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.
We all have an inner voice—a constant monologue that swings between cheering us on and, unfortunately, holding us back. This inner dialogue can be our best ally or our worst enemy. While the positive side of this voice encourages us to strive for success, the negative side can keep us rooted in fear and self-doubt,…
Generation X, born between 1964 and 1981 and sandwiched between our baby boomers and millennials, are often referred to as Australia’s forgotten middle child. The thing is, representing 6.5 million people, this generation accounts for around 25% of Australia’s population. The majority of this demographic group has reached its peak in terms of income, but…
It’s a question that echoes through conversations among frustrated Australians, especially younger generations who find themselves priced out of the housing market: Is this all a Ponzi scheme? The surge in property prices over the last few years has not only locked out many potential first-time home buyers but has also sparked a fiery debate…
Imagine stepping out your front door and knowing that almost everything you need – your local shops, a good coffee, schools, parks, a medical centre, the train station, even local jobs is just a short stroll away. You don’t waste time stuck in traffic. You don’t drive across town for basic errands. And you feel…
We often hear that the rich keep getting richer, and there is plenty of evidence to support that observation. From the outside, it can appear that wealthy people were born lucky, had access to opportunities unavailable to everyone else or knew some financial secret the rest of us somehow missed. Of course, family wealth and…
Imagine being told that there’s a very good chance you’ll celebrate your 100th birthday. Not because you’re exceptionally lucky, not because you’ll have access to some futuristic medical breakthrough. But simply because you’re living in Australia at a time when life expectancy continues to rise, and healthcare keeps improving. For most people, that sounds like…
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Perth’s housing market is still growing, but the number that defined it for two years — the number that made it the undisputed standout of the national cycle — is no longer recognisable in the current data. Values rose 0.7% in June 2026, which is a positive result by almost any measure. But Perth was…
If you think we are in a rental crisis now, hold onto your hat! The Australian property market is currently navigating a “perfect storm,” but it’s not the kind that clears the air. Instead, it’s a convergence of policy shifts, supply shortages, and economic pressures that threaten to fundamentally reshape the fabric of our society….
Let me tell you something that might surprise you. The reason property has made more Australian millionaires than any other asset class isn’t because “bricks and mortar always goes up in value.” That’s a feel-good phrase, but it doesn’t actually explain anything. Property doesn’t always go up in value as many property investors are finding…
Sydney is no stranger to extreme heat. In January 2020, Penrith in Western Sydney reached 48.9°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Greater Sydney. Now imagine Penrith in 2050: the heat lasts longer, extreme heat events happen more often, and power goes out on the hottest days because the grid can’t cope. Our recent research,…
