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Have you ever wondered what really drives our housing markets? Put simply…the dynamics of Australia’s property market are intricately tied to buyer and seller sentiment, influencing not just the number of listings and transactions but also property price trends. In fact, the latest realestate.com.au Residential Audience Pulse Survey provided insights into current market sentiment, highlighting…
It is virtually impossible to become successful with a negative mindset. Negativity puts the emotional centres of the brain in control while shutting down the logical/analytical centres of the brain. When you make decisions using the emotional centers of the brain, those decisions are always bad decisions. And decisions made out of Fear, are always…
Large companies paid the Australian government a record A$100 billion in tax in the last year, a 17% increase on the previous year. But, over the same period, there were still 31% of large companies, operating here but not paying any tax. The Australian Taxation Office’s annual corporate tax transparency report released last week includes…
Australia’s housing shortage has reached critical levels with a deficit of over 200,000, and the gap between supply and demand in the housing market is only widening. A recent analysis by independent economist Tarric Brooker sheds light on just how severe the problem has become. On X (formerly Twitter), Brooker provides a realistic picture of…
Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up and go”. Altogether, the people of the world drink more than two billion cups of coffee each day. You might think coffee gives you the energy to get through the morning or the day – but coffee…
What’s ahead for 2025? As we begin 2025, the social, economic, and political landscapes in Australia are poised for significant shifts. While forecasting the future is always fraught with uncertainty, some key demographic and economic trends are emerging that will likely shape the year and in fact, the decade ahead. In this week’s Demographics Decoded…
Whether you are a property investor or a homebuyer, understanding what homebuyers are looking for has never been more crucial. As homebuyers make up around 70% of our housing markets, they are the ones that drive property price growth. With spring now in full swing, new research by Domain reveals that today’s buyers aren’t just…
National rent values rose 0.4% in the December quarter, the smallest Q4 change in rents since 2018. The pace of national rental growth continued to slow in 2024, with rents up 4.8% over the year after surging 8.1% in 2023, according to CoreLogic’s latest Quarterly Rental Review. The result marked the smallest annual rental increase…
Is Queensland the new darling of Australian property investors? For the first time in history, Queensland has overtaken Victoria as the second-largest property investor market in Australia, trailing only New South Wales. According to an analysis by Money.com.au, investor loan numbers in Queensland are growing at nearly five times the pace of Victoria’s—24% annually compared…
What does a population of 27 million mean for Australia’s future? According to recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia’s population has officially surpassed 27 million. This milestone highlights the country’s dynamic growth, driven primarily by net overseas migration, which accounted for 83% of the increase, with natural growth contributing the remaining…
