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.
One of the most important decisions we make in life is who we choose to be around. In fact, there is an old proverb that reads, “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.” One of my early mentors, the late Jim Rohn said it well: ‘You are the average of the…
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Today, women live longer than men, but retire with far less money. And despite all the progress we’ve made, Australia’s gender wealth gap remains stubbornly wide. Today I’m joined by Sarah Megginson, money expert and Head of Editorial at Finder, to unpack the insights from their 2025 State of Women’s Wealth Report. We explore why…
We often think of parenting trends as personal choices or cultural fads. But many of the shifts we’re seeing today, especially what’s now known as “helicopter parenting”, have much deeper roots. In fact, they’re driven by powerful demographic and societal forces. You’ve probably noticed it: parents hovering over every aspect of their child’s life, from…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate at 3.85%, after cutting it in February and May. Those earlier moves were aimed at supporting the economy as growth slowed and inflation eased. This time, however, the bank chose to pause, signalling a more cautious stance. The decision will be hard for the millions…
I am sure you have been bombarded over the years with articles about how to bid at a house auction. I am going to suggest a few simple tips you can implement and then show you how it plays out at a LIVE property auction I attended a couple of years ago! This could have…
Imagine this: you finally scrape together a deposit, brave the high interest rates, and secure a mortgage on your dream home. You assume the next 30 years will be about gradually owning more of your home. But what if I told you the first 15 years of your mortgage repayments essentially go to covering taxes…
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The Australian property market has been anything but predictable in recent years – booms, corrections, interest rate hikes, and a housing supply crisis have kept everyone on their toes. But what lies ahead? In today’s episode I’m joined by Dr Nicola Powell, Chief of Research and Economics at Domain, to unpack their latest Price Forecast…
It happens every year. The TV show “The Block” inspires a new wave of investors keen to get involved in renovating and “flipping’ properties. Just to make things clear “flipping” is where you purchase a property and then sell it within a short period of time for a higher price, usually having added value through…
Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time. Sure, he’s now retired, but he has a great track record of creating and maintaining his wealth through share investments, and many of his principles also apply to property investors. So let’s look at some of Buffett’s investment principles and see how we can apply…
Let’s talk about a quiet truth lurking in Australia’s property market, one that’s not making headlines, but certainly shaping wealth and opportunities across generations. It’s the price gap between what Boomers paid for property and what Gen X had to fork out just a decade or so later. Now, we all know house prices have…
