Negotiation is more of an art than a science. Skillful negotiation doesn’t come naturally to most of us – it’s something that needs to be learned, practiced, and perfected over time. It’s often said that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at anything, which means that most buyers and sellers, who only transact…
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Michael is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who help their clients grow, protect and pass on their wealth through independent, unbiased property advice and advocacy. He's once again been voted Australia's leading property investment adviser and one of Australia's 50 most influential Thought Leaders. His opinions are regularly featured in the media. Visit Metropole.com.au
One of the constants in life is change, however most of us don’t like change. Life, business, property investing or whatever is much easier if things are nice and predictable. But that’s not how things work – is it? So let’s look at 10 quotes about change: 1. “Waking up to who you are requires letting…
[Podcast] Harry Dent says Australia’s property bubble will burst, but Pete Wargent bursts his bubble
Are we heading for the biggest crash since the Great Depression? Is it just around the corner? Well according to Harry Dent, we are and it is. He is telling anyone who is prepared to listen that we are heading for a stock market crash, and the value of your house will drop by up…
Warren Buffett is arguably one of the best investors of all time and has an excellent track record of creating and maintaining his wealth dating back to his early entrepreneurial days starting at just five years old. You’d think that the hugely successful magnate and philanthropist would be too strapped for time to mentor as…
Despite a sequence of thirteen State or Territory lockdowns so far this year, property prices have been largely unscathed. And even though the rate of house price growth is slowing, property values increased in all states in July with all our capital cities in line for strong double-digit property price growth this year. But Australia’s…
Why invest in property? There are lots of ways to make money and some people would argue that real estate investing isn’t really that easy.
But if you follow a proven formula it’s simple
I hope you’re taking advantage of the current property boom. I haven’t seen conditions like this since the early 1970s when I first started investing. Now you won’t find charts of that particular boom in the various research house statistics, because they weren’t keeping those types of records in those days. Back then, the boom…
Despite a sequence of 13 State or Territory lockdowns so far this year, property prices have been largely unscathed. This is a stark contrast to last year’s major Victorian lockdown that ran for over four months when Melbourne prices fell 3.3% and even Sydney’s dipped 1.6%, as did Perth’s, by 1.2%. Despite what is now…
The extended lockdown across greater Sydney could be the catalyst for another Australian recession, according to experts. In this month’s Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey™, 40 experts and economists weighed in on future cash rate moves and other issues relating to the state of the economy, with all panellists expecting a rate hold for this…
Wondering what will happen to the Melbourne property market this year? Are you wondering what will happen to the Melbourne property market over the balance of 2021 and into next year? Well… based on how the market has been performing so far it’s likely that will see high double-digit Melbourne house price growth in 2021,…