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 we about to make it even harder for Australians to own a home? Just when you thought the path to homeownership couldn’t get any tougher, a new proposal from the Greens Party threatens to push that dream even further out of reach for many Australians. In a recent proposal, Adam Bandt, leader of the…
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After all these years in property, I’m still surprised at how some investors decide which property to buy, however it doesn’t really surprise me why so many don’t get past their first or second property. You see… many buy for emotional reasons, and while others think they’re investing in property, for some, they’re really speculating….
For years, Baby Boomers have been the undisputed champions of wealth in Australia. They’ve been the generation with the most substantial property portfolios, the largest shareholdings, and the most secure financial futures. But now, a quiet revolution is underway. Generation X, the cohort born between 1965 and 1980, is stepping into the spotlight, poised to…
If you thought the housing shortage was bad now, just wait. According to the State of the Land Report 2025 released by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA), we’re staring down the barrel of a staggering 400,000-home shortfall across Australia’s capital cities by 2029. Let that sink in for a moment. Despite the Federal…
While parts of Australia’s property market have faced affordability pressures and fluctuating demand, the luxury segment is defying gravity. According to NAB’s recent report (Luxury Property Continuing to Outperform the Wider Market), high-end real estate has been one of the strongest-performing segments, showing resilience even as higher interest rates have cooled the broader market. Why…
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The latest research on happiness is a real punch in the gut. According to David Buss, a psychology professor at the University of Texas, we are hardwired for unhappiness. And we have evolution to blame. It turns out emotions like unhappiness, jealousy, distress and disgust spurs individuals to improve their conditions in order to return…
Climate change is real, and it’s here to stay. But while the climate may be changing gradually, the conversations around it are becoming more polarised by the day. You’d expect the divide to be political — progressive versus conservative. Or maybe geographic — city dwellers versus country folk. But after a fascinating discussion with demographer…
We’re used to hearing that Australia has some of the most expensive properties in the world. The headlines love to scream that Sydney is less affordable than New York or that Melbourne rivals Paris for house prices. But is this really true? And more importantly, should property investors care? Well, let’s take a step back…
About 14% of Australians experienced personal fraud last year. Of these, 2.1 million experienced credit card fraud, 675,300 were caught in a scam, 255,000 had their identities stolen and 433,000 were impersonated online. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest Personal Fraud Survey, between July 2023 and June 2024, Australians lost A$2.1 billion through…
Have you ever caught yourself wondering why the property market seems to be either skyrocketing or plummeting? It feels like everyone’s either raving about booms or fretting over busts, right? Well, here’s the less dramatic truth: most of the time, the property market isn’t doing much at all; it’s just quietly ticking along. But don’t…
