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What if the biggest risk to your wealth isn’t choosing the wrong property, paying a little too much, taking out the wrong loan, or even buying at the wrong stage of the property cycle? What if the biggest risk is something you haven’t even considered yet? I’ve been investing for more than 50 years, and…
While many Australians are keen to invest in property to secure their financial future, the statistics clearly show that most investors fail to achieve their goals. More than half of those who buy an investment property sell up in the first 5 years and only around 20,000 investors have joined the 1% club who own…
I hear it constantly from investors right now – “I’ll wait until things settle down.” And I understand why. There’s a lot going on. They’re worried about tax changes, the direction of interest rates, political uncertainty, geopolitical unrest, stubborn cost-of-living pressures, and the mixed messages they’re hearing about the Australian economy. Every day there seems…
By almost every traditional measure, Australians should be happier than previous generations. We are wealthier. We live longer. Our homes are larger and more comfortable, and we have access to healthcare, technology, entertainment, education and travel that our grandparents could barely have imagined. We carry devices in our pockets that give us instant access to…
If your dog could whisper in your ear, I bet they’d say: “You’ve been doing life the hard way – let me show you how we dogs do it.” That’s certainly been the case for me. Our miniature schnauzer Lincoln has taught me more about living fully, loving deeply, and leading wisely than many business…
If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate in…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index fell 1.1% in September, the sixth straight month of falling values. On a national basis, dwelling values are now 5.2% below their record highs from March 2026. Every month, investors, homeowners, and would-be buyers turn to the latest median property price data, hoping to make sense of what’s happening in…
In the world of property investment, a troubling phenomenon often rears its head: the Dunning-Kruger Effect. You see.. when it comes to money, seemingly rational people don’t always act rationally. We are subject to cognitive biases. Let me explain… In 1999, psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger published research finding that people with limited knowledge…
Albert Einstein’s theory about how fast the universe is expanding has been proved correct by British scientists who praised his “incredible accuracy”. He was always known for his insightful words, so here are 10 of his best quotes. 1. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. 3. Science is a wonderful…
If you had $1 million to spend on property investment in Australia today, where would you invest it? What location would you buy in, and why? And what about if you only have $500,000 to invest? Where is the best place to buy an investment for this budget? What are the top 10 hotspots now…
