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Most investors who come to me think about property the wrong way, and it’s costing them dearly. They’re focused on finding the right property, when what they really need is the right strategy – one that accounts for both how they stay in the game financially and how they eventually build enough wealth to leave…
Home auction markets have continued to report generally subdued results into the middle of the spring selling season – although some capitals recorded higher clearance rates over the past week. Weekly Auction Results to Saturday, October 17th 2026 Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney…
Every few months, another report lands telling us everything is about to change. Interest rates, artificial intelligence, migration, climate change, tax policy – take your pick. Some forecasts will prove correct, many will be exaggerated, and plenty will eventually be forgotten. The challenge is separating the structural changes that will genuinely reshape Australia from the…
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Perth presents the strangest set of numbers in the country right now. Values fell 1.2% in September, the fifth consecutive monthly decline and the fourth straight month of losses exceeding 1%. Since peaking in April, the market has shed 6%, taking roughly $62,000 off the median property value. And yet Perth is still up 10.1%…
Thinking of buying a property and not sure of the numbers? Given the current tax changes and economic environment, buying without understanding the numbers is a gamble. With negative gearing and capital gains tax both changing, the gap between investors who run the numbers and those who don’t is about to get much wider. That…
Australia’s unemployment rate has hit a five-year high of 4.7% in September, official figures show. The last time it was higher was at the end of the COVID lockdowns in October 2021. Throughout 2026, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has increased steadily, up from 4.1% in January. The warning signs of a slowing labour market…
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Brisbane has done something this month that would have been unthinkable a year ago: it recorded the steepest monthly price fall of any Australian capital city. Values dropped 1.5% in September, edging past Sydney’s 1.4% decline and taking the market 5.4% below its May peak. That decline has effectively erased ten months of gains. Brisbane…
I’m not a huge fan of sticking to a routine just for the sake of it. But I’ve learned over the years how important daily habits are for long-term success and wealth creation. These habits and routines are like ballast. They hold you steady when stress threatens to de-rail you, and they give you the…
Following the exhilarating thrill of the strong property price growth we’ve experienced in many markets a few years ago, a new breed of self-proclaimed property investment “experts” has emerged. These individuals, having reaped substantial rewards from the boom, are now gloating about their seemingly impeccable judgment and expertise, offering to sell you the secret to…
Australia’s spring property market has failed to gain its usua momentum, with home sales down more than 20% compared with the same period last year, properties taking longer to sell and capital city vendors accepting their largest discounts in five years. Cotality’s October Housing Chart Pack shows an estimated 39,747 homes sold nationally in September,…
