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.
If you’re like many Australians, you’re probably wondering what’s ahead for our property markets in 2024. Clearly, inflation will be with us longer and interest rates will remain higher than we were hoping for, so what does this mean for your property investment plans? Watch this special Masterclass as Dr. Andrew Wilson and I discuss:…
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The world’s population has doubled in size over the last 50 years. In 2022, we reached the mark of 8 billion living on Earth. According to UN estimates, by July 2023, all the people in the world numbered 8,045,311,447. In this map, we use population estimates from the United Nations Population Division to illustrate the world’s population as…
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Here is a little nostalgia hit for you. The infographic below shows the most popular toys from 1963 – 2013. Take a look and see if you recognise a birthday present or two! Source: Abbey Ryan Design
How much has Sydney changed since the first settlers arrived on 26th January 1788? Well, since then, Sydney has developed into one of the world’s largest, most cosmopolitan cities, with a population of over 5 million and a unique mix of Aboriginal, British, Asian, and European cultural influences. To get a better understanding of how…
I’m going to assume for a minute that you’re one of the millions of people who have a recurrently frustrating relationship with spending. It probably starts with a commitment to sticking to your budget, and you do for a few days. Then, despite your resolve, you break down, pull out the credit card and do…
The Christmas tree is a modern invention. It is a largely secular symbol, having no basis in the Bible. There are many trees in the Bible, from the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life in Genesis to the reference to Christ’s cross as a “tree” in Acts. But there is no Christmas tree….
Are you trying to build enough cashflow so one day you can exit the Rat Race? Spruikers everywhere are using this to lure in many unsuspecting victims, we see it all around us from Facebook to Instagram and beyond. In reality, there is only usually one person who achieves this cashflow dream and that is…
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? That’s an important question because pessimism is a recipe for failure. A paper published by the University of Cologne in Germany in the May 2015 Journal of Personality and Psychology, in which more than 68,000 Americans and Europeans were studied, found that pessimism causes poverty. The study noted…
The Australian property markets are continuing to defy all those who predicted a downturn this year with an eleventh straight month of price increase in November, reaching a new record high. However, according to PropTrack, some markets are seeing growth slow as more sellers take their properties to market. The latest PropTrack data shows prices…
Just about everywhere you look in Victoria, you’ll find someone struggling with housing – whether they own, want to buy, need to downsize, aspire to build, or are looking to rent. This is a grim snapshot of the current situation. Melbourne has the fourth least affordable housing market in the world, with a median dwelling price…
