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.
What if logic wasn’t the key to winning arguments? What if presenting undeniable facts only made people cling tighter to their beliefs? And what if this wasn’t just about others, but about you too? It feels counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Yet this explains why so many property investors ignore market data that could secure their financial…
There is a lot of noise being bantered about regarding property investment of late. No surprises here given the recent federal election result, the tightness of the countries rental market and changes to property investment taxation potentially coming our way, thanks to the Labor Party, Greens and a weak opposition. I don’t want to join…
Everyone loves a good story. Storytelling is a critical skill every business owner and entrepreneur should have. Here are ten quotes that should inspire your inner storytelling: 1. “The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to individuals…
One of the biggest shifts quietly reshaping Australia is the rise of people living alone. While our headlines are dominated by talk of housing shortages, migration, and interest rates, the reality is that who lives in those homes, and how, is just as important as how many homes we need. Today, single-person households are the…
Australian property sellers continued to see strong gains in the June quarter, although the rate of profit-making resales eased slightly from the start of the year. Cotality’s Q2 2025 Pain & Gain report analysed approximately 97,000 resales over the period, revealing 94.8% of transactions recorded a nominal gain in the three months to June. While still…
Remember when owning a home was considered a rite of passage? A marker of stability and success? Today, for many Australians, that milestone feels more like a distant fantasy than a realistic goal. What was once seen as the cornerstone of financial security has become an uphill battle, with soaring property prices, stricter lending rules,…
What do wealthy people do to become wealthy?” The answer is – “They create their own good luck”. But how can you create good luck? Before I answer that question we need to understand luck. There are four types of luck: Random Good Luck Random Bad Luck Opportunity Good Luck and Detrimental Bad Luck Random…
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What if I told you that a $1 million property today could be worth $8 million in 30 years? Sounds unbelievable, right? It’s the kind of projection that makes people question whether Australia’s property market can really keep growing the way it has for the past 45 years. After all, with housing affordability constantly in…
SQM Research released its latest data on residential property vacancy rates. Australia’s national residential vacancy rate remained unchanged at 1.2% in August 2025, with 37,742 vacancies recorded—just 121 fewer than July. The market continues to show signs of stabilisation, with modest shifts across capital cities. Vacancy Rates – August 2025 City Aug 2024 Vacancies Aug…
Median apartment rents are likely to grow by 24% between 2025 and 2030, across Australian capital cities, according to the latest report by International Property Consultancy, CBRE. By 2030, 92% of 2-bed apartments are forecast to have rents exceeding $700/week (33% exceeding $1000/week). CBRE expect that capital city vacancy rates will fall further to 1.1%…
