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.
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All investors know that location is one of the most critical components of any successful property investment. When long-term capital growth is the sought-after reward at the end of the real estate rainbow (as it always should be), it is vital that you not only find the best possible property but the best possible position. In…
Will Omicron derail our economic recovery? There’s no doubt that we’re going through a difficult time, with Omicron creating self-imposed lockdowns around Australia. We were supposed to be out of lockdown but the spread of CoronaVirus, the high daily numbers of new cases and self-imposed isolation, mixed in with a lack of rapid antigen tests…
What will life be like when the COVID-19 crisis passes? What aspects will stay with us, and what will disappear? We’ve been thrust into a moment of rapid change, but most of us don’t like change. It makes us feel uncomfortable. We like a level of certainty about our future, health, and jobs, as well…
We experienced a wild ride in property in 2021, didn’t we? No one could have predicted the astonishing property price rises we experienced across the country. While our property markets slowed down their extraordinary growth as the year ended, there is still significant momentum left and 2022 promises to be another good year, but the…
When it comes to property investment you’ll often hear two conflicting philosophies – invest for capital growth or invest for positive cash flow. We’re in for a long period of low interest rates, low inflation and low wages growth, meaning that we’re also likely to experience generally lower capital growth for some years, and this…
In one of his regular Switzer columns leading estate agent John McGrath gave his thoughts on the increasing number of Australians investing in real estate. He said: Investing in property is an increasing trend and it’s great to see. Fantastic stuff. Here’s the flipside If 1.31 million people own an investment property today, that means only…
Is it really possible to develop financial wealth by building a substantial property portfolio in Australia today? The answer is yes. It’s simple, but it’s not easy. And that’s not a play on words. It’s simple if you do what many other savvy property investors have done and built a substantial asset base of investment…
Australian housing values grew 22.1% last year and the market is showing signs this extraordinary rate of growth – not seen since the 1980s – is slowing across most of the capital cities. Yet as the rate of dwelling value appreciation slows, the capital city and broad ‘rest of state’ markets are yet to peak,…
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Succeeding is hard: it requires a lot of work, strong will and a great deal of patience. So what’s the difference between successful and unsuccessful people? It’s their habits. If you think about it, you are where you are in life today because of all the things you’ve chosen to do, and all the things you chose not to do. And if…
Brisbane house rents surged to a new record high of $480 a week following a 4.3 per cent increase over the quarter, or $20 according to Domain’s latest Rental Report. This is twice the pace of growth recorded in the prior quarter and is the largest increase in 15 years. Unit rents increased another $10…
