![[PODCAST] Why Smart Property Investors Make Dumb Decisions – 5 biases costing you money with Louise Bedford](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/822-Dumb_Decision-LB-Youtube-cover-270x200.jpg)
Smart investors still make expensive mistakes, and surprisingly often, the problem begins inside their own heads. We like to believe that our investment decisions are based on facts, careful analysis and rational judgment. Yet cognitive biases quietly shape which facts we notice, which risks we dismiss and which stories we choose to believe. They encourage…
You’ve heard every stereotype going around about property investors. Some commentators paint us as reckless speculators piling into debt we can’t handle, while others imagine a nation of mum-and-dad battlers gambling their super on a rental property they barely understand. The truth, according to the most comprehensive dataset the Reserve Bank has ever had access…
![[PODCAST] AI Won’t Make You Rich as a Property Investor – But This Mindset Might with Dr Noah St. John](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/794-AI_Wont_Make_You_Rich-N-Youtube-cover-270x200.jpg)
Most property investors don’t fail because they lack access to information. In fact, today they have more information, more data, more forecasts, more podcasts, more software, more AI tools, and more opinions than ever before. And that may be part of the problem. Because when your brain is wired for survival, uncertainty can feel like…
There is no doubt that our housing markets are facing challenges from all directions, but clearly they have remained more resilient than the property pessimists had predicted. To better understand what’s happening, this monthly collection of charts from Cotality paints an interesting picture. According to Cotality, Australia’s most expensive homes are leading the housing downturn, with upper-quartile…
Zig Ziglar was one of my early mentors. He was one the most effective motivational speakers and authors of his generation. I remember that I wasn’t really sure about the concept of motivational messages when I first came across Zig Ziglar – but then I heard him say: “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well,…
Most of us like to believe we make rational decisions about money, property and our future, yet our choices are often guided by something much more powerful than logic: the desire to feel safe. We gravitate towards familiar options, follow what others are doing, and avoid decisions that make us uncomfortable. Unfortunately, what feels safe…
Have you ever looked at the latest inflation figures and wondered whether economists are living in the same country as you? We’re told inflation is running at three or four per cent, yet electricity bills have surged, council rates keep climbing, insurance costs more, rents have risen sharply and mortgage holders are paying thousands of…
Australia is entering the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in its history, yet many families are preparing for it with little more than a signed will and a vague promise that everything will work itself out. And that is a risky assumption because wealth rarely moves neatly from one generation to the next, particularly when the…
![[PODCAST] The Property Investment Skill Most Investors Never Learn](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/816_The_Property_Investment_Skill-MY-Youtube-cover-270x200.jpg)
What if the greatest threat to your property investment success isn’t choosing the wrong suburb, paying too much or getting your timing wrong? What if it’s your inability to remain disciplined when the headlines become frightening, the forecasts turn gloomy and everyone around you starts questioning whether property is still a good investment? Over the…
Over the years I have seen many people think about getting rich, proclaiming affirmations, visualizing and meditating yet they don’t get rich. Let’s be realistic… to get ahead in the real world you have to take action. Why is it that most people don’t take action? Sometimes it is a lack of knowledge, but more…
