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Capital city home prices have continued to generally steady over October with Sydney and Melbourne reporting monthly growth for the first time since April The national capital city median house price fell marginally by 0.3% over the October quarter to $1,206,637 compared to the September quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing Market….
Are you a property investor wondering what the end game looks like and how to bring it all together? Most property investors spend a huge amount of time thinking about their next purchase, but far fewer stop to ask the questions that really matter. How much passive income will I need to retire, how long…
For many first-home buyers, getting onto the property ladder remains challenging, although the nature of that challenge has changed. Property prices are currently weaker in a number of markets, listings have increased and buyers generally have more time and negotiating power than they did during the boom. Yet affordability remains stretched. Years of rising property…
A fifth interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia next week is now seen as likely by financial markets. Whether the rate rise happens then, or at a future meeting, most of the media focus will be on the higher cost of mortgages. But that’s just one of the ways higher rates dampen…
Australia’s housing crisis has always been a supply crisis. We simply don’t have enough homes for our growing population, construction costs remain too high, builders are struggling to make projects viable, and rental vacancies are already at critically low levels. Against that background, you would expect every government policy to encourage more people to invest…
Spend a little time on social media, and you will quickly come across people suggesting that property is no longer a worthwhile investment. That argument has grown louder since the Federal Government announced major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax in the 2026 Budget. From 1 July 2027, negative gearing on residential property…
After years of property investors feeling that Victoria sees them as an easy source of extra revenue, there is finally an encouraging change in direction. The Victorian Government has announced plans to ease the Absentee Owner Surcharge for eligible developments, recognising that attracting investment can help get more homes built. Introduced in 2016, the surcharge…
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Here’s an uncomfortable question to start today’s show. When your last property deal didn’t go the way you wanted, when a negotiation stalled, when the market moved against you, who did you blame? The bank? The agent? Interest rates? The economy? Here’s the thing my guest today has learned after coaching some of the highest…
What if the most important factor determining your financial future was decided before you were even born? Before you went to school, chose a career, purchased your first property or made your first investment, the circumstances of your birth had already influenced the opportunities available to you. It’s an uncomfortable thought, particularly for those of…
For previous generations, retirement followed a fairly predictable script. You worked for four or five decades, paid off your home, accumulated some superannuation and savings, and eventually reached the point where work became optional. But for millions of Australians, that picture of retirement is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine. New research from Finder suggests almost…
