After an extended period of strong growth, the latest data suggests Australia’s housing markets are beginning to move into a new phase, with the early signs of fatigue now becoming evident in Sydney and Melbourne. Australia’s two largest housing markets are showing clear signs of strain, with Sydney and Melbourne recording their first quarterly house…
You’ve probably seen it more times than you can count – Boomers hoarding houses, Millennials crying about avocado toast, Gen Z accused of being job-shy. This narrative circulates because it’s simple and emotionally satisfying. But if you peel back the layers, blaming “generations” tells us almost nothing useful about housing affordability or wealth inequality in…
Now that Australia’s property markets are moving to the next phase of the cycle, strategic investors are back in the market actively purchasing properties and setting themselves up for financial freedom. After all, when it comes to investing your hard-earned cash, there are many investment options available, but choosing an investment vehicle that will generate…
Have you ever caught yourself wondering why the property market seems to be either skyrocketing or plummeting? It feels like everyone’s either raving about booms or fretting over busts, right? Well, here’s the less dramatic truth: most of the time, the property market isn’t doing much at all; it’s just quietly ticking along. But don’t…
Plenty of investors make the mistake of buying into the hype that is government infrastructure spending. New train lines. New motorways. New hospitals and schools. Every time a major infrastructure project is announced, a wave of excitement follows… and so does a flood of investor interest. But that fact is that infrastructure spending alone is…
One of the great advantages of property investing and something most Australians still don’t fully understand is that you don’t have to sell a property to access its growth. In fact, if you do this right, you may never need to sell. Instead, you can “leapfrog” from one property to the next, using accumulated equity…
Here’s a strange truth that trips up many well-intentioned investors… The more you try to control every aspect of your property portfolio, the less influence you actually end up having. Yes, I know—it sounds completely backwards. Most people believe the secret to building a successful portfolio is being hands-on. After all, if you want things…
When it comes to real estate investing, there’s an old saying: “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” But for many first-time or naive investors, the allure of quick profits and shiny new developments often blinds them to the hidden traps lurking beneath the surface. One of the most insidious of…
A property investor is, by definition, someone who purchases property with the intention of making an income or a profit. But with less than 50% of investors sticking it out for more than 5 years and around 92% never owning more than 1 or 2 properties, there is enough evidence to indicate that being successful…
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…
