Articles by Jo Chivers
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April 2017
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
- Finishing the year with a bang: Jo Chivers
- Finishing the year with a bang: Jo Chivers
- Countdown to construction completion: Jo Chivers
- Countdown to construction completion: Jo Chivers
- Keeping a can-do attitude in the property game: Jo Chivers
- Keeping a can-do attitude in the property game: Jo Chivers
November 2015
- Where is Australia's next major city? Jo Chivers
- Where is Australia's next major city? Jo Chivers
- Milking the property development process: Jo Chivers
- Milking the property development process: Jo Chivers
- Is it really worth selling on completion? Jo Chivers
- Is it really worth selling on completion? Jo Chivers
- Teach and you shall give: Jo Chivers
- Teach and you shall give: Jo Chivers
October 2015
- Pushing the boundaries: Jo Chivers
- Pushing the boundaries: Jo Chivers
- Solving a property development problem using perspective: Jo Chivers
- Solving a property development problem using perspective: Jo Chivers
- Is your property development ticking kitchen trends?: Jo Chivers
- Is your property development ticking kitchen trends?: Jo Chivers
- Dinner time economics: Jo Chivers
- Dinner time economics: Jo Chivers
September 2015
- Don't sweat the big deal: Jo Chivers
- Don't sweat the big deal: Jo Chivers
- Is that development project feasible? Jo Chivers
- Is that development project feasible? Jo Chivers
- Drop assumptions and save time on your planning process: Jo Chivers
- Drop assumptions and save time on your planning process: Jo Chivers
- What happens in the last three weeks of a development? Jo Chivers
- What happens in the last three weeks of a development? Jo Chivers
August 2015
- Celebrate the major milestones of your development: Jo Chivers
- Celebrate the major milestones of your development: Jo Chivers
- One important building material to include in your construction: Jo Chivers
- One important building material to include in your construction: Jo Chivers
- Small steps will lead to big things: Jo Chivers
- Small steps will lead to big things: Jo Chivers
- One big benefit in developing over a buy and hold strategy: Jo Chivers
- One big benefit in developing over a buy and hold strategy: Jo Chivers
July 2015
- Medium density development numbers add up: Jo Chivers
- Medium density development numbers add up: Jo Chivers
- Understanding subdivision: Jo Chivers
- Understanding subdivision: Jo Chivers
- Never too old to own your future: Jo Chivers
- Never too old to own your future: Jo Chivers
- Thinking outside the Square: Jo Chivers
- Thinking outside the Square: Jo Chivers
- Three property development tips for the new financial year: Jo Chivers
- Three property development tips for the new financial year: Jo Chivers
June 2015
- The main risks associated with property development: Jo Chivers
- The main risks associated with property development: Jo Chivers
- How site costs impact your development: Jo Chivers
- How site costs impact your development: Jo Chivers
- Copping the media frenzy: Jo Chivers
- Copping the media frenzy: Jo Chivers
- Small upgrades that give big impact: Jo Chivers
- Small upgrades that give big impact: Jo Chivers
May 2015
- Hire your weaknesses: Jo Chivers
- Hire your weaknesses: Jo Chivers
- Create your own flexible 'work portfolio': Jo Chivers
- Create your own flexible 'work portfolio': Jo Chivers
- How to accelerate the pre-construction phase: Jo Chivers
- How to accelerate the pre-construction phase: Jo Chivers
- Five words that made my Mother's Day: Jo Chivers
- Hard work will allow you to grow your property portfolio: Jo Chivers
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
- How to make attached dwellings look separate: Jo Chivers
- How to make attached dwellings look separate: Jo Chivers
- There's a lot more to the Hunter Valley's economy than mining: Jo Chivers
- Holding cost calculations and considerations: Jo Chivers
- Creating a system for your development process will save time and money: Jo Chivers
January 2015
- Is a hip roof as groovy as it may seem?
- Making sure building costs don't push your property development over budget: Jo Chivers
- Reader question: I want to subdivide my block of land, but where do I go from here?
- How I increased my property’s value by $65,000
- How I increased my property’s value by $65,000
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
- Three lessons from a knock down rebuild project
- Exploring all options of a development site
- Playing the property game, keep your eyes on the prize
- Playing the property game, keep your eyes on the prize
- Drive and determination can equal great achievement
- Drive and determination can equal great achievement
- Planning your property permits
- Planning your property permits
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
- Even the most time poor people can create a property success story
- The most common first time property developer mistakes: Not understanding the development process
- The most common first time property developer mistakes: Team selection
- The three most common first time property developer mistakes: Site selection
- End of financial year is a good time to reflect on your investments
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
- Planning, research and then taking action are the keys to successful investing
- Contract of sale - five vital checks to see if your development plans are worth pursuing: Jo Chivers
- The next phase of the mining boom, Hunter Region adapts to the new normal: Jo Chivers
- Determining your construction costs at the outset of your development: Jo Chivers
September 2013
August 2013
- How long should the construction phase of your development take? Jo Chivers
- Choosing your renovation strategy; rent or sell? Jo Chivers
- What's worth more to your home: an ensuite or a double garage? Jo Chivers
- What legacy will you leave behind?
- A 'cheapie' duplex development meets the needs of renters and clients
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
- Focus, determination and drive are key to property investment success: Jo Chivers
- The impact of bushfire zoning on your development: Jo Chivers
- Calculated risks are key to property development and investment success: Jo Chivers
- Financial education is one of the best gifts for your children: Jo Chivers
- Infrastructure is key when considering where to invest: Jo Chivers
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
November 2012
- You don't need to sell to reap the benefits of property investment
- Spring property market a case of extremes in mining areas
- Dual-occupancy, from slab start to completion in 20 weeks: Jo Chivers
- A dual-occupancy development project, from slab to kitchen
- Grasp every wealth-creation opportunity, in property and in life
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
- The third step when getting involved in property development: Assemble your property team
- The second step when getting involved in property development: Find a good development site
- The first step when getting involved in property development: Choose the right location
- Focused and steadfast in property investment
July 2012
- To renovate or not to renovate? That is the question.
- Bringing new products to market: A smooth new granny flat option
- Investing in property through a self-managed super fund a good bet to retire comfortably
- Investing in property through a self-managed super fund a good bet to retire comfortably
- The two-year timeline from buying land to renting out two completed brand-new homes
June 2012
May 2012
- Why the cost can change, even in a fixed-price building contract
- Kurri Kurri can survive the closure of its aluminium smelting plant: Jo Chivers
- Be wary of DA-approved sites on the market
- Why the construction manager is the most important person to a development
- An eco-friendly builder pays off with a smart granny flat