![[Podcast] Critical investment lessons we learned at Wealth Retreat 2022 with Brett Warren](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Podcast-cover-part-7-270x200.jpg)
Today I want to share some top wealth-creating insights that Brett Warren and I gained at Wealth Retreat. This is Australia’s number one learning and networking event for already successful property investors, business people, and entrepreneurs, which we held on the Gold Coast in March. As I spoke to many of the attendees from previous…
The rich are not necessarily happier than normal folk all the time, but I bet they are happier more often. That’s because money does make a difference in people’s lives. It removes a lot of our worries and allows us more time to spend with our families or on activities that make us happy. Likewise,…
![[Podcast] Top negotiation tactics you must learn to succeed, with Mark Creedon](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MY-podcast-391-01-270x200.jpg)
Negotiating is a part of living; we do it all the time. When you walk down a crowded street, you negotiate the path you take. A couple negotiates their relationship before and during the marriage. And of course, negotiation is one of the skills developed by all savvy property investors and businesspeople. Over the years,…
Everyone loves a good story. Storytelling is a critical skill every business owner and entrepreneur should have. Here are ten quotes that should inspire your inner storytelling: 1. “The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to individuals…
Australia’s property market has experienced unprecedented demand over the past couple of years and despite the market now cooling, rising costs and supply shortages are causing one of the worst housing crises in history. We’ve heard and read stories about entire families forced to live out of their cars, in campervans, and even tents. Many…
Foreign investors have been largely shut out of Australia’s property market over the past few years as Australia’s physical border closure kept international arrivals at a bare minimum. In 2021, foreign investment in Australian residential real estate fell to its lowest level in more than 15 years, according to the Foreign Investment Review Board’s annual…
![[Podcast] Should I buy, sell or hold Q&A day with Belinda Botzolis](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MY-podcast-386-Question-and-Answer-Day-01-270x200.jpg)
What makes an A-grade Home? That’s one of the questions we answer in today’s question-and-answer podcast with Belinda Botzolis. We also answer the question of whether this is the right time to buy, sell, or hold – which is a question on the mind of many home buyers and investors. Belinda has been a valuer…
Australia’s housing market has begun cooling from its peak, with rising interest rates, increasing inflation, higher construction costs, low vacancy rates, and increasing rental prices weighing on the market. There is a lot of discussion about how these various factors are affecting the housing market, but what about the apartment market? Analysis by Charter Keck…
You’ve heard the term gentrification, and you may even have an understanding of what it means. But for investors, gentrification takes on a whole new meaning – as it actually represents a powerful opportunity to increase both your property returns in the short term and your overall real estate wealth in the long term. Let…
![[Podcast] Demographics suggest that there’s going to be a skills drought, with Simon Kuestenmacher](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Podcast-cover-part-6-270x200.jpg)
If there was a baby boom in the 1950s then there must be a baby bust in the 2020s as Boomers exit the workforce. No, it’s not that the Baby Boomers are expected to die in droves in the coming decade, it’s that they’re right now exiting the workforce at a faster rate than Millennials…
