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If you invest in residential property, how can you be sure that it’s going to work out for you? The media talks about a property boom or even a bubble, whether the government should abolish negative gearing, the RBA’s warning banks to not be too exuberant to lending money and so on. There’s lots of…
We know inflation is coming under control, but it’s happening much more slowly than the Reserve Bank would like. And part of the reason for this is that it’s fighting an uphill battle with demographics according to leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher. Today I’m going to chat with Simon and ask him to shed light on…
As a property investor have you asked yourself, what is it you really want? I speak with hundreds of investors each year and their initial response is that they want a property. Perhaps it is their first property or possibly the next property to add to their portfolio. But that can be a very superficial…
It’s good news for Melbourne’s housing supply crisis as the number of properties listed for sale has surged over the past month, but high listings volumes also raise red flags for some areas. New CoreLogic data shows that sales activity in Melbourne picked up over August, cooling price growth. Listing volumes across the city far…
The Block has begun its 19th season this month, billed as “a Block that’s entirely relatable to people right around Australia”. This year, contestants renovate five “authentic ’50s dream homes” in “the perfectly named Charming Street, in Melbourne’s Hampton East”. But if the median price for a four-bedroom house in Hampton East is around A$1.6…
Self-awareness is a Rich Habit. Lack of self-awareness is a Poor Habit. Only through awareness can you overpower neurologically-based, instinctive urges to spend money. Self-awareness short circuits the neural hard-wiring that causes most to unconsciously spend their money. In my Rich Habits research, I discovered certain unconscious spending Poor Habits that prevent individuals from accumulating…
It is little surprise that many are calling for fewer overseas migrants. This is what happens when over 400,000 people arrive in Australian in one year from overseas. This is especially the case after a lockdown when the country lost 85,000 residents during 2021. This chart 1 shows the rise and fall in net overseas…
The number of properties sold without a mortgage jumped sharply during the second quarter in Australia’s three largest states, with cashed-up buyers flocking to Melbourne CBD’s apartment market, new data reveals. The number of homes sold without a mortgage has risen 24.3% in Victoria, 31% in NSW, and 14.4% in Queensland, according to a PEXA…
Are there ways to avoid or reduce paying capital gains tax (CGT) on an investment property entirely? Yes, there are! It’s an unfortunate part of every property investor’s journey that they will most likely eventually be liable for Capital Gains Tax or CGT. However, there are a few strategies that can help you minimise your…
From 2010 the world saw the start of Generation Alpha, the first to be fully born in the twenty-first century. Alphas have been born into an era of record birth numbers. When this generation is complete, in December 2024, Generation Alpha births will total almost two billion globally, and they will be the largest generation in…
