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For the last few years Australia’s property markets seemed almost unstoppable, but the latest Domain House Price Report suggests we’ve now reached a very different stage of the property cycle. Domain’s June Quarter 2026 House Price Report revealed the broad-based housing boom that has driven Australian property markets for more than three years has come to…
Few topics generate more heat and less light in Australian public life than migration, and even though so much has been written about it, I felt I must give you my views. Over the past few years, migration has become a flashpoint for every frustration Australians feel about housing costs, infrastructure strain, and cost of…
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Sydney’s June result arrived with enough force to define the national narrative. A 1.2% fall in home values over the month — the steepest monthly decline the city has recorded since August 2022 — made Sydney the single largest drag on Cotality’s national index, which itself posted its worst monthly result since December 2022. This…
One of the biggest things holding people back from the pursuit of success is the fact that they fear failure. This fear of failure causes them to second-guess every move they make. It causes them to overthink everything. It causes them to delay in taking action. Overthinking and Procrastination is born out of this fear…
What happens to property prices when the cost of building a home begins to settle, but the price of the land underneath it keeps climbing? That is the contradiction emerging in Australia’s housing market right now. In this week’s Property Insider, Dr Andrew Wilson shows that annual growth in house-building costs has slowed considerably from…
Ten years ago I did a study into ageing and wealth. At the time, I called the study “old poor and lonely” – given this more or less summed up the picture for the typical retiree. Surely, a decade later on, things have much improved? It depends on where you sit. Only a third of…
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Melbourne’s housing market is grinding through its most sustained period of weakness in years. A 1% fall in June 2026 marked the seventh consecutive monthly decline since the cyclical peak in November last year — a run of losses that has now carried values 4% below the record high set in March 2022 and 2%…
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Today, I want to share 25, let’s call them commandments, for financial wealth and success. And to get the message across best to you, I decided to do something a little different. Normally, I have a guest, but this time it will be just you and me as I share these ideas with you. These…
Which generation actually holds the most wealth in property? The answer might surprise you, and so will what’s happening beneath the surface as Baby Boomers quietly shift their fortunes out of bricks and mortar and into cash. Recent analysis from KPMG has given us the clearest picture yet of how wealth is really distributed across…
For decades, home ownership has represented much more than having a roof over your head. For many Australians, buying property has been the cornerstone of financial security, a way to create choices during retirement, and perhaps most importantly, an opportunity to leave something meaningful for the next generation. That belief has shaped the financial decisions…
