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There are a number of definitions of wealth. True wealth is not how many properties you own or how much money you have, but what you are left with when they take all your money away — your health, your family, your friends, your spirituality, and your contribution to society. Yet another definition of wealth is…
Renovating a property can be a great way to create value and drive capital growth, but it’s not as simple as many people think. In today’s market, where property values are not expected to grow strongly for some time, many investors are turning to renovations as a way to manufacture capital growth. However, there are…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised a Tax Expenditures Statement by the end of February – and he delivered it last week, just in time, on Tuesday, February 28. The statement contains many headline-grabbing figures about the cost of various tax breaks, including claims made against income from rental properties (A$24.4 billion), the concessional or zero tax…
The latest RBA decision for a 25 basis point lift takes the cash rate to 3.6%, the highest level since May 2012. To date, this rate-tightening cycle has been both the largest and the most rapid on record by some margin. The cash rate setting is now 105 basis points above the pre-COVID decade average…
Despite skyrocketing interest rates and continuous price falls over the past year, Australia’s property market has now seen a slight upturn, according the latest PropTrack Home Price Index report. According to the report, in February, national home prices rose by 0.18%, except for Hobart, which experienced a decline. Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne saw less than…
In a world of economic uncertainty, it’s easy to feel like achieving financial freedom is impossible. In today’s show, Ken Raiss and I answer a number of your questions about how, despite all the unknowns ahead, property investors can achieve the end game of financial independence. You’ll hear that although the journey may not be…
When it comes to building wealth, the truth is that relatively unremarkable actions completed consistently over many years (and decades) produce remarkable results. But because these actions appear unremarkable, people tend to overlook their importance. Also, sometimes, people are tempted to undertake intense and often risky “investments” as a shortcut to make up for past inaction. Unfortunately,…
Following the one-year anniversary of the East Coast floods, the devastating impact that extreme weather events and climate change can have on people and property cannot be understated. Last year’s weather events, described by some as a ‘rain bomb’ that saturated areas of South East Queensland and coastal NSW saw thousands of properties inundated, displacing…
Woeful building approvals figures were reported recently, with seasonally adjusted dwelling approvals falling to their lowest levels in over a decade (since 2012) in January according to ABS figures. Non-residential approvals also fell by -25.6 per cent over the month. Source: ABS The monthly numbers are very choppy, of course, but these figures generally appear…
After experiencing the sharpest downturn in Australia’s housing market history, new research by JP Morgan suggests that the situation could soon turn around. The research shows that house prices, which fell by 9.1% since their peak in May 2022, are expected to stabilize sooner than many are predicting. At the beginning of this month: Dr….
