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.
Property investors have access to more information than ever before, yet many still begin their search in the wrong place. They scroll through listings, become attracted to a renovated kitchen or impressive photographs and then start looking for data that supports a decision they have emotionally made. Successful property selection works in the opposite direction….
Something strange is happening in property circles right now, and it has nothing to do with interest rates or auction clearance rates. It’s a kind of paralysis. Buyers are hesitating, sellers are holding back, and investors who would normally be active are sitting on their hands, waiting to see what happens next. The cause is…
Are you looking for financial freedom through property? Are you keen to build a substantial property portfolio? Well…statistics show that most property investors stop at just one investment property. In fact, the latest ATO data shows that 71.5% of investors only own one property, and that drops dramatically to 18% owning 2 properties and just…
Why do some commercial and industrial properties surge in value while others stagnate for years? Why does one warehouse in one of Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs double in value, while another only 15 minutes away barely moves? And why are experienced investors quietly shifting more of their portfolios toward certain segments of commercial and industrial real…
Capital city home prices have fallen sharply over July with the recent market downturn amplified by the usual subdued mid-winter market conditions. The national capital city median house price fell by 1.5% over the July quarter to $1,253,674 compared to the June quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing Market. The June result…
Ever noticed how everyone suddenly becomes a property expert the moment you mention you’re an investor? You know the lines: “My cousin bought three places in six months”, “The bloke at work says mining towns are the future”, or the classic, “Just buy something close by so you can drive past it.” It’s well-meaning. It’s…
“Keep all your eggs in one basket, but watch that basket closely.” – Warren Buffett This is one of Warren Buffett’s most famous quotes. It is also one of the worst pieces of advice for anyone who is working on becoming rich. My dad inadvertently took this advice with his own financial empire, and in one…
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You’ve probably heard the media, politicians and economists talking about “the inflation rate” as though every Australian is experiencing the same increase in their cost of living. But the official CPI figure may bear little resemblance to what is happening in your household. Because here’s the uncomfortable truth. That headline number is an average. It’s…
Believe it or not, more than one-third of everyone working in Australia was born overseas. In our capital cities, that figure rises to around 42 per cent. In my mind, those numbers should change the way we discuss migration because overseas-born workers are central to the Australian economy. They help staff our hospitals, care for…
Tomorrow we’ll get the latest figures on inflation in Australia. That data will be critical in helping the Reserve Bank of Australia decide whether to lift interest rates again next month. Answering questions at a lunchtime speech today, RBA Governor Michele Bullock noted “inflation is still too high”. Yet many Australians are confused about how…
