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.
Are you faced with a problem? Psychologist Rick Hanson, senior fellow of The Greater Good Science Center of UC, Berkeley has studied something called negativity bias for years. He found that our brains are all hardwired for negativity. Negativity Bias is the habit of focusing on worst-case scenarios when we are confronted with problems. Our…
As I get older and wiser, I think there is a real problem going on in the world today. I feel like so many people walk around with a general sense of entitlement and it’s so damaging. This truth might hurt, but the world doesn’t owe you anything. That might sound harsh, but accepting that…
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There’s a good chance your day started with a cappuccino or a cold brew, and you aren’t alone. In fact, coffee is one of the most consumed drinks on the planet, and it’s also one of the most traded commodities. According to the National Coffee Association globally coffee consumption is estimated at over 2.25 billion…
In decades gone by, it was common for first-time buyers and all buyers to purchase a house in the suburbs. A lot has changed over the years, with units and townhouses now surging in popularity. Lower maintenance and superior positions closer to the city are key drivers for these buyers. According to the latest Census…
What Are the Next Suburbs Where House Prices Will Exceed $1 Million in 2025? First, let’s look at where the $1 million suburbs are right now and how they’ve been growing over the past decade. As of May 2024, there were 857 suburbs in Australia with a median house price of at least $1 million,…
Let’s face it; no one likes stress, but it’s something we all live with to some degree. Whatever the cause, the end result of stress presents with about 15 to 20 varying symptoms that can include loss of appetite, sleep problems, irritability, trouble concentrating, and sadness. Now not all stress is bad for you. In…
Times are changing and we’re at the beginning of a new property cycle. Many of the housing markets around Australia have experienced consistent property growth over the last 7 months. But despite that, not all the property news all good and the many mixed messages in the media are causing some would-be investors to doubt…
A futurist is someone who studies trends and factors that impact the future. Studying society and observing trends helps to paint a trajectory for the future. Futurists have a lot in common with historians because they both look at how times have changed. They look both back and forward, to gain a better perspective of…
We’ve all heard what it takes to live longer – exercise more, eat well and don’t smoke. But, did you know that the state of your relationships plays an essential role as well? Julianne Hold-Lunstad of Brigham Young University has revealed some startling facts. She found that people with active social networks and support were 50%…
It was the blunt but ingenious billionaire Kerry Packer who memorably explained to a stunned parliamentary committee exactly how the tax system works. The late business tycoon said, “I’m not evading tax in any way, shape, or form. Now, of course, I’m minimising my tax, and if anybody in this country doesn’t minimise their tax,…
