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.
We all like to believe that we’re experts in our fields. I’ve been in property for over five decades and this has given me expertise and knowledge I didn’t have when I first started out. I’ve seen property cycles peak and cool and watched as property spruikers encouraged people to buy into volatile regional hot…
What’s ahead for our property markets in 2024? Well, according to Domain’s 2023 End-Of-Year Wrap and 2024 Outlook report, continued growth in house and unit prices is anticipated. Dr Nicola Powell, Domain’s Chief of Research and Economics, said: “Some buyers, sellers, and renters proactively adapting to the lingering impact of the 2023 market movements and potential…
Do understand what a wealth accelerator is? Well, maybe you should… because that’s the way the rich keep getting richer. Now you’ve probably heard the expression money begets money. Maybe you’ve ever wondered why it’s easier for people who already have plenty of money to make more of it. Or maybe you’ve wondered why making…
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Every day, we pass through buildings, hop aboard trains, drive across highways, and traverse structures in our lives without stopping to think about what it took to build them. The developers behind these structures aren’t just expert architects and engineers — in many cases, they’re multi-billionaires who’ve not only built some of the most impressive…
There are a lot of property investment books out there full of advice. It can be tough cutting through the clutter to find the property investment strategies and tips that are truly worthwhile – and will help you build financial freedom through real estate. So today I’d like to share 10 property investment books that…
If you’re most like most listeners of this podcast, you’re looking to secure your financial future. I was interested to recently read that Australians think they need $650,000 in their superannuation to have a comfortable retirement. By the way, this would only give him $33,397 annual income – to me that’s not a comfortable retirement…
If we were to judge whether 2023 was a good time in the history of the world, many people would probably think not, wouldn’t they? This year alone we have experienced a war in the Middle East that has created social rifts in many countries, while the war in Ukraine continued on And back home…
A few weeks ago, I discussed the limitations of using monetary policy – increasing interest rates – to tackle inflation. I highlighted that only 37% of Australians have mortgages, so they are the only ones that are directly affected by higher rates. Conversely, around 30% of Australians without mortgages benefit from higher interest rates as they earn…
Today, I want to talk to you about your worries. After all, who doesn’t love worrying? Thousands of years ago, it was part of what kept humans alive. Is that a lion in the bushes? Was that a tiger? Nine times out of ten, there probably was no large-toothed animal about to pounce. But worrying…
In 2007, laws changed to allow SMSFs to borrow for property investments if they met specific compliance rules. This led to a surge in super-funded property investments from 2007 to 2017, totalling around $45 billion. However, major banks withdrew SMSF borrowing products between 2017 and 2018 and super contribution rules were tightened, making this strategy…
