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.
Every time I hear that property investors are accused of getting a special tax break, I want to point to the language being used and explain why the framing is completely wrong. The so-called capital gains tax “discount” has been misnamed since the day it was introduced, and that one word has caused 25 years…
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What if you could sit down with someone who’s spent over 50 years investing, building wealth, making mistakes, and getting it right… and ask them what they wish they’d known about money from day one? Most people think building wealth is about finding the right investment or timing the market perfectly. But after more than…
Housing affordability is the current topic of conversation in the media and at dinner tables across Australia. And for families with Gen Y children, in particular, it’s probably a discussion based around how they’ll struggle to ever buy their own home. There’s no denying it has become a lot harder to get a start on…
Around 2.8 million of Australia’s lowest-paid workers will get a 4.75% pay rise from July 1 this year, after the latest Fair Work Commission annual decision on award wages. Around 100,000 of the very lowest paid workers, on entry level and minimum pay, were singled out for an almost 6% increase, as rising inflation had…
After three consecutive rate hikes, Australia’s largest bank is now saying the RBA is most likely done tightening – and that’s worth paying attention to. CBA economists expect the cash rate to remain on hold for the rest of 2026, following the RBA’s decision in May to lift rates to 4.35%. CBA Head of Australian…
Investing in property with your super has been extremely popular over the past few years, hasn’t it? And the reasons why are far more interesting than it just being a bit trendy! The main benefit is that super is an alternative avenue for property investing that has very little impact on personal finances or your future…
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Most people have strong opinions about rich people. They think the wealthy are lucky. Or greedy. Or born into privilege. Or somehow wired differently. But here’s the problem….if you believe any of that, there’s a good chance you’ll never build real wealth yourself. Because those stories aren’t just wrong – they’re dangerous. Today, Tom Corley…
When it comes to property investing, the noise from the financial media can be deafening. But how much of what they say is really worth your attention? There are many commonly held beliefs about property investing that aren’t only questionable but are also utterly false. Sadly, some investors go through their entire property journey believing…
Demographics are also having a major impact on housing demand and recent dwelling price appreciation across Australia. Australia’s housing market is also being reshaped by the richest generation in its history. Generations defined Let’s start with the population structure. Baby Boomers, born 1946–1964, are now aged roughly 62 to 80 in 2026. They represent just over one fifth…
When you are doing something you like or love, time seems to fly by. They call it the State of Flow. And whenever you find yourself in a state of Flow, think long and hard about what you are/were doing while in that State of Flow. Why? Because that State of Flow activity is very likely…
