Where do you start your search for an investment property? It’s the classic question every property investor asks, but the order of those decisions matters. What should I buy, where should I buy it, and when? At every seminar we used to run, Michael Yardney would put this question to the room. Almost without fail,…
Every year, property investors are presented with a fresh collection of forecasts telling them where interest rates, house prices, rents and the economy are heading. Some forecasts will be broadly right, many will miss the mark, and almost none will accurately predict the unexpected events that ultimately shape the market. Yet investors continue to search…
Are you overwhelmed by interest rates, falling confidence, gloomy headlines and a new prediction every week? Right now, the property noise is deafening, and it’s easy to freeze. My message is simple: there is light on the horizon. The short term will remain uncertain, but the long term is still very much on our side….
Australian home prices fell for a sixth consecutive month in September, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index Report, as higher interest rates continued to constrain borrowing capacity and weigh on housing demand. Data show that national home prices declined 0.2% over the month and are now 3.3% below their March 2026 peak. Annual…
If you want to build wealth for your family, it helps to start with a plan rather than the property listings. It’s very easy to get distracted by all the headlines right now. Inflation is proving stubborn, interest rates remain a pressure point, and the federal government is facing growing scrutiny over its policies and…
Would you like a Cash Machine? Imagine flicking a switch in the morning and having it churn out money all day while you get on with the things you love doing. Building a cash machine gives you the freedom to take your hands off the wheel, live comfortably, and pass wealth on to the next…
For generations, Australians have responded to housing affordability pressures in a predictable way – when the home they wanted became too expensive, they moved further from the city. But something important is changing. Australia’s affordability problem has become so entrenched that many buyers are making a different compromise. Rather than simply changing where they live, they…
Australian property prices are falling, economists are revising their forecasts, and buyers are understandably wondering how much further the market could decline. Yet even a reasonably significant fall in property values would do surprisingly little to solve Australia’s housing affordability problem. That was the clear message delivered to the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing…
Are you looking to build greater wealth but unsure which investment vehicle is right for you? When it comes to building wealth, few debates are as enduring as property versus shares. Recently, I sat down for a live conversation with Louise Bedford – one of Australia’s most respected trading educators, a bestselling author of six…
Something interesting is happening in Australia’s property market, with auction clearance rates only telling part of the story. Auctions work best when several motivated buyers compete for the same property, creating urgency and pushing prices higher. But as buyer demand has softened in 2026, that competition has become harder to generate. New Domain research shows…
