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Having grown up in a household where money was scarce, early on in my life I made a decision to learn about money – how to make it, how to save it, how to invest it, and to be blunt…how to become rich. Over the last 5 decades I’ve read countless articles (and written thousands…
Winter has ended with some positive signs, with auction listings and clearance rates rising in most capitals. Weekly Auction Results to Saturday, August 29th 2026 Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney 726 62.2% 631 58.1% 1029 78.1% Melbourne 638 62.5% 570 60.2% 1022 75.3%…
Buying a home should be exciting, yet it can also feel overwhelming, particularly if you are purchasing for the first time. For most Australians, it will be the largest financial transaction they ever undertake, but many buyers enter the market without the preparation needed to make a sound decision. That is understandable because the buying…
By the time many of today’s Gen Z Australians buy their first home, the map of Australia will look very different. Melbourne is on track to overtake Sydney as our largest city. Canberra is expected to become bigger than Newcastle. Geelong could overtake Wollongong, while lifestyle destinations such as the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, Busselton,…
Does it feel like your money isn’t working as hard as it used to? Costs are up, growth has stalled, and the “just wait and it’ll go up” strategy has gone quiet – you’re not imagining it. We may not be staring down a repeat of the 1970s, but we are living through the same…
Australia’s rental market was already stretched before the federal government decided to rewrite the tax rules for property investors. Vacancy rates remain painfully low, advertised rents continue to rise faster than wages, and the country is failing to build enough homes for its growing population. Now, Labor’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax…
Why do governments use interest rates to control inflation? They are a blunt, unfair tool, taking money from those who can least afford it and giving it to those who probably don’t need more. The aim of higher rates is to slow down spending on goods and services by cutting buyer demand, but the extra…
If you only looked at today’s monthly housing costs, it would be easy to conclude that buying a home in Australia no longer makes financial sense. After all, new research from Compare the Market shows that in every Australian capital city except Darwin, renting is cheaper than buying, and in some cities the difference is…
As the weather starts to warm, green shoots typically begin to emerge in the property market. The spring and summer season historically sees vendor activity rise, with a surge in new listings and an increase in auction volumes following the winter lull, particularly in the southern states. This spring could prove to be cooler than…
You’ve finally found it. The property that ticks every box, the one you can picture yourself living in for years or the investment property you still want to own in 10 years’ time, and now your heart is pounding because you have absolutely no idea what happens next. Do you just call the agent and…
