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.
Are you a sucker for a juicy, clickbait headline like me? Maybe like the one I have just used… A promise of endless cash flow would have to be the fakest headline in property investment advertising. It is the bait that lures you in, in the hope that you are snapped up by the salesperson….
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There’s never been more property data available to investors than there is today. You can jump online and within minutes see median prices, growth rates, suburb rankings, sales histories, heat maps, demand scores and predictive analytics. It all looks impressive. It all looks scientific. But here’s the uncomfortable question… What if most investors are using…
Low vacancy rates have continued to predictably drive house rents higher over April with most capital cities again reporting higher results. Unit rents however reported generally lower rents and higher vacancy rates reflecting the seasonal effects of the lengthy April holiday month. Hobart was the top performer with house rents up by 3.2% over the…
Australia’s housing crisis has seen a ripple effect spill from economic and political issues into the family law space, quietly reshaping how couples separate, negotiate property settlements and move on with their lives. Couples that may previously have been able to separate cleanly are now stuck in legal and emotional limbo, not staying together because…
Stubbornly above-target inflation and the risk of pass-through from higher oil prices means this may not be the peak of the rate cycle. In line with expectations, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked rates for the third time in 2026, lifting the cash rate to 4.35% (from 4.1% previously). This fully reversed the rate cuts…
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If you own property in Australia right now, or you’re thinking about buying, what we’re going to share with you today could change how you think about where this market is heading. You see, there’s a bit of a disconnect in today’s property market, and if you’re only following the headlines, it’s easy to miss…
With the Federal Budget landing this week, the housing tax debate has fired up again. Negative gearing. Capital gains tax. Investor “perks”. Housing affordability. You can almost set your watch by it. And what a yawn! Every budget cycle the same arguments reappear. And every cycle the same myths get recycled as fact. So before…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 27 April 2026 showed mixed price movements across capital cities. Nationally, asking prices eased slightly over the month, with houses down 0.3%, units up 0.3%, and combined dwellings slipping 0.2%, while remaining 11.5% higher year-on-year. Sydney (-0.5%) and Brisbane (-1.3%) recorded monthly declines in combined…
Most of us do as we are told. This habit forms early in life. Our parents, for our own good, make us do things we don’t want to do: wake up early for school, eat broccoli, do homework, do house chores, etc. Doing what we are told is conditioned into us from the very beginning….
Every few decades, a city gets a moment that changes its trajectory. Brisbane is in the middle of one right now, and most investors haven’t fully grasped what that means for property values over the next ten years. Of course, the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are much more than just a sporting event. They’re…
