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.
Have you ever wondered how your income compares to other Australians? Well, each year the ATO publishes a breakdown of the taxable income distribution of Australian workers. So let’s have a look at how you compare… What is the ‘median’ income in Australia? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the median Australian employee earned…
The definition of success is different for everyone, whether it’s personal or professional we are always looking at improving some areas of our lives. Here’s some inspirational quotes to kick start your week. I hope they inspire you! 1. “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” – Chris Grosser 2. “Persevere…because on the road to success…
In the roughly 250 years since the Industrial Revolution, the world’s population has exploded, paralleling the growth of wealth. However, for the first time since the Black Death, the number of people on the planet could shrink before the end of this century. The cause? Not a surge in deaths, but a slump in births….
Golf was an utter obsession for me as a teenager, the blistered hands’ testament to the fact that my mates and I would think nothing of playing 36 or even 54 holes in a day through the school hols. So here are 5 golfing lessons I learned that could help you as a property investor ……
There are 1,440 minutes in each day. That is the one common denominator we all share. With respect to time, we are all on equal footing. Most people, rich or poor, consume about 1,200 of those minutes engaged in the following activities: work, commuting, family-related, sleeping, eating, bathing, bathroom, grooming and dressing. That leaves about…
The COVID-inspired rush to the regions is over, with two-thirds of Australia’s population growth in the next two decades to be concentrated in the big four cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth according to new research. Exclusive forecasts by demographers consulting business, Informed Decisions (.id), reveal that the nation’s population is forecast to grow…
Australia’s population is growing rapidly, and recent data reveals that the record population increase in 2022 has continued into 2023. This growth is mainly due to an increase in net migration after our pandemic-related border closures. In other words, many people, and mainly students, are arriving in Australia and there isn’t the usual exodus of…
Across the combined capital city markets of Australia, rent values have risen another 10% in the 12 months to September. Limited availability of stock, a strong net overseas migration position and a normalisation between city and regional population movements continue to place upward pressure on capital city rent markets. For those that work or study…
As the housing markets in Australia’s major cities keep changing and growing, it’s crucial to realize that the homes constructed in the past may not match the needs of future homes. As we’ve often said, our changing demographics will drive the shape of our housing markets and these long-term influences will be more important than…
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln We live in a society that constantly reminds us to save for the future, be financially responsible, and prepare for the unknown. We are told to stash away our hard-earned money, to save the…
