There is an increasing number of websites, apps and data sites becoming available for investors to scrutinise and analyse their next potential investment. Many experts and analysts are monetarising these tools and taking advantage of our interest in investing in property. I feel that many of these tools designed to analyse data at any point…
We all know we should rack up credit card debt. We know we should pay more than the minimum monthly repayments otherwise we’ll always remain in debt. No there are a number of new services to help you structure your credit card repayments including Afterpay which lets you buy what you want today and repay…
What are the top lifestyle suburbs in Australia? While Melbourne has been voted the world’s most liveable city for the last 7 years, Brisbane is home to seven of the 10 best lifestyle suburbs according to realestate.com.au For the purposes of their analysis, suburbs were ranked based on a number of factors including proximity to…
I know first home buyers are having trouble getting into the property market, but believe it or not it’s cheaper to afford a home today than it was 28 years ago. When the RBA meets next Tuesday they are set to leave the cash rate on hold – the 20th consecutive decision to keep the cash rate at a…
Melbourne or Sydney – who will win the race to be Australia’s number 1 capital city? As long as I remember there’s been rivalry between our two super star cities which, interesting, are each bigger than every city in the USA other than New York. Currently the population of Sydney is around 5,030,000 and that of…
With high property prices making it harder to enter the property market more Australians are approaching their parents for a financial hand. More than 55% of first time home buyers require financial assistance from their parents, with the average cash contribution being around $89,000. According to a report in the Australian Financial Review lending by…
Do you tip when dining out at a restaurant? Unlike in the United States, tipping isn’t an integral part of Australian culture, but new finder.com.au research shows 1.8 million diners have felt obliged to tip anyway. The survey of 1,845 diners shows one in nine (11%) have felt pressured when presented with an EFTPOS machine…
Probably the most difficult part of property investing is understanding what the future holds. If only we could predict the future and how suburbs are going to perform in advance, we would make a fortune! As part of my research and analysis on a property within a certain suburb, I look to at past performance…
Is there really a housing affordability crisis? Now I’m not arguing that it’s hard to get into the housing market – it is, but maybe it’s no harder than before. According to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), those arguing property’s lack of affordability haven’t studied the numbers properly. In fact their research…
Now here’s some good news…salaries are finally starting to rise After a continuing decline in Australian salary movement since 2012, the 2018 National Salary Survey (NSS) has found an increase in wage growth from 2.8% to 2.9%. The recent report released by the Institute of Managers and Leaders (IML) this month has revealed a rise…
