Are property investors greedy? What right have they got your own so many properties when others don’t have shelter? That’s one of the questions we answer in today’s question-and-answer podcast with Belinda Botzolis, who’s been a valuer for over 16 years and now brings her passion and years of experience to her role as one…
What’s ahead for our property markets, not just now but in the medium and long-term future? Wouldn’t you like to know? Because if you did, that would make you a more successful investor, wouldn’t it? We understand that forecasting just seems to be getting harder and harder. There are so many conflicting factors out there….
There are plenty of mistakes that novice property investors make that can derail them. These can range from simply buying the wrong property for the wrong price to not having any rainy day money in their kitty (a buffer). However, here are three mistakes that are a little more tricky to overcome because they are…
Almost everyone wants to become rich. According to Tom Corley’s 5 year Rich Habits research, being rich eliminates 67% of the problems that plague most people. So, besides being able to buy that house by the beach, a Rolex watch or travel to exotic places, being rich means fewer problems in life. Fewer problems equal less…
Want to be successful in life? Whether it’s with your property investments, personal life, profession, or business, life will throw you challenges. Just look at what’s happened to us over the last couple of years. So, allow me to let you in on a little home truth: It takes a special kind of fortitude to…
Want more money? If you respect money and play the game of money by knowing the rules, you will see a world of abundant money and will make money work for you. So let me share 18 little money rules from one of my favourite columnists – Morgan Housel Emotions can override any level of…
Boy has our property markets had a lot to contend with so far this year. A pandemic, floods, Geopolitical problems, rising interest rates and a federal election just to name a few. While up to now the capital city housing markets have held their own, the latest data from My Housing Market reveals that Sydney…
More than half of Australian mortgage holders who took out a new home loan with one of the major banks lied about their circumstances to make sure their loan was approved, shocking new research has revealed. The survey, conducted by UBS, revealed that 55% of Aussies who took out a home loan with ANZ in…
With the election result now clear our property markets can resume their normal activities. And while the ALP fiddled around the edges with some First Home Buyer incentives, the absence of significant macro policy differences between the new Labor Government and the Coalition suggests there will be minimal impact in the short term on our…
Ever wonder where the Rich learned their Rich Habits? In Tom Corley’s 5 year Rich Habits research he uncovered one overriding fact: Parents are responsible for poverty, the wealth gap and income inequality. Not Wall Street, not the economy, not the 1%, not government policies, not your life’s circumstances – Parents! Watch as we chat…