Articles by Michael Matusik

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Michael is director of independent property advisory Matusik Property Insights. He is independent, perceptive and to the point; has helped over 550 new residential developments come to fruition and writes his insightful Matusik Missive

Our recent research on Australia’s future demographic shape helps to pinpoint an imbalance between the type of housing that is being built and what our key buying groups want and can afford. 6 district buyer segments in our market Young renters First home buyers Upgraders Downsizers Retirees The aged care market Our work suggests that…

To find out the answer we undertook a study to help provide us with some guidelines and found that certain types of views added a different value to a property. Our work identified the different views available and then we looked at how much they can increase a dwelling’s value. Our investigation was also based…

Building homes is restricted mainly by planning red (and green) tape, high taxation, government munificence, and not being able to easily build what the market wants and/or can afford. Now that is off my chest – hopefully for the last time for a while – let me outline why stopping overseas migration isn’t really a…

Today, I’ll look at Australian household types with emphasis on those Aussies living alone. One in ten Australians lives alone. However, the recently released Census shows that a quarter of our occupied dwellings typically hold just one person, but 90% of us live with someone else. Semantics? Maybe? So let’s look at the data… Number…

Daily we see sombre images from conflict zones like Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti and along the Coup Corridor in Africa. These evoke a mix of compassion and concern. For many, the sight of fellow humans fleeing from violence and upheaval provokes empathy, yet it also sparks apprehension, particularly among residents of affluent and much more secure…

Not that long ago there were two Australias. The Haves and The Have Nots. Tall Poppies and the Rest of Us. But now there appear to be three Australias. 1. Tenants There are roughly one-third of Australians who are tenants suffering from double-digit rental increases, while at the same time experiencing sharp falls in real…

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