Australia’s changes to negative gearing have been promoted as a way to give first-home buyers a better chance against investors. While some aspiring homeowners will benefit from less investor competition for established properties, particularly apartments and more affordable homes, the policy is being introduced into a rental market that is already seriously undersupplied, and that…
Australia’s rental crisis has been building for years, but new figures suggest the pressure could become even worse. We already know Australia doesn’t have enough homes. Vacancy rates remain tight, rents have risen substantially and population growth continues to create new households requiring somewhere to live. Yet at precisely the time we need more rental…
Over the past two decades, I’ve advised hundreds of property investors at every stage of their wealth journey. Some were purchasing their first investment property, while others already had substantial portfolios and were seeking a clearer strategy to move to the next level. I’ve also worked with investors who owned several properties but found that…
It might not feel like it when you’re at the checkout or watching your mortgage repayments rise, but Australians have quietly become some of the richest people on the planet. According to the latest Allianz Global Wealth Report 2025, the average Australian is now worth €383,720 (about $686,000) — making us the third-wealthiest population in…
Do you remember playing pretend when you were little? Maybe you were a superhero, a dinosaur or a princess. Of course, that was normal when you were little, and it was usually harmless. While most children know the difference between pretending to be a superhero and jumping off the roof thinking they can fly, adults often…
Australia’s rental market was already stretched before the federal government decided to rewrite the tax rules for property investors. Vacancy rates remain painfully low, advertised rents continue to rise faster than wages, and the country is failing to build enough homes for its growing population. Now, Labor’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax…
Most investors walk straight past villa units on their way to something that feels more impressive. I think that’s a mistake, and after years of watching what actually builds wealth through property, I’ve come to appreciate these quietly reliable assets far more than most people give them credit for. A villa unit sits in an…
If you’ve been wondering where the next wave of opportunity will come from in Australia’s property market, look no further than Melbourne. Beneath the noise of headlines about interest rates and affordability, a powerful demographic story is quietly unfolding, one that is setting the stage for the city’s next property boom. Melbourne’s growth engine is…
Ever noticed how everyone suddenly becomes a property expert the moment you mention you’re an investor? You know the lines: “My cousin bought three places in six months”, “The bloke at work says mining towns are the future”, or the classic, “Just buy something close by so you can drive past it.” It’s well-meaning. It’s…
Most Australians know Australia is a nation built on immigration. But I’d wager most don’t realise just how dramatically the story has shifted over the past decade – or what that shift means for property demand in the years ahead. The Australian Bureau of Statistics just released its latest population data, and there are some…
