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…
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It has long been believed that coffee is a toxin we should avoid, but before you go cold turkey and start that next detox, here’s some good news that will make your next coffee guilt free. A new study conducted by Britain’s Southampton University found that drinking coffee reduces the risk of cirrhosis, a type of liver damage…
It costs nothing and nobody can sell it to you, yet it will determine your failure or success. What separates people who actually retire early and wealthy from the people who just dream about it? What’s the key ingredient that consistently and predictably determines how successful you’ll be at building wealth? The answer may surprise…
Housing finance was again crunched too hard. Some commentary speaks of investors voluntarily pulling back, but this hasn’t been my experience at all – most industry practitioners appear to have people queuing up to borrow and invest, but credit won’t be extended on tighter regulation and criteria. The trend for monthly housing finance was down…
Selling your home is always a time of excitement because it often means you’re moving somewhere new perhaps because of a work promotion or even a new addition to the family. Regardless of the reason, people buy and sell in every market, so it’s always wise to do what you can to potentially increase the…
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How important is timing the property markets? The answer may surprise you as I share so of the latest research we conducted at Metropole. In this Masterclass I’ll explain: What happened to property values in the last 4 property downturns 4 conclusions we have drawn studying the last 4 property cycles and 7 lessons you can…
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Australia is the lucky country. And even though we have a substantial landmass, we’re really inly a small player when we look at the size of our population. This map below may change how you view the world because it’s a population cartogram – a visualization in which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form. Here…
Over the last month or so many readers took some time off on holidays. While having a great time in the sun by the sea, some would have been considered buying a holiday home or apartment. Many think they can get the dual benefit of a rental income and a free holiday. I would…
Two million in equity; that’s all I wanted. I almost got there, too, before losing everything I’d worked for. I pushed too hard; I went too fast, and I overextended. I had no buffer. When the company I worked for almost hit the wall, I took a 50% pay cut. My wife lost her job….
Whether you’re interested in property or business, how the world economy unfolds this year will be critically important to you. Remember Australia’s economy and property markets don’t work in isolation. So it’s interesting to understand what the World Econonomic Forum forecasts will happen to the global economy in 2019. Below are the details of their…
I’ve been consistent on this point – often wrong, but never in doubt! Taxes in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are far too high for landlords to invest there en masse, which will lead to a rental shortage as the population steadily grows. There are a lot of ‘well, in theory…’ type comments made about this point,…
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