LongView launches investment fund offering

The newly introduced LongView Homes Investment Fund invites investors to participate in the thriving property markets of Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, starting with a minimum investment of $100,000.

The fund provides investors with a chance to benefit from the capital appreciation of a diversified portfolio of family homes, each valued between $800,000 and $3 million, situated across key metropolitan areas.

This strategic approach taps into the historical growth patterns of these markets, where property values in Melbourne and Sydney have historically doubled every decade.

Evan Thornley, co-founder and executive chair of LongView, highlighted the promising nature of these investments, citing historical data.

“On average, regional houses have doubled every 15 years, whereas capital city houses double every 11 years, and the top half (by performance) of capital city houses double every six and a half years,” Thornley said.

The LongView Homes Investment Fund is designed to capitalise on the higher capital growth observed in these cities, offering investors access to high-value properties without the burden of individual ownership and management.

Thornley said: “Our fund focuses on capital city properties with significant potential for growth, starting at $100,000. This model provides a way for investors to benefit from substantial capital appreciation while avoiding the challenges of direct property ownership.

“One of the reasons property investors are drawn to capital city property is because – as the CoreLogic data shows us – the capital growth is higher.

“But those properties also have higher prices. Our fund invests in capital city properties, $800,000 to $3 million family homes with investors able to start with $100,000.”

A move to help divorced buyers

This new offering comes as LongView recently announced that it is seeking to support divorced buyers who have “locked out of the property market” as a result of financial separation.

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that 49,241 couples divorced in 2022, with a rate of 2.4 divorces for every 1,000 people aged 16 years and up.

Due to the rising cost of housing and continued undersupply issues, the pressure being felt by divorced individuals is being strongly felt.

LongView’s Buying Boost shared equity investment product provides a borrower with an additional 50 per cent of their deposit if the borrower already has a deposit of $100,000, with LongView being able to contribute up to $300,000 to a buyer’s deposit (available in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Gold Coast).

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Adrian Suljanovic is a journalist at Broker Daily with more than two years experience reporting on all facets of the third party distribution channel.

Adrian has written for a range of business and finance titles including IFA, Investor Daily and Lawyer’s Weekly before joining the mortgages team in 2022.

He graduated from the University of Wollongong in 2021 gaining a Bachelor of Communication & Media with a major in Digital & Social Media.

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