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.
The population of Australia’s capital cities has more than doubled in the past 50 years, increasing by 8.7 million people. In 1971, 8.6 million Australians lived in the capital city. By 2021, this number had increased to 17.3 million people. Between 1971 and 2021: Melbourne had the largest population growth (up by 2.4 million people),…
China’s National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed what researchers such as myself have long suspected – that 2022 was the year China’s population turned down, the first time that has happened since the great famine brought on by Chinese leader Mao Zedong in 1959-1961. Unlike the famine, whose effects were temporary, and followed by steady…
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When it comes to property investing are you a fox or a hedgehog? Is property investment an art or science? Maybe property investment isn’t what you should be spending your time on; maybe you should stick to your day job instead. That’s what I discuss today with Stuart Wemyss. And then, in my mindset moment,…
Australians’ well-documented affinity with the sun, surf and sand continue to fuel coastal property market growth. This growth defies rising interest rates and growing evidence of the impacts of climate change on people living in vulnerable coastal locations. People in these areas are finding it harder to insure their properties against these risks. Insurers view…
A new season means a new look for the home, especially your bedroom. But instead of just the usual clearing of the closet, why not create a sense of harmony in the Feng Shui way? There’s no need to invest in an expensive consultant to style your room, let us guide you with a simple method…
My parents used to say that when my Grandfather, Pop Pop Dailey, used to walk into the room, it didn’t matter who was in the room. Pop Pop Dailey could command the entire room’s attention. Why? People liked him. He was very likable. People who are likable are magnets. They attract others to them. In…
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Are you wondering what’s ahead for our property markets in 2023? In my mind, after a tumultuous 2022, investors must be prepared for even more uncertainty this year. But it will be a year that our property markets reset and a new cycle starts meaning it’s a time of opportunity. Just don’t expect it to…
Dwelling construction was significantly delayed in mid-2022 due to the combined shortages of labour and materials, and the number of new dwellings under construction remained resolutely high until September at around 243,500. Although attached dwellings under construction eased in the two most heavily populated states, south-east Queensland did see in an increase in much-needed supply…
Did you know that Australians are blowing their budget in an effort to impress others? Well, according to Finder’s new research, 16% of Australians – equivalent to 3.2 million people – have spent more than they can afford to keep up with their inner circle. In fact, the respondents admitted to spending a whopping $1,246…
Want to know what the experts predict for 2023? Well… we’ve learned a few things about the universe of predictions, experts, outlooks, and forecasts in this, our fourth year of Prediction Consensus. Experts are reasonably good at predicting the future one year out, though they are also in a strong position to help shape the…
