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Every few years the same story resurfaces. Regional Australia is booming. Young families are abandoning the capitals. Remote work has changed the geography of opportunity. The bush is back. I know it’s an attractive narrative. It appeals to emotion, lifestyle aspiration, and frustration with capital city affordability. But when you strip away the headlines and…
Two months into 2026, and we have seen a clear divergence in housing trends, with Sydney and Melbourne values flatlining while the mid-sized capitals continue to record a solid rate of gain at more than 1% month on month growth. Perth is showing the strongest trend, with home values jumping 2.3% in February, adding more…
In the world of property investment, a troubling phenomenon often rears its head: the Dunning-Kruger Effect. You see.. when it comes to money, seemingly rational people don’t always act rationally. We are subject to cognitive biases. Let me explain… In 1999, psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger published research finding that people with limited knowledge…
Are you considering investing in Melbourne’s property market? You’re not alone — and you’re certainly not too late. Melbourne has posted consecutive months of home price growth in the second half of 2025. This represents a notable turnaround as Melbourne property prices fell in most months of 2024. Melbourne continues to rank as one of…
2026 is shaping up to be another year of solid, though uneven, growth. At its first meeting for 2026, the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate to 3.85%, up from 3.6%, exactly as most economists expected. That move officially ends the shortest and most modest rate-cutting cycle since the RBA began inflation targeting back in…
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Brisbane has quietly become one of Australia’s most exciting property stories — a city transforming from the underdog of the east coast into a powerhouse of growth, lifestyle, and opportunity. While Sydney and Melbourne often steal the headlines, Brisbane has been outperforming expectation delivering steady, sustainable growth, and it’s not slowing down. With record migration,…
Thinking of investing in Sydney property? You’re not alone—but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. “Sydney’s too expensive.””You’ve missed the boat.””Now’s not the time to invest.” These are just a few of the myths floating around dinner tables and social media feeds. But here’s the truth: in every market cycle, there are opportunities—if you know where…
If they’re armed with all the research available in today’s information age, why can’t economists agree on where our property markets are heading? In fact, a better question would be – why do so many get it wrong? The simple answer is those market movements are far from an exact science. The fundamentals are easy…
One of the constants in life is change, however most of us don’t like change. Life, business, property investing or whatever is much easier if things are nice and predictable. But that’s not how things work – is it? So let’s look at 10 quotes about change: 1. “Waking up to who you are requires letting…
Every few years, a big, seductive idea swept through popular psychology and became so embedded in public thinking that it starts to feel like a universal truth. It was the claim that money stops making you happier after a certain point. You’ve probably heard the famous line: “Happiness plateaus at around US$75,000 a year.” It’s…
