How many hours a week do you work? Forty? Or less? Probably more. Either way, it’s important to have a good balance between the time you spend at work and the time you spend on personal pursuits and activities. In his regular column in The New Daily, Simon Kuestenmacher discussed the number of hours Aussies…
Auctions: they can be the best way to snap up a property fast, but they also come with their fair share of stress and uncertainty. Rather than letting the emotion of auction day take over and derail your plans, savvy investors know that their chances of success are far greater if they try making an…
If you were hoping the three rate cuts in 2025 would finally give Australians some breathing room, you’re not alone. Many households entered the year optimistic, believing the worst was behind them and that easing monetary policy would start to unwind several years of relentless financial pressure. But the reality has been very different. The…
Unemployed Australians are the most vulnerable to identity fraud, a shocking new study has found. Leader in global identity and fraud intelligence, GBG, examined Australian Bureau of Statistics data to identify which groups across the country are most frequently targeted by scammers. Top 10 demographics most affected by identity fraud in Australia Rank Category Group Victimisation Rate…
Let’s be honest, when you think of Toorak, Paddington or Surfers Paradise, “affordable” isn’t the first word that comes to mind. These are blue-chip postcodes where homes sell for the kind of money that makes even seasoned investors wince. But here’s the thing, you don’t always need $4 million (or more) to get your foot…
Buying or selling a home has always been a high-stakes, high-pressure event. The paperwork, the deadlines, the hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of dollars changing hands. But what most people don’t realise is that those exact conditions also create the perfect hunting ground for cybercriminals. And now, because of artificial intelligence, property scams are becoming…
For years, Australians have been asking themselves why saving for a home feels harder than ever. While soaring property prices grab most of the headlines, there’s another culprit that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: wages. A new report by Per Capita titled The Lost Decade has revealed just how much low wage growth has held…
If you’ve ever felt that everyone around you seems to be a millionaire these days, you’re not imagining things. According to the latest UBS Global Wealth Report and reported by ABC news, Australia now boasts one of the highest concentrations of millionaires in the world, and much of that wealth is tied directly to property….
Two-thirds of property investors make the mistake of buying in their own backyard. Now we know that most property investors never achieve the financial freedom they’re looking for. Of the 2.1 million property investors in Australia, 1.9 million never get past their first or second property while only around 20,000 investors around Australia own 6…
Australia has always been a nation that values connection, and this is now evident in our housing. Sure, most of the media commentary focuses on property values, interest rates, and auction clearance rates. And while those metrics are obviously important for us as investors, there’s a more fundamental force quietly shaping our cities and influencing long-term…
