Michael has been once again voted Australia’s leading property investment advisor by the readers of ‘Your Investment Property Magazine’, but he’s not a theorist… He has been successfully investing in property since 1971 and is a leading property commentator and Australia’s most widely read property investment blogger. Join over 115,000 others who get their updates from Michael and his group of expert guest bloggers and benefit from their perspective.
We live in uncertain times. Just look at all the financial, economic and political problems we are facing, as well as the social and political problems around the world. Amid all this, we must go about our business, our investing, and live our lives. And to do that we must feel comfortable with our long-term…
Already low vacancy rates have continued to generally tighten over May for both houses and units with rents predictably still mainly on the rise. Darwin was the top performer with house rents surging by 9.7% over the month followed by Canberra higher by 3.8%, Sydney up 1.8% and Melbourne higher by 0.8%. Brisbane, Adelaide and…
Every time I hear that property investors are accused of getting a special tax break, I want to point to the language being used and explain why the framing is completely wrong. The so-called capital gains tax “discount” has been misnamed since the day it was introduced, and that one word has caused 25 years…
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What if you could sit down with someone who’s spent over 50 years investing, building wealth, making mistakes, and getting it right… and ask them what they wish they’d known about money from day one? Most people think building wealth is about finding the right investment or timing the market perfectly. But after more than…
There’s a troubling irony in the latest data on how Australians are feeling about their lives. We endured lockdowns, closed borders, business shutdowns, and genuine fear about a global pandemic, and apparently, we were happier then than we are right now. New research from the Australian National University found that life satisfaction has fallen to…
Australia has won the geographic lottery. Few nations have been blessed with such an extraordinary combination of advantages. We have abundant natural resources, vast agricultural capacity, world-class cities, strong institutions, proximity to Asia’s growing economies, and a stable political system that continues to attract global capital. For decades these advantages have generated enormous wealth. We’ve ridden…
Housing affordability is the current topic of conversation in the media and at dinner tables across Australia. And for families with Gen Y children, in particular, it’s probably a discussion based around how they’ll struggle to ever buy their own home. There’s no denying it has become a lot harder to get a start on…
Around 2.8 million of Australia’s lowest-paid workers will get a 4.75% pay rise from July 1 this year, after the latest Fair Work Commission annual decision on award wages. Around 100,000 of the very lowest paid workers, on entry level and minimum pay, were singled out for an almost 6% increase, as rising inflation had…
After three consecutive rate hikes, Australia’s largest bank is now saying the RBA is most likely done tightening – and that’s worth paying attention to. CBA economists expect the cash rate to remain on hold for the rest of 2026, following the RBA’s decision in May to lift rates to 4.35%. CBA Head of Australian…
Australia’s rental crisis is getting worse, inflation is proving stubborn, and auction markets are starting to tell us buyers are becoming more cautious. So what does that mean for property investors, homeowners and anyone trying to make sense of the market? My Housing Market’s latest rental report shows vacancy rates remain extremely tight across most…
