Once you start looking for property you’ll come across a whole new group of fancy words used. The Real Estate Institute of Australia collated the following list of terms often used in the real estate industry, you may find useful: ABSENTEE LANDLORD – An owner or sub-lessor who does not reside in the place or…
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Ever wondered how coffee affects your brain? Apparently, Kaffa (coffee) was discovered in Western Ethiopia when a shepherd noticed his goats were more active after eating coffee beans. If like me, you like your coffee, you’ll enjoy this short (1.24 minute) humorous video explaining how it affects you.
I keep careful track of consumer confidence because it’s a good indicator of what’s ahead for our economy and property markets. And the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence report shows it increased 2.6pts to 83.9 this week after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged. However, despite the improvement, looking longer-term the index…
Hi, and welcome to another episode of the Michael Yardney podcast. This is a very special episode because I’m introducing the new second podcast that I’ll deliver each week with leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher. For the last four years, Simon has been one of this podcast’s most popular regular guests. Because we both believe the…
Today, Ken Raiss, director of Metropole Wealth Advisory, joins me to discuss a topic close to the hearts of many parents. We’ll explore the various ways you can help your children enter the property market and secure their financial future. So, if you’re a parent looking to support your kids in buying their first property,…
Have you wondered how many investment properties you would need to get the ultimate goal of financial freedom? I’ve found that while most property investors hope to one day replace their personal income with cash from their investment properties, most don’t have a strategy to achieve their goals. So, just how many properties does it…
As I get older and wiser, I think there is a real problem going on in the world today. I feel like so many people walk around with a general sense of entitlement and it’s so damaging. This truth might hurt, but the world doesn’t owe you anything. That might sound harsh, but accepting that…
Times are changing and we’re at the beginning of a new property cycle. Many of the housing markets around Australia have experienced consistent property growth over the last 7 months. 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…
It was the blunt but ingenious billionaire Kerry Packer who memorably explained to a stunned parliamentary committee exactly how the tax system works. The late business tycoon said, “I’m not evading tax in any way, shape, or form. Now, of course, I’m minimising my tax, and if anybody in this country doesn’t minimise their tax,…
Look what’s happened to property prices!
Knowing what you know now, who wouldn’t have liked to buy their parent’s house for what your parents paid years ago?
