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My wife and I are setting up a customs screening station in our driveway. No, we’re not starting an international airport. And it’s not for solicitors, strangers or gift-bearing guests. It’s for us and our stuff. From now on, before anything new comes into the house, resident buyers will need to answer a series of…
Albert Einstein is arguably the most famous physicist of all time. But he wasn’t just a brilliant physicist, however. As you’ll see from some of the following quotes, he was also remarkably wise and had incredible insights into society. 1. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” 2. “Common…
Fear is a powerful emotion that shapes our lives in profound ways, often subconsciously. It can serve as a protective mechanism, alerting us to danger, but too often, it becomes a barrier, preventing us from reaching our full potential. So as I look into the ten most common fears that can hold people back in…
If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history. The point of this text is not to predict how many people will ever live. What I learned from writing this post is that our future is potentially very, very big. If we keep each other safe – and…
With another building firm going into administration yesterday, affecting a further 120 projects, it wasn’t a great surprise to see that home-building activity was falling sharply in late 2023 as the pipeline shrunk. Apartment construction held up better. I’ve been of the opinion that anti-landlord legislation and new land taxes will stifle the supply of…
Tampering with negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions would cost the Federal Government up to $58 billion over just 10 years and gut the already-stretched rental market of supply, according to new research. After Anthony Albanese’s decision to break his election commitment to support in full the stage three tax cuts, despite repeated reassurances,…
A tenth of the year is already behind us, and as a person who’s interested in the property market, you’re probably wondering what’s coming over the remainder of the year. My guest today is Dr. Nicola Powel, Domain’s Chief of Research and Economics, and she’ll give you some insights into what’s coming by discussing Domain’s…
Property buyers in Victoria are paying 6.1 times more for stamp duty than just one generation ago. In Victoria, wages have increased a bit over five times and the median house price has increased just over 12-fold times in that time. According to new PropTrack e61 Institute research, a full-time worker earning an average of…
How are you with your credit card payments? Well, according to new research from Finder, an alarming number of Australians are falling behind on their credit card repayments. In fact, based on Finder’s Credit Card Report 2024, 1 in 8 (13%) Australian credit card holders – equivalent to almost 1.8 million people – have missed…
Greetings! I want to be clear that I’m not trying to scare you. I have no idea what’s going to happen your investments, your job, the economy or the markets. But I do know that worrying about them doesn’t help. Let me repeat that. Worry is to feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled…
