Australia offers significant opportunities for international businesses and welcomes people living outside of the country, to purchase homes, apartments and commercial real estate in Australia.

Why Austalia?

• Australia is a land of great physical contrasts but one of beauty, with a friendly, laid-back lifestyle
• Australia has some of the best educational facilities in the world
• It has a history of being politically stable with strong economic growth
• It offers the foreign investor a chance to be part of this growing economy and at the same time acquiring wealth of their own
• Australia’s economic growth rates are higher than in most OECD (Organization for Economical Co-operation and Development) countries and beat those of the UK and USA.
• Australia’s economy represents a low degree of risk, while it enjoys a consistently strong GDP growth, stable interest rates, rising exchange rates, relatively high  levels of employment and a low rate of inflation
• Long-term unemployment has dropped to its lowest level on record.
• While the population grows and incomes rise, the demand for housing now outpaces supply, causing property prices to continue rising

For further information regarding the OECD – visit: OECD Factbook 2008

For the investor, the gains are:

• Ownership of their own piece of Australia
• Most property purchased in Australia is freehold title (owned by the investor)
• An easy asset to maintain from overseas
• A high rental demand, potential for income growth as rentals increase
• Government legislation which ensures that the tenants and landlords rights are protected by law
• Taxation benefits from new building depreciation allowances.

However, foreign interests intending to invest in real estate in Australia must first seek approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Board. (FIRB)

For a full outline of Australia’a foreign investment policy, including an application form for straight forward residential real estate proposals, as well as other related information, visit The Foreign Investment Review Board website: http://www.firb.gov.au