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.
In the 2022 federal election, two demographics were key to the final outcome: women and young people. With another election fast approaching, will they swing the result again? To answer this question, I turned to the Australian Election Study (AES) data spanning the period from 1987 to 2022, to investigate how different demographics have voted…
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In today’s Big Picture episode of the Michael Yardney Podcast, Pete Wargent and I discuss a raft of macro factors that will affect how our property markets play out this year, including the implications of the first rate cut by the RBA, our plunging vacancy rates which are only going to make rents rise further,…
Imagine a system where building a townhouse feels like playing a game of snakes and ladders—except the snakes are endless paperwork, delays, and appeals. That’s what Victoria’s planning process has been like for developers. But the state government just rolled out a new rulebook to shake things up. Premier Jacinta Allan and Planning Minister Sonya…
Have you ever thought of doing up an old property to on-sell and make a quick profit? Of course, this concept is often taught at property seminars and has recently been popularised by reality television shows like “The Block”. But can you really flip houses for a living? If you’re after a quick buck I’m…
Every day, without even realising it, we’re all enrolled in a masterclass—taught by ourselves, attended by ourselves. The mindset lesson I want to share with you today is: You improve not just at what you practice intentionally but at whatever you do repeatedly.” Fact is: You get better at what you practice. And when we…
Australia’s regional housing markets have continued to demonstrate resilience, with property values rising 1.0% over the three months to January, compared to the -0.7% decline in capital city values, according to CoreLogic’s latest Regional Market Update. While growth in regional markets has stabilised, growth patterns across individual markets are shifting, with signs of a slowdown…
People often ask me how I became successful in that six-year period of time while many of the people I knew did not. The answer is simple: The things I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. I found it easy to set the goals that could change my life….
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Today, I interview my good friend and business partner – Brett Warren, the National Director of Property at Metropole. Brett is someone who has walked the path so many of the listeners to this show are striving to follow. From starting out as a property investor himself to becoming a trusted buyer’s agent, a sought-after…
Whether it is an office, shop, warehouse, or even a factory, some investors are attracted to commercial property for portfolio diversification or for positive cash flow. But the thing is, successful commercial property investment is a different niche. It requires an understanding of complex market factors, unique financing requirements, property management options, leasing arrangements, and…
Jim Rohn was one of my early personal development mentors. When he passed away in 2009, he left an incredible gift: his encouraging, uplifting messages and inspiring, thought-provoking quotes. 1. “Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for…
