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.
While homes along Sydney’s Metro line carry a substantial premium, a year after the opening, growth in housing values along Sydney’s Phase 2 metro has generally lagged the broader Sydney region, according to a recent Cotality analysis. Cotality researchers undertook a spatial analysis of housing values along the Sydney Metro line, defining primary catchment areas as within…
The Australian property market is on the move. After a few years of uncertainty, highlighted by headlines about falling prices and interest rate hikes that made buyers nervous, we turned the corner last year, and property values have been rising ever since. With the Reserve Bank having dropped interest rates three times already this year,…
Australia’s property market is full of contradictions. While affordability remains one of the biggest challenges facing buyers, the so-called “affordable end” of the market is actually outperforming. Australia’s most affordable housing is experiencing significantly stronger price growth than typical properties, according to Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at Ray White. The trend is consistent across most…
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Everyone was banking on another interest rate cut this year – but what if it never comes? In this month’ Big Picture Podcast, Ken Raiss and I will unpack why the economy is running hotter than expected, and what that means for rates, housing, and your mortgage. We also explain how the Bank of Mum…
Don’t expect a rate cut any time soon. The latest CPI figures have put a pin in that. The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 3.0% in August, up from 2.8% in the previous month, to the highest level since July 2024. This figure suggests there is meaningfully more inflation pressure in the domestic…
It’s no secret that education for their children is a top priority for many Australian families. But what’s becoming increasingly clear, especially here in Melbourne, is just how much that priority is translating into cold, hard property premiums. In fact, the latest report from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) reveals something most of…
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In today’s podcast, we are going to do something a little different. You see, one of the common questions I get asked is, “Michael, what’s your net worth?” It’s a question people are curious about—and I get why. However, rather than simply providing you with a number, I want to take you behind the scenes…
For years, Australians have been asking themselves why saving for a home feels harder than ever. While soaring property prices grab most of the headlines, there’s another culprit that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: wages. A new report by Per Capita titled The Lost Decade has revealed just how much low wage growth has held…
There is a lot of noise being bantered about regarding property investment of late. No surprises here given the recent federal election result, the tightness of the countries rental market and changes to property investment taxation potentially coming our way, thanks to the Labor Party, Greens and a weak opposition. I don’t want to join…
Australian property sellers continued to see strong gains in the June quarter, although the rate of profit-making resales eased slightly from the start of the year. Cotality’s Q2 2025 Pain & Gain report analysed approximately 97,000 resales over the period, revealing 94.8% of transactions recorded a nominal gain in the three months to June. While still…
