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Australians seem to keen to hold on to their cash, ready for a rainy day and managed to stash more than $10 billion extra in the bank in the month of November alone. The latest APRA data shows household deposits continue to climb, with Aussies stashing an extra $10.5 billion in the bank in the…
You’re feeling swamped. You don’t know if you can get all of your work done. You have a million people demanding your time. Sound familiar? I write a lot about the importance of mental toughness, hard work and resilience. But just as important as stamina and a strong work ethic is realizing when something’s got…
It seems we have become a nation of “experts.” Just check your inbox or turn on the television and there they are. Experts on politics who have never run a business, let alone a country. Experts on football, even though they couldn’t run from one side of the field to the other. Experts on celebrities…
Are you looking at getting investment advice this year? How do you know who to ask? How do you know who to choose how to choose a property advisor, how do you know how to choose a buyers’ agent? These are some of the questions we answer in today’s Q&A episode the first in the…
We’re at the beginning of a new year, a time when many people start thinking about how to make this a great year. Every year, millions of people make New Year’s resolutions, hoping to spark positive change. The recurring themes each year include a more active approach to health and fitness, improved finances, and learning…
What was different about our housing markets in 2023? As we close out 2023, the Australian property market looks significantly different from 2022 – we’ve defied all the naysayers and property pessimists and experienced eleven consecutive months of national price increases. Clearly, this strong price growth is the biggest difference to the markets of 2022…
One of the biggest changes over the time I’ve been investing in property is the abundant availability of property research data. Today there’s a plethora of statistics offered about Australia’s property scene – median house prices by the year, the quarter, the month or day, median advertised rents, rental vacancy rates, auction clearance rates, days…
Happy New Year – 2024 promises to be a fantastic year. 2023 delivered more than the usual number of challenges but looking back over the year I am happy, and grateful and have developed the “useful belief” that 2023 was one of the best years of my life. Finding a “useful belief” is a concept…
Why not start your New Year with a little fun? Here are some rhetorical questions you may like to ponder: If it’s true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for? How come no one ever says, “It’s only a game” when their team is winning? If a pig…
Human beings are simply amazing. They are the only species on earth that have the innate ability to convert outlandish thoughts into reality. We see a beautiful woman and paint the Mona Lisa. We see a bay, and we build a bridge to cross that bay. We see birds fly and build airplanes, so humans…
