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We’ve moved to the next phase of the property cycle — one of lower capital growth in some locations and slumping property prices in others. But that doesn’t mean it’s time to change your investment strategy. Real wealth from real estate is achieved through long-term capital appreciation and the ability to refinance to buy further properties…
I keep careful track of finance approvals — they’re an important indicator of what’s ahead for property. As I’ve often said: property investment is a game of finance with some houses thrown in the middle. The good news is that the recently released ABS stats show housing finance approvals rose again across all sectors in…
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What’s happening in the property markets around Australia? In today’s episode, I’ll speak with four experts to give you an update on what’s happening state by state. You’ll hear how our property markets peaked in September last year, and while the boom is over, it seems we’re in for a benign correction. Some areas are…
In good news for property investors, rents are on the way up throughout Victoria. The latest Corelogic Rental Review showed that: Melbourne rental rates increased by 1.2% over the first quarter of 2018 while outside of Melbourne, rents grew by 0.5% over the same period. Over the past 12 months, Melbourne rents have climbed 3.5% higher compared…
Do apartments make good investments? Well…some do and some don’t. But as we change the way we’re living, the right apartment will make a good long term investment and in this article I’m going to present a lot of data from the most recent Census to help you decide what makes a good “investment grade”…
Albert Einstein is arguably the most famous physicist of all time. But he wasn’t just a brilliant physicist, however. As you’ll see from some of the following quotes, he was also a remarkably wise and had incredible insights on society. 1. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” 2….
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The rich share a certain mindset that helps them build wealth. And if you want to become a rich you’ll need to learn to think and act like the rich. You’ll need to develop Rich Habits. In fact that’s the basis of my best selling book Rich Habits Poor Habits that I wrote with Tom…
In good news for property investors, rents are on the way up in many parts of New South Wales. The latest Corelogic Rental Review showed that: Renters in Sydney pay the most out of all the capital cities ($582 a week). Rents are up 0.5 per cent over the first three months of 2018 — the weakest first…
I was recently asked to distill my property investment philosophy into a few simple rules. Now that’s a big ask… Distill all the mistakes I’ve made and seen others make, as well as all the lessons I’ve learned and those of the many successes investors I’ve worked with into a view simple rules. Anyway…here’s my…
We teach our kids how to behave in public, how to have manners and the importance of working hard at school. But why don’t more of us teach our kids how to invest? We spend our lives investing. We invest in our homes, in our businesses and in our relationships with others. Almost everything we…
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