What has been the single greatest obstacle stopping you from becoming financially free? Why do I ask? Well…last week at a private client function I was conducting I had the good fortune to have conversations with a number of our Wealth Retreat graduates. I was talking with them about their experiences since attending our 5-day…
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Auction clearance rates remained strong this weekend, despite even more properties being put under the hammer than in previous weeks. This weekend 2,563 properties were taken to auction, considerably more than last weekend’s 2,289 (and the previous weekend’s 1723.) All our capital cities delivered strong auction clearance rates with Adelaide being the stand-out performer with…
CoreLogic today announced its estimate of the total value of residential real estate in Australia has reached a new high of $8.1 trillion. The surge in value follows the recent broad-based capital gains witnessed across the country, with many markets now at new peak levels. CoreLogic data shows in the three months to April, national…
There are more interesting articles, commentaries and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month. Each Saturday morning I like to share some of the ones I’ve read during the week. The weekend will be over before you know it, so enjoy some interesting reading. Housing market strong as…
Tony Robbins, is life coach and performance strategist. He says he is not a motivator. He’s been quoted as saying: “If all you do is motivate, without a strategy, it’s like a warm bath. It’s nice. It’s not enough.” Robbins prefers to think of himself as an inspirer, so here are some of his quotes…
We are experiencing extraordinary times with a booming economy and surging property market yet if history repeats itself, most investors won’t become rich. So, in today’s podcast, I want to share three lessons with you to help even the odds in your favour. Firstly, I’m going to explain six reasons many property investors don’t become…
We’re a third of the way through the year now and Australian house prices continued to surge strongly in April, albeit at a slower rate than the blistering pace seen in March. And while auction clearance rates have dropped a little, they’re still at boomtime levels. But what’s happening to our rental market? We know…
You’ve probably have heard that your first property investment is the most important one. Get it right and it will be the springboard to building a substantial property portfolio. Get it wrong and you’ll probably never move past your first investment property. Remember around 50% of all those who get into real estate investing sell…
New housing loan approvals rose strongly in March, up 5.5% over the last month with around 55% of the increase driven by investors. Contributing to the monthly increase was lending to investors, which saw a 12.7% increase from the month prior. This was the 10th consecutive month that the value of new investor lending commitments…
Times are changing and where at the beginning of a new property cycle and experiencing booming conditions around Australia. But despite that not all the property news all good and the many mixed messages in the media are causing some would-be investors to doubt their decisions. Fear and uncertainty lead to procrastination and lack of…