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We are now I believe, at the bottom of the property cycle and rates are coming down fast with a 1% drop in November, another 1% in February and a further .25% in April 09'. Most financial guru’s are suggesting it will continue to decline and will settle probably between 2 -2.5%.

These current rates are the lowest ever in Australia’s history and we may still drop to 2%!!

Look at this graph of Interest rates for the past 20 years.

What are the REAL facts?

The media has been selling massive amounts of uncertainty and fear regarding the property market. Why? Because fear, doom and gloom all SELL! Lets face it, the media is a money making business - sometimes they present solid facts and other times its sensationalist, unsubstantiated opinions (mostly the latter).

The hard part for property investors is telling the difference between fact and fiction. If you are looking for reassurance of the medium to long term value of building a blue chip property portfolio and the amazing buying opportunities in the market right now, read the FACTS below.

And the list goes on! The First Home Owners Grant Boost, massive infrastructure spending, Australia is number four in the world economically in the undersupply of funding for construction which increases the demand for current rental properties and more.

I also like to reference the investment cycle that has been depicted as the face of a clock in how it cyclically comes around again and again… and again. Have a look below.

This shows we are currently at about 7 o’clock moving perhaps rapidly into 8 o’clock where shares are well priced (due to such massive sell offs these past 4 months) and investors will start investing again. You only need to look at the ASX, 12 to 18 months ago, to see how the indices and share price values have halved in that time, so its not surprising that current prices provide some good buying opportunities for the right stock.

You may also wonder why I have shown this diagram when I am so bullish on property investment as it shows the property price boom at 12 o’clock?

Allow me to explain my reasons

When is the right time to invest in Land?

So if you start buying new property at about 10 o’clock and it takes 12 -24 months to get the land approved for development… when should you start buying land? 8, 7 maybe even 6 o’clock?

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How can Land Banking work for you?

I love giving examples of successful investors in land banking:

• In 1992 property developer Maha Sinnathamby bought Springfield, a wasteland suburb, south west of Brisbane for $7.9 million. So far 5,000 people have made this their home with forecasts of 27,000 by 2010. To date he has earned $322 million.
• In 1990 Michael Drapac began developing 2,500 lots on 334 hectares of residential land at Doreen, 30 kilometres north east of the Melbourne CBD. He now owns $150 million of property (with relatively low debt), and turns over approximately $30 million of property per annum.

Mark Twain, ever the succinct wit, observed that buying land is never going to be a bad move since 'they don't make it any more'. In terms of the basic economic principles of supply and demand, it's difficult to refute his logic, but even he couldn't have foreseen the extent to which land would become such a valuable commodity.

Land Banking works along a very simple concept.

• The strategic acquisition of land in advance of expanding development;
• The process of purchasing land and holding it for future use;
• The practice of buying and holding pre-developed land in the path of growth;

The purchase of land at today's prices for planned development and future capital gains.

Is Land Banking a Proven Concept?

Pre-planning purchase of agricultural, green belt and pre-development investment grade land is nothing new - large developers and the super-rich have been doing it for decades. They "stockpile" land into their own land banks for future development use.

Every developer knows that each town and city must grow outward absorbing undeveloped land. Clearly, it is preferable and far more profitable to buy land prior to planning applications being submitted. Having gained planning permission the land may then increase in value by as much as ten or a hundred fold.

There are no complicated concepts that investors need to understand with land, just that there is an ever increasing demand for expansion with a limited supply of land for purchase.

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How Land Values Increase

As urban areas grow in terms of population, income and wealth, the value of land in surrounding areas increases. The two key factors that drive land values upwards are:

1. Population Growth

2. Economic Growth

Now whilst population growth and economic growth help drive average land values upwards, the real value in Land Banking comes by following a comprehensive development process. This process results in optimizing the raw land's development potential.

How do you Reduce Risk in Land Banking?

The goal is to address every aspect of risk and reduce as much risk as possible:

• rigorous quantitative and qualitative investment process
• strict due diligence practices
• clear investment objectives, guidelines and policies
• purchase unencumbered
• work closely with the local and regional government

Benefits of Land Banking

• Profit in Rising and Falling Markets
• Portfolio Diversification
• Hedge Against Inflation
• Security - Capital Preservation
• Absolute Return Strategy

How you can Invest in Property through Land Banking

So lets have a quick recap. I feel this is important because the time between when I first heard about land banking, and the time when I actually got the concept, meant that I missed out on some early opportunities, – all because I didn’t take the time to fully appreciate the benefits of land banking.

