Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Let me ask you a question… With the benefit of hindsight and knowing what you know now if you had the opportunity to do so, would you have bought an investment property 46 years ago? I bet your answer would be yes realising that the median property price…
Every week I sit down with the latest property data and try to cut through the noise to find what actually matters for serious investors. Right now, there’s quite a bit of noise swirling around – global uncertainty off the back of trade tensions and Middle East conflict, oil prices still elevated, inflation sitting stubbornly…
Adelaide home values rose by 1.2% in March, maintaining a steady pace of gains as the city continues to perform well above the broader capital city average. Through the first quarter of the year, dwelling values increased by 3.6%, pushing the median home value to $937,000. This long-running expansion has seen Adelaide property values soar…
We’re about to face one of the biggest financial shifts in Australian history, and it won’t come from the stock market, government policy, or even migration. Instead, it will come quietly, gradually and inevitably as Baby Boomers pass on their wealth to younger generations. This so-called “inheritance tsunami” will see close to $5 trillion transferred…
Have you noticed? There will always be someone telling you not to invest in property. But that’s nothing new. Sure we have headwinds that our housing markets are going to contend with and many Negative Nellies are telling us that the property market is going to Slump because of rising interest rates, while others are concerned…
Here’s the uncomfortable truth many Australians are starting to realise – you can work harder than ever, do everything “right”, yet still fall behind financially. It’s not due to buying too many lattes or smashed avocado sandwiches, and it’s certainly not due to a lack of ambition. It’s because the rules of money quietly changed…
Brisbane’s housing market maintained its robust upward trajectory in March, with dwelling values rising by 1.8% over the month. This follows a solid 1.7% gain in February, signaling that the Queensland capital remains one of Australia’s most resilient and fast-growing markets. On a quarterly basis, the market surged by 5.1%, adding approximately $54,000 to the…
Plenty of investors make the mistake of buying into the hype that is government infrastructure spending. New train lines. New motorways. New hospitals and schools. Every time a major infrastructure project is announced, a wave of excitement follows… and so does a flood of investor interest. But that fact is that infrastructure spending alone is…
Capital city auction clearance rates were lower over the past week as the recent impact of school holidays diminished, resulting in a predictable surge in listings. Weekly Auction Results to Saturday, April 18 2026 Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney 1171 63.7% 832 64.0%…
There’s a growing imbalance in Australia that many investors are yet to fully appreciate. We tend to focus on the usual levers such as interest rates, credit availability, or migration policy, yet a more subtle force is gathering momentum in the background, one that will influence wages, inflation, and property markets for years to come….
