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Want to know what’s happening to the housing markets around Australia? Well, this monthly collection of charts from CoreLogic paints an interesting picture. Our property markets turned the corner earlier this year and despite 13 interest rate increases property prices have kept rising for 10 months in a row. Just as 2023 defied the forecasts…
Did you know your brain is like a computer’s operating system? The good news is that this means you can program your brain to choose happiness. Here are the top 10 happiness hacks: Worrying about money is one of the biggest causes of unhappiness, but no amount of money can make you happy unless you…
Are you wondering what will happen to the Sydney property market in 2024? Well…After booming through 2020 and 2021 with prices rising by 27.2%, Sydney housing values fell -12.4% from their peak in January 2022 through to the recent trough in January 2023. But now the Sydney housing market has clearly turned the corner with…
Are you wondering what will happen to the Melbourne property market in 2024? It’s no secret that the Melbourne housing market has faced its fair share of challenges over the past couple of years. From the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and being locked down for longer than any other city in the world,…
Are you wondering what will happen to the Brisbane property market for in 2024? Well… it’s no secret that Brisbane was one of the strongest property markets during the boom of 2020-21. After booming through 2020 and 2021 with prices rising by 45.3%, Brisbane housing values fell -8.9% from their peak in May 2022 through…
Why do some properties significantly outperform others with regard to capital growth? Why are some properties always in strong demand and sell quickly? These are what I’d call “A-grade” properties. But what sets these exceptional properties apart from the rest, and how can investors uncover these hidden gems that consistently outperform market averages? As our…
Location is probably the most important thing to consider when it comes to buying your next investment property. Perhaps you’ve heard me say that the location of your property will do around 80% of the heavy lifting of its capital growth. “Location, location, location” is a well-known expression that highlights the importance of finding the…
If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate…
Ever wondered why some property investors hit the jackpot while others barely scrape by? Well in today’s show Brett Warren, and I shed light on strategies and philosophies that make a successful property investor. We reveal that the high-achievers do not come from a cookie-cutter background, but instead, a wide array of life stories and…
We tend to talk a lot about property on this Podcast, but the aim of property investment is to give you the financial freedom that leads to life choices. The truth is that your superannuation balance is unlikely to be sufficient to cover your desired living expenses in retirement, and it’s possible that by the…
