Michael’s Latest Commentary
The 4 Steps to Financial Independence
With our property markets booming in many parts of Australia and the media reminding us that some properties are increasing in value by over $1,000 a week a whole new generation of Australians are choosing to invest in property to develop a degree of financial freedom and get themselves out of the rat race. Some [...]
[video] Westpac Economic Update April 2014 – Bill Evans
In this video Bill Evans, chief economist of Westpac, discusses what he describes as the most important data release this year - … read more..
The horrible effects of sleep deprivation [infographic]
We've all done it - skimped on sleep and felt the after effects. But the Huffington Post reports one study published last … read more..
The Attributes of Successful Property Developers
In these changing times when property investors can no longer count on double digit price growth many are considering getting started in property development to help them ‘manufacture’ some capital growth. In fact one of the most read blogs on this site is How to Get Started in Property Development. It all sounds so simple. So what [...]
[video] Westpac Economic Update April 2014 – Bill Evans
In this video Bill Evans, chief economist of Westpac, discusses what he describes as the most important data release this year – the March quarter inflation report. He also discusses his revised forecast for interest rates and expectations for the Australian dollar.
Beware the cheapest property manager – Shannon Davis
One of the biggest mistakes I see investors make is choosing their property manager on price. Management fees are a tax deduction but the difference between the cost of a good manager and a bad manager can be substantial – both in a monetary sense and in the level of service received.
First home buyers are being pushed out of the market by ugly greedy property investors
If you believed what you read in the papers you’d think that first home buyers (FHBs) are being pushed out of the market by ugly greedy property investors, many of them from overseas. After all… currently our property markets are booming and the chart below clearly shows that first home buyers numbers (based on finance [...]
