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.
Commentators often refer to the price of property relative to household incomes. For example, it is estimated that property in Melbourne and Sydney now costs more than 10 times the median household income. But is this really a meaningful measure if it is, property cannot continue to grow at a faster rate than incomes (a…
Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2009) were shaped in their formative years by the rise of digitalisation, and more recently, the behavioural shifts caused by a worldwide pandemic. There are currently almost 5 million Gen Z in Australia, comprising 19% of the national population. As they continue to enter the workforce over the next…
You’ve heard the story about the goose that laid the golden eggs, haven’t you? I believe it was an Aesop’s fable. Well, imagine that you can go to a store and say: “I’d like to buy a goose that lays an egg please. One that will pay me a 10% return on its purchase price.”…
Here are a dozen powerful quotes from highly successful people to give your productivity a kick-start this week. Please add your favourite quote in the comments section below: 1. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis Of Assisi 3. “Obstacles are those frightful things…
If you’re looking to get into property or move up to the next rung of the property ladder, here are some words of advice. Property investment is simple, but not easy, and that’s not a play on words. It’s not something you should enter into lightly, but for some reason, that’s what a lot of…
Engineers know that for a building to remain structurally sound for many decades it must have strong foundations. It doesn’t matter how good a building is above the ground, if the foundations are substandard, the building won’t last. The same is true for building wealth. There are several foundational matters that investors must optimise before…
When you first thought about buying property as an investment vehicle, did the words ‘quietly boring’ ever pop into your mind? I’m guessing they didn’t. Real estate is often seen as an exciting affair and whatever names you have to describe it, “boring” isn’t like to be one of them. But investing isn’t just for…
We often hear that “mindset is everything,” but how many of us genuinely heed this wisdom? We let our thoughts wander aimlessly—sometimes in hopeful directions, but often into the abyss of fear, anger, or resentment. The truth? What you think about most is what you’ll attract into your life. Yes, that’s right – the Law…
Despite the big race running, all eyes will be on the RBA in a decision that could halt the nation, as the majority of experts tip a rate rise. In this month’s Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey™, 45 experts and economists weighed in on future cash rate moves and other issues relating to the state…
Imagine for just a few minutes that I am the RBA Governor. This is what I will be announcing next Tuesday at 2.30 pm. ….. Thank you for coming. The RBA board has agreed to leave the official cash rate where it currently stands. Up until last quarter, domestic inflation has been falling and in…
