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If you’ve ever felt like you’re playing a game of property monopoly in Australia, but someone else got to pass “Go” decades before you and now owns half the board, you’re not imagining it. That “someone else”? It’s the Baby Boomers. They’ve won the property game in Australia. Not just because they got in early,…
It’s official – again. Australian capital cities, particularly Sydney and Melbourne, are among the most unaffordable places to buy a home anywhere in the world. A new global housing affordability survey has ranked Sydney as the second least affordable city globally (just behind Hong Kong), with Melbourne not far behind at number four. That’s the…
Soon, more than 15 million Australians should be lodging a tax return with the Australian Taxation Office in the hope of receiving at least a small refund. About 60% of taxpayers use an accountant to prepare their tax return while the other 40% lodge their returns via their MyGov account. This links them to the…
The latest population growth data are out for the 2023-24 year. Each year around late March the ABS releases this with a reference period of the end of the financial year, June 30th of the previous year. This is our third yearly update since the 2021 Census – with a reminder that it all gets…
If Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, were eyeing the Melbourne residential property market today, he’d likely see an opportunity where others might see uncertainty. Known for his timeless investment principles, Buffett’s wisdom is surprisingly applicable to Melbourne’s current real estate landscape. Melbourne’s market has underperformed over the last few years, which might be making…
Australia’s housing crisis has become impossible to ignore. For first home buyers, renters, and even seasoned investors, it feels like the dream of affordable housing is slipping away. But what’s really driving the shortage? And where does all the money go when a new home is built? In summary, there are three main culprits to…
We’re in a challenging environment for property investors and homebuyers — interest rates are still relatively high, living costs are biting, and many long-term investors are finding themselves “asset rich but cash poor.” So, when a lender comes out offering a 10-year interest-only (IO) home loan, it naturally raises a few eyebrows, and some important…
The baby boom was a period that saw a surge in birth rates alongside a dramatic decline in death rates due to advances in medicine and public health. This combination led to rapid population growth in many high-income countries, which influenced their societies for generations. However, many other aspects of the baby boom are less…
Another quarter, another ABS population update. But this isn’t just a bunch of numbers. It’s the story of where our nation is heading—and how smart investors can use this knowledge to get ahead. ABS reported: Australia’s population was 27,400,013 people at 31 December 2024. The quarterly growth was 91,133 people (0.3%). The annual growth was…
