As parents, we strive to arm our children with the necessary skills and knowledge that will guide them through life. A critical yet often overlooked part of this toolkit is financial literacy. Grasping money management from an early age can have a profoundly positive impact on a child’s life, setting the foundation for a lifetime…
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Every time rents rise, affordability worsens, or housing shortages make headlines, one group is dragged into the spotlight. Property investors. They’re called greedy. Accused of hoarding homes. Blamed for locking younger Australians out of the market. But is that actually true… or just a convenient narrative? After more than five decades in property investment, I’ve…
Two months into 2026, and we have seen a clear divergence in housing trends, with Sydney and Melbourne values flatlining while the mid-sized capitals continue to record a solid rate of gain at more than 1% month on month growth. Perth is showing the strongest trend, with home values jumping 2.3% in February, adding more…
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Interest rates are rising again. Inflation isn’t backing off. Sydney and Melbourne’s property markets are a little wobbly. And yet… National house prices are up more than 10% over the past year, and some capitals are still delivering boom-time results. So what’s really going on in Australia’s property markets right now? That’s what I discussed…
If they’re armed with all the research available in today’s information age, why can’t economists agree on where our property markets are heading? In fact, a better question would be – why do so many get it wrong? The simple answer is those market movements are far from an exact science. The fundamentals are easy…
One of the constants in life is change, however most of us don’t like change. Life, business, property investing or whatever is much easier if things are nice and predictable. But that’s not how things work – is it? So let’s look at 10 quotes about change: 1. “Waking up to who you are requires letting…
Every few years, a big, seductive idea swept through popular psychology and became so embedded in public thinking that it starts to feel like a universal truth. It was the claim that money stops making you happier after a certain point. You’ve probably heard the famous line: “Happiness plateaus at around US$75,000 a year.” It’s…
I’d like to share some of my thoughts about the inner game of wealth. Have you ever heard someone say that a lack of money was their problem? You know…they might say: “I can’t buy a new car because I don’t have the money.” Or “I can’t buy a house because I don’t have the…
Every investor eventually faces this uncomfortable question: How do I know when it’s time to sell an underperforming investment property? It’s not an easy decision. In fact, it’s one of the hardest decisions property investors make because it challenges two powerful human forces – loss aversion and the sunk-cost fallacy. We hang on because we’re…
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The property rules have changed… again. What worked five years ago won’t work the same way in 2026. The winners won’t be the loudest, the fastest, or the most aggressive – they’ll be the most strategic. So today, Brett Warren and I unpack exactly what’s changed, what still works, and how smart investors can position…
