The Australian property market feels uncomfortable at the moment. Values are falling, buyers are hesitating, and another interest rate rise remains possible. If you’re waiting for someone to tell you precisely when the market will turn, you may be waiting for an answer nobody can give you. Fortunately, successful property investing has never depended on…
Bill Gates is one of the wealthiest men in America and one of the most important, influential personalities in the modern world of computers and technology. Of course, he the co-founder of Microsoft. I would like to share with you some of his quotes: 1. It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important…
Some lessons become dated as the world changes, while others become more valuable with time. After more than 50 years of investing, building businesses and helping people create wealth, I’ve learned that lasting success usually comes back to a relatively small number of principles. They influence how you think, the people you surround yourself with,…
What if the biggest risk to your wealth isn’t choosing the wrong property, paying a little too much, taking out the wrong loan, or even buying at the wrong stage of the property cycle? What if the biggest risk is something you haven’t even considered yet? I’ve been investing for more than 50 years, and…
While many Australians are keen to invest in property to secure their financial future, the statistics clearly show that most investors fail to achieve their goals. More than half of those who buy an investment property sell up in the first 5 years and only around 20,000 investors have joined the 1% club who own…
Here’s something that should concern every parent and grandparent in Australia. If you were born in the late 1940s, there was a 54% chance you owned a home by your late twenties. If you were born in the early 1990s, that figure has fallen to 36%. Now that’s a significant change in how wealth gets…
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Right now, there are two types of property investors in Australia. Those who bought before 7:30pm on the 12th of May 2026, and those who bought after it. And depending on which camp you’re in, the entire economics of your next move just changed. If you already own an established investment property, you’re sitting on…
Every few months, another report lands telling us everything is about to change. Interest rates, artificial intelligence, migration, climate change, tax policy – take your pick. Some forecasts will prove correct, many will be exaggerated, and plenty will eventually be forgotten. The challenge is separating the structural changes that will genuinely reshape Australia from the…
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What if the decisions that make you feel safest as a property investor are actually the ones most likely to cost you a fortune? Waiting for interest rates to settle sounds sensible. Keeping your money in cash feels secure. Avoiding investment debt appears responsible, while buying in the same locations everyone else is talking about…
Six months ago the conversation about Australian property was all about resilience, about how our markets kept climbing despite thirteen rate rises and a cost of living squeeze that refused to ease. Boy has that conversation has changed. Capital city dwelling values fell 1.1% over the past month and are now 1% lower than a…
