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If you’re feeling uncertain about the property market right now, you’re not alone. Many property investors I speak with are in the same boat – bombarded by conflicting information and unsure about the next steps. They’re concerned about high interest rates, the tax changes in the budget, and languishing property prices. The challenges you’re facing…
If you’ve wandered down the cereal aisle recently, you might have noticed something peculiar. Between the giant, value-packed boxes of Home Brand Cereals and the small, premium gourmet granolas, there’s a glaring gap where Weet-Bix, the staple breakfast of middle-class Australia, once took pride of place. Those mid-sized boxes, the ones we grew up with,…
Negotiating is a part of living; we do it all the time. When you walk down a crowded street you negotiate the path you take. A couple negotiates their relationship before and during the marriage. Although you may not realise what’s happening, for example, you take out the garbage tonight and I will do the…
If I asked you to name the most important ingredient in building long-term wealth, what would your answer be? Most people would probably say hard work. Others might suggest intelligence, discipline, good timing, or perhaps choosing the right investments. They’re all helpful, but after more than five decades of investing through property booms, recessions, share market…
Thinking of investing in Sydney property? You’re not alone, but that doesn’t mean it’s straightforward right now. “Sydney’s too expensive,” “you’ve missed the boat,” “now’s not the time to invest,” these are the lines doing the rounds at dinner tables and on social media, and none of them tell you much about what’s actually happening…
Let me tell you something that might surprise you. The reason property has made more Australian millionaires than any other asset class isn’t because “bricks and mortar always goes up in value.” That’s a feel-good phrase, but it doesn’t actually explain anything. Property doesn’t always go up. History shows us there are periods of stagnation,…
Are you considering investing in Melbourne’s property market? You’re not alone, since more investors are once again eyeing Melbourne. But the forecasts that looked so promising at the start of 2026 have since been revised down, and that’s understandably making some investors nervous. ANZ Research’s most recent update has Melbourne house prices falling around 1.7%…
Six months ago the conversation about Australian property was all about resilience, about how our markets kept climbing despite thirteen rate rises and a cost of living squeeze that refused to ease. That conversation has changed. Cotality’s national Home Value Index fell 0.4% in June, the sharpest monthly drop since December 2022 with the June…
It seems that everyone was an investment genius when the property markets were booming. But when times get tough it’s important to listen to those who have the perspective of having lived through a number of economic cycles and who take a holistic approach to wealth creation. And clearly we are now in interesting, and…
Everyone says they want more affordable housing. Politicians promise it at every election. Media commentators demand it. Young Australians tell pollsters they’re worried they’ll never own a home. Yet if property values in any of our capital cities suddenly fell by 10% or 20%, most Australians would be horrified. That’s because housing affordability has become…
