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…
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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…
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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…
What if I told you there’s a book that’s been on the best-seller list for close to 2,000 years? It’s been translated into virtually every language, read by everyone from politicians to sportspeople and CEOs, and holds every bit of relevance today as it did when it was first written around 2,000 years ago. It’s…
![[Podcast] Do you understand the 5 levels of investing?](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MY-podcast-363-270x200.jpg)
In today’s show, I want to discuss with you the five levels of investing, a framework that I have created to help you understand where you are on your journey and to help you make sure you reach the top level as a successful investor. Then I’m going to share some interesting information with you…
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We live in uncertain times, creating a lot of anxiety for investors. So, in today’s podcast, which is one I recorded together with my good friend and share trading expert Louise Bedford, we talk about how to manage uncertainty. It’s a little longer than normal – almost 50 minutes – but during our chat, Louise…
Is it time to lock in some or all of your loans into fixed rates? Or is it too late? Interest rates were at historic lows and clearly are on the way up now. The Reserve Bank has made it clear they’re going to increase the official cash rate a few more times till they…
