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.
There’s been a lot of noise again about allowing first-home buyers to dip into their superannuation to purchase a property. It’s not a new idea—the Morrison government floated it in 2022, and now it’s resurfacing as a potential vote-winner for the Liberals ahead of the next election. At first glance, it sounds appealing, doesn’t it?…
We are living in interesting times, aren’t we? After strong property price growth in our major property markets in 2025, we are now moving to a period of slower capital growth because of uncertainty about interest rates and tax changes . The current market is creating two types of property buyers: Those who see it…
In 1971, three former students from the University of San Francisco set up the first Starbucks at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, selling fresh roasted coffee beans, teas, and spices from around the world. This was a relatively humble beginning for what is now the largest coffeehouse chain in the world. Today, Starbucks boasts 32,000 stores across 80…
Every time an election rolls around, we hear the same predictions—buyers will put their plans on hold, auctions will flop, and the winning party will determine whether property prices boom or bust. But is that really the case? Domain has just released a report busting some of the biggest myths about the impact of federal…
While intelligence can be a lottery based on your genes as well as your upbringing, that doesn’t mean we can’t all become smarter. I’m sure we all know of people from our childhoods who ended up running successful businesses when at school they didn’t seem that different from the rest of us. Sure, education would…
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While we usually spend a lot of time talking about property, today I’ve got a special episode for all the parents out there. And even if you don’t have kids yet or you’re not planning to, you’re still going to learn a lot about money and wealth today from my special guest Loral Langmeir, author…
Brisbane’s rental market is already tight, with vacancy rates hovering around record lows. Now, with the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, tenants and landlords are facing new challenges. While the damage isn’t as bad as first feared, the storm has still left its mark, displacing tenants, putting extra pressure on available rentals, and reinforcing the…
Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth, and asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth. It’s really the open door to it all. In fact, I’d like to have you…
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In this episode of the Michael Yardney Podcast, Brett Warren and I discuss twelve key insights that could have accelerated our success in property investment. We explore the importance of mindset, personal control, goal setting, and the role of attitude in shaping investment outcomes. The conversation emphasises the need for proactivity, learning from mistakes, understanding…
Your daily habits are the reason you are rich, poor or stuck in the middle class. They are the reason you live in the house of your dreams or a shack. 40% of all of your daily activities are habits This means that 40% of the time you’re on autopilot, every day. Habits save brain…
