![[PODCAST] You Might Stop Working, But Your Money Shouldn’t – Investing Through Retirement with Ken Raiss](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/689_Retirement_Dreams-KR-Youtube-cover-270x200.jpg)
In today’s show, Ken Raiss and I discuss the evolving landscape of retirement planning, emphasising that retirement is not an end but a new chapter that requires strategic investment and financial planning. We look at what it means to keep your money working in retirement, how property investors should adjust — not stop — their…
In 1966, homeownership in Australia hit “peak home ownership” as 73 per cent of dwellings were owned outright or with a mortgage. That figure has been drifting downward ever since, sitting at 66–67 per cent in recent years, and just 63 per cent at the 2021 Census if you count occupied dwellings only. On the…
![[PODCAST] Suburban Revival: How a New Generation Is Reshaping Australia’s Housing Future With Simon Kuestenmacher](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/698-Suburban_Revival-SK-Youtube-cover-270x200.jpg)
In today’s show Simon Kuestenmacher and I discuss the significant shift of millennials from urban living to suburban areas. We highlight how millennials are reshaping suburban culture while still valuing aspects of their urban lifestyles. This is a generation that once embraced city skylines, inner-city cafes, and the hustle of urban living, but is now…
Here are some inspirational quotes by the highly successful entrepreneur Richard Branson to help stir you up and get you moving through the day … 1. “Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.” – Richard Branson 2. “Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture…
Median house prices could soar by up to $154,000 by the end of 2026 as buyers pile in over the next year at a time of limited supply. Sydney’s median house price could jump by more than $150,000 over the next 15 months. Melbourne’s median house price may climb past the $1 million mark. Perth,…
Australia’s housing market isn’t just about affordability, wealth creation, or investment returns. Believe it or not, it’s also quietly reshaping some of the most personal aspects of our lives: love, relationships, marriage, and family stability. We’ve long discussed how demographics influence housing. But what’s less often recognised is how housing costs, in turn, influence our…
Do you know the 15 common myths that are killing the wealth potential of the average Australian property investor? A few days ago I explained how despite us living in a land of plenty, the sad reality is that the majority of Australians will never achieve financial freedom. Yet, on the other hand, a small…
![[PODCAST] Stamp Duty is Holding Australia Back: Dr. Nicola Powell on Why We Need Bold Reform](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/717_Stamp_Duty-Youtube-cover-270x200.jpg)
Australia’s housing market is under pressure from many directions, but one of the most overlooked barriers is stamp duty. Once a relatively modest transaction cost, stamp duty has ballooned into one of the biggest financial hurdles for homebuyers. Just to give you an idea – in Sydney, stamp duty on a median-priced house has gone…
For years, stamp duty has been the elephant in the room when we talk about housing affordability and economic reform. Everyone knows it’s a problem; economists, buyers, sellers, and investors alike. Yet, despite endless reviews and repeated calls for reform, we’re still stuck with a tax that almost no one is willing to defend. Dr…
Money doesn’t discriminate; it doesn’t care who you are or where you come from. No matter what you did yesterday, today begins anew and you have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else to become wealthy. Yet the sad reality is that the majority of Australians will never achieve financial freedom. On the other…
