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![Adelaide housing market update [video] | June 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/adelaide-270x200.jpg)
While national dwelling values have been on the rise, Adelaide’s market has continued its remarkable run, demonstrating incredible resilience and posting some of the strongest growth figures in the country. Adelaide’s property market has not just been strong; it’s been a standout performer. Home values in May rose another 0.4%, contributing to a staggering 8.6% annual gain….
Those with a slight edge own the world. As I discovered from my Rich Habits research, those who possess some slight edge, some unique niche they’ve cultivated over many years, receive a premium for whatever product or service they sell. And that premium makes them rich. To me, this was a major revelation. It contradicts…
Death is never an easy topic to talk about, but planning for it is one of the most important things you can do for your loved ones. A lot of Australians assume that everything will just “work itself out” when they’re gone—but unfortunately, that’s far from the truth. Without a valid Will in place, you…
The Australian housing market is showing surprising resilience, with national dwelling values posting a fourth consecutive month of growth. Spurred on by recent interest rate cuts and the widespread expectation of more to come, a renewed sense of momentum is building. However, with affordability pressures at record highs and a slower pace of annual growth,…
![[PODCAST] Taxed on Money You Never Made? Why This Super Change Should Scare Every Investor – With Ken Raiss](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MY-podcast-681-About_tax-Ken_Raiss-270x200.jpg)
Today, I want to talk about something that’s really flying under the radar—but it shouldn’t be. Imagine being taxed on money you haven’t actually earned. Not on rent you’ve received, not on a capital gain you’ve banked, but just on the increase in value of an asset you still hold. Sounds crazy, right? Well, that’s…
![Brisbane housing market update [video] | June 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/brisbane-270x200.jpg)
Brisbane continues to show resilience and interesting dynamics, particularly in the unit sector. Brisbane’s property market continues its upward trajectory, posting solid gains in May and demonstrating consistent growth throughout the first five months of 2025. Monthly Growth (May 2025): Dwelling values rose a further 0.6%. Year-to-Date Growth (first 5 months 2025): The market is…
If you’ve been following Australia’s property market for a while (as I’m sure many of you have), you know affordability has long been a hot topic — often used as a political football, a media headline grabber, and a generational grievance. But now, new data from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), reported…
A lot of people think that success is an event. One magical, transformational event. She or he was an overnight success. We’ve all read crap like that in the media over and over again. For budding entrepreneurs out there, the expectation that you can become an overnight success plays havoc with their psyche when that…
Over the decades I’ve spent observing the ebbs and flows of the Australian property market, every now and then a shift comes along that’s not just cyclical—it’s structural. And right now, we’re living through one. Domain’s latest Sustainability in Property Report 2025 confirms what many of us in the property industry have already been sensing:…
![Sydney housing market update [video] | June 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sydney4-270x200.jpg)
Sydney’s property market is still on the up, marking its fourth consecutive month of growth in May. While the pace of Sydney’s property price growth might not be breakneck, it’s consistent: May 2025 Monthly Growth: +0.5% Year-to-Date Growth (2025): +1.3% Annual Growth (to May 2025): +1.1% Current Values vs. Peak: Still a smidge (0.3%) below…
