun 2013
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Perth records the highest rental yield growth rate

Perth is rapidly becoming a magnet for property investors throughout Australia because of surging rental yields. The latest figures produced by Australian Property ...

FINANCE • Fri, 07 Jun 2013
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Number of Perth rentals advertised jumps 50pc

Perth landlords should take a more realistic approach to setting rents with the number of properties available for rent jumping by nearly 50 per cent over the past year

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 09 May 2013
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How to take advantage of mining towns

Property investors who want to take advantage of Western Australia’s booming economy should focus on Perth rather than regional mining towns.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Top 10 Perth suburbs for 2013

The northern coastal suburbs of Perth should prove a magnet for property investors during 2013. I'm going to share with you some of my top picks for the market.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 08 Apr 2013
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Ensuring you don't overcapitalise

During the last six months of 2012 the value of building approvals for home renovations in Western Australia totaled $324.4 million. As a result, WA property owners are ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Property investors should focus on these infrastructure projects

The announcement by the State Government in Western Australia to spend $500 million on upgrades to road system in the northern suburbs highlights the importance for ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 19 Mar 2013

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