The Australian housing market is going gangbusters and the signs are that the boom is here to stay for some time. But how do you profit from this current growth cycle? In today’s podcast, I discuss 6 property trends that you’re going to see – and hopefully take advantage of – in 2021. Then, in…
No one likes to fail. In fact, most people would do almost anything to avoid failure. So, do you want to know the real secret to success? It is not dedication, commitment, hard work, smart work, passion, or even habits. You’re not going to like the answer. I’ve heard it said that the real secret…
Believe it or not, 1 in 10 Australian adults are millionaires! A new report from Credit Suisse estimates as many as 1.8 million Australians are millionaires today based on net household wealth (defined as the value of financial and real assets minus debts). And over 3 million Australian adults could soon be millionaires, according to…
For Australians, real estate is something of a national obsession. That’s understandable given our home is often the biggest investment most of us will ever make. I’ve been investing in residential property for almost 50 years now, and throughout those decades there have been doomsayers and scaremongers claiming the Australian property market was a bubble…
ANZ predicts that the RBA will tighten the cash rate in two steps over the second half of 2023. The forecast, which is contingent on sustained inflation and wage growth, expects the Reserve Bank will take the cash rate to 0.5% by the end of that year. In fact, the ANZ research points out that…
What makes a street cool, particularly in 2021? That’s what Timeout asked 27,000+ city-dwellers and Smith Street Collingwood one out is the coolest street in the world. We know that Melbourne has been voted the world’s most livable city more than any other city in the last decade, however, it fell in the rankings this year…
We know the property markets are booming around Australia, but I was shocked when I read that we’re buying close to $1billion worth of properties every day. Then I drilled down into the numbers… A record $31 billion of finance flooded into our property markets in April alone! As you can see from the chart…
There are 2,755 billionaires globally—and combined, they are worth over $13 trillion. Of these ultra-wealthy individuals, just over 100 are millennials, born between the years 1981 and 1996. This young generation represents around 3.8% of all billionaires on a global basis with a combined net worth of $573.1 billion. This visualization, using data from Forbes, ranks the…
What makes a neighbourhood cool, particularly in 2021? Timeout surveyed over 38,000 city dwellers and asked local experts to rank the greatest places right now for fun, food, culture and community. What are the places that represent the spirit of the greatest cities on earth? These are the places to be for food and fun,…
You’re guaranteed two things in life – death, and taxes. While taking care of your physical and mental health can lead to a longer, healthier life and stave of the death part, what can you do to legally minimize your tax? Since everyone wants to pay less come tax time, in today’s podcast I chat…