By the time many of today’s Gen Z Australians buy their first home, the map of Australia will look very different. Melbourne is on track to overtake Sydney as our largest city. Canberra is expected to become bigger than Newcastle. Geelong could overtake Wollongong, while lifestyle destinations such as the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, Busselton,…
Which generation actually holds the most wealth in property? The answer might surprise you, and so will what’s happening beneath the surface as Baby Boomers quietly shift their fortunes out of bricks and mortar and into cash. Recent analysis from KPMG has given us the clearest picture yet of how wealth is really distributed across…
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Could you be earning a good income, owning property and still operating with a poverty mindset? Could beliefs you absorbed as a child be quietly limiting how much wealth you build today? And why do some people break free from financial hardship while others repeat the same patterns from one generation to the next? My…
As a property investor, you can get the timing wrong, overpay a bit, blow the reno budget, and still end up wealthier than the person who waited for “perfect.” I know that sounds like heresy, especially to newer investors who think every decision has to be flawless or they’ll be ruined. But after you’ve been…
Australia’s labour market is beginning to show clearer signs of cooling, with unemployment rising slightly, employment falling and wage growth remaining subdued. This matters because the Reserve Bank has repeatedly highlighted the strength of the labour market and the risk of persistent wage and services inflation when explaining its cautious approach to interest rates. The…
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What if I told you that some of the worst financial decisions I’ve ever seen were made by some of the smartest people I know? Doctors. Lawyers. Business owners. Executives. People who are genuinely brilliant in their field, yet they’re making wealth mistakes that are quietly costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars, sometimes more….
Australia’s property markets continue to cool, although the latest employment and wage figures suggest the Reserve Bank may have less reason to raise interest rates again in the near term. Cotality’s latest figures show combined capital city dwelling values fell 0.3% over the past week and 1.0% over the past month, although they remain 2.4%…
Australia’s property investment landscape is changing. From 1 July 2027, negative gearing benefits for residential property will generally be restricted to newly built homes, while the familiar capital gains tax discount will be replaced by a different system based on inflation indexation and a minimum tax rate on future gains. Understandably, many investors are asking…
In the ever-evolving landscape of real estate, there has been a notable shift in focus towards neighbourhood when homeowners have been making their buying decisions. And investors should similarly focus on selecting the right neighbourhood as this trend transcends mere aesthetic appeal or status symbols; it delves into the more profound aspects of socio-economic dynamics…
For decades, Australians became accustomed to the idea that each generation would enjoy a better standard of living than the one before it. We worked, we saved, we bought homes, we built businesses and, despite the occasional recession or economic shock, most households expected their incomes and wealth to rise over time. Unfortunately, that expectation…
