You’re ready to take the next step and buy your first, or buy another, investment property. And you’re looking for the best Buyer’s agent or Buyer’s advocate around in order to make your investment property purchase. Naturally, among all your research for the best Buyer’s agent for the job, you’re probably doing a lot of…
When it comes to building wealth through real estate, the fundamentals rarely change. Success isn’t about quick wins or timing the market – it’s about understanding timeless principles and mastering your behaviour. Fact is…You don’t need to outsmart the market – you just need to stop outsmarting yourself. Like you, I see that every few…
If you feel like buying a home is harder today than it was a decade ago, you’re right, and the data backs that up. Australia’s housing affordability is now at levels that would be considered extreme in almost any advanced economy. Prices have outpaced incomes, deposits take far longer to save, and home ownership, once…
Most property investors won’t lose money in 2026. But many will lose time. Years of it, tied up in properties that go nowhere because they bought the wrong asset in the wrong location and hoped the market would bail them out. The uncomfortable truth is that this year the Australian property market will no longer…
If you think Australia’s property market has “settled down”… I’d challenge that. Sure, prices have kept rising in many places, but that’s not the whole story. What’s happening now is more interesting, and more important if you’re an investor, because the market isn’t moving as one. Here’s what a lot of investors get wrong at…
If you are thinking about buying, selling, upgrading, or investing in property over the course of 2026, you are probably wondering what property prices will do this year. In this blog, I revisit the evidence-based factors that matter most: loan volumes, borrowing capacity, interest rate expectations, interstate migration, and where each capital city sits in its cycle. I also explain why…
In today’s ever-changing property market, it’s never been easier to get lost in the sea of conflicting opinions. If you scroll through social media or attend a property webinar, you’ll find a new wave of so-called “experts” and buyers’ agents focusing more on their social media presence than actual expertise. But here’s the problem—many of…
I regularly speak with smart, capable investors – many with substantial means – who still feel stuck. Not because they lack opportunity. But because the opportunities in front of them aren’t the exact ones they imagined when they first set out on their wealth-building journey. They’re waiting for the perfect deal. The perfect market moment….
Are you considering investing in Melbourne’s property market? You’re not alone — and you’re certainly not too late. Melbourne has posted consecutive months of home price growth in the second half of 2025. This represents a notable turnaround as Melbourne property prices fell in most months of 2024. Melbourne continues to rank as one of…
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Brisbane has quietly become one of Australia’s most exciting property stories — a city transforming from the underdog of the east coast into a powerhouse of growth, lifestyle, and opportunity. While Sydney and Melbourne often steal the headlines, Brisbane has been outperforming expectation delivering steady, sustainable growth, and it’s not slowing down. With record migration,…