The way to make worthwhile capital gains in land banking, involves buying land in specific areas in the anticipation of future development:

• Aim to identify prime undeveloped land that can be used for future development, and buy strategically placed land that has not yet received planning permission.
• These plots are then sub-divided into affordable plots and offered to investors.
• The Project Manager then promotes the site to gain planning permission.
• Once planning is achieved, the value of land increases dramatically, giving a maximum return to all investors.

If you want solid long term capital gains then land banking is a terrific vehicle.

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Let’s now apply this concept to a real land development project.

This intro video will explain more about the project.

Unlock your equity

Some of you may have valuable equity 'locked up' in your home. By speaking to your bank manager or mortgage broker, it may be possible to increase your loan by $16,500 (incl. GST) (which is what I  am personally doing).

...this increase could cost you as little as $20pw to start your land banking portfolio!

If you don't have a property with equity in, nor any savings, then all is not lost, you can also talk to your own bank or financiers and borrow the required $16,500 which will be typically at 10 - 15%, which still breaks down to less then $50pw! Remember, I am not a financial adviser so any decision to invest should be made after consulting your accountants and/or financial planner as they know your current situation and are qualified to advise you. I am simply sharing an investment formula that I choose to follow.

Once again let me clarify:

You invest $16,500 (@ potentially under $50pw) to secure a block that is selling for $63,800, with its estimated market value being between $85,000 and $95,000, in today's dollars.

So if you were to settle today you would have paid $63,800 for a block worth $85,000 plus. That should give equity upside in its value immediately at settlement!...and that is just on the land component - there is more upside benefits to be made by building on the land.

So what do you do if you want more information?

Click here if you want to jump to the registration page and secure a spot at one of the limited presentations around the country.

These are not presentations to hundreds of people. The groups will only be around 20 people, as the developer only wishes to release 1000 plots of land choosing to retain the majority until rezoning, where they too wish to realize the big upside in the land valuation - at which point they will start the build process (at around 9 or 10 o’clock)

Is this too good to be true?

As emotional beings we are naturally quite suspicious of ‘too good to be true’ opportunities and can often be paralyzed to do anything… that was definitely what happened to me in my early days when I was first teamintroduced to such land developments.

Most astute and successful investors gather the information they need to make an informed decision on its probability of being successful FOR THEM! So just because I am passionate about land banking does not mean that it is the correct investment strategy for you.

When I performed my own research, (I drove the Sales Director round the bend with the same questions over and over again) only then did I realize how this land banking concept for property investment mindset work.

Please also understand where I came from. Many years ago I worked for a company that used to sell off-the-plan properties to investors. The projects were always in strong growth areas and well priced so the investors always did very well.

However I was always amazed by what most of the developers were motivated by basically,… ’short term gains on each project’ and never once did they think about their investor and what they wanted out of it.

If they had really understood the power of building a group of loyal, motivated and successful investors then they would have had them queuing at the door for all the future projects.

To me, its just plain common sense that if someone makes money then they will come back again. Unfortunately most developers aren’t thinking long term.

My Suggestion is...

Read all this information a number of times, research as much as you can online, and if this land banking project, along with the timing, all still makes sense to you, then confirm one of the spots at the small limited ‘no obligation’ presentations in your local city.

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Tell me more about these limited size presentations?

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SPECIAL LIMITED OFFER

I am not a person who likes using the 'Special Offer' sales tactic unless they are of real and significant value. I was actually about to launch this site when the developer stopped me and said he could provide a special discount price of $52,800 (incl. GST) for the first 100 purchasers registered from this site - a further saving of $11,000 (incl. GST).

So what is the SPECIAL offer again? As with the standard offer, you only need to provide $16,500 (incl GST) initially to secure your own option rights agreement for a lot of land, however on registration of the subdivision of the property rather than paying the remaining $47,300 (incl GST) you will only be required to settle with $36,300 (incl GST).

But remember this offer is only available for the first 100 purchasers registered from this site or until June 30th which ever comes first.

Final Word

I hope at the end of the day that all this information has given you a perspective on property investing in Australia and how land banking works.

Investing is incredibly exciting but can be one of the most stressful things you ever do in life… I allhope I have clarified some things for you, so that you can choose the best decision for you.

If you decide that gathering more information and coming to a ‘no obligation’ presentation night is the next step, then we look forward to seeing you soon. If its not then I completely understand it wasn’t for you and let me wish you all the very best with your future property investment decisions.

Whatever you do, just keep one eye on that investment clock and make sure your alarm is set for the next property boom :)

Take care

Marty Keene

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