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Rates are easing. Buyer and seller confidence is rising. Auction clearance rates are humming. And now, the Federal Government has decided to throw additional demand into the mix by fast-tracking its expanded Home Guarantee Scheme to October 1. Income caps are being removed, property caps are being lifted (to $1.5m in Sydney, $950k in Melbourne,…
There’s been no shortage of finger-pointing when it comes to Australia’s rental crisis. One of the more popular scapegoats in recent years? International students. After all, when you have hundreds of thousands of students flooding back into the country after the pandemic, it’s easy to assume they’d be pushing up rents, tightening supply, and even…
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Have you ever looked at a tired old property and thought, “There’s potential there,” but weren’t quite sure what to do with it? Well, today’s show could be the spark you need. Because we’re talking about one of the most powerful – and underutilised – strategies for building wealth through property: strategic renovation. In a…
Why is it that in one of the wealthiest countries on earth, so many hardworking Australians feel like they’re falling behind? You don’t need economic charts to know something’s changed – you can feel it in your weekly grocery bill, your rent, your mortgage, and your quiet financial stress. Is capitalism broken – or is…
I love the Joe Rogan podcast because Rogan cuts through all of the noise with his straight talk and common sense logic. You can learn a lot just from listening to his podcast. Some of the things I’ve learned from the Rogan podcast align with much of my Rich Habits research. Here’s some of the…
If you own an investment property in Victoria, there are some major changes to the rental laws heading your way in late 2025. And they’re not just tweaks around the edges, these reforms are a complete shift in how the relationship between rental providers (what landlords are now officially called) and renters will work. While…
There’s good news on the housing front: investors are returning to the market, and they’re helping drive the kind of supply Australia urgently needs. With population growth surging and demand for homes rising, this renewed investor activity couldn’t come at a better time. According to the latest ABS Lending Indicators, investors accounted for a whopping…
Inspirational quotes and motivational quotes have the power to get us through a bad week. Judging by the number of people who read my regular Monday morning dose of motivational quotes, you agree with this. So in the spirit of self-motivation, here are another 10 inspirational quotes… 1. Whatever the mind of man can conceive…
One of my early investments was a complete loss. I know that doesn’t make for ego pleasing conversation from someone who’s meant to be an investment expert, but it’s the truth. However, I’m keen to tell you the story of how I lost 100% of my invested capital many years ago, way back in the…
If you bought your home 20 years ago and didn’t check its value until today, you might be stunned. In all likelihood, you’d find it had doubled in value, then doubled in value again. It’s a classic case of the power of long-term focus—where the ups and downs of the housing markets, the peaks and…
