Michael has been once again voted Australia’s leading property investment advisor by the readers of ‘Your Investent 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 1 million others who get their updates from Michael and his group of expert guest bloggers and benefit from their perspective.
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Foreign investors have been largely shut out of Australia’s property market over the past few years as Australia’s physical border closure kept international arrivals at a bare minimum. In 2021, foreign investment in Australian residential real estate fell to its lowest level in more than 15 years, according to the Foreign Investment Review Board’s annual…
As I get older and wiser, I think there is a real problem going on in the world today. I feel like so many people walk around with a general sense of entitlement and it’s so damaging. This truth might hurt, but the world doesn’t owe you anything. That might sound harsh, but accepting that…
Warren Buffet seems to be one of the most quoted individuals around. This is probably because he’s the world’s most successful investor but also he has some very interesting things to say. Motley Fool recently published a heap of new quotes the Oracle of Omaha gave at the recent Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. Here’s a…
Whether you’re a home buyer or an investor, when you’re looking for a new property there are so many things to consider. Determining the best property to buy isn’t as easy as picking the nicest-looking house in your local area. From location to school zones, demographics, and even the number on the mailbox, there are…
This weekend’s auction markets produced divergent results with most markets recording the highest clearance rates for months, however Brisbane and Canberra auction clearance rates tanked. 1335 properties were listed for auction, a few more than last weekend’s 1243 but, not surprisingly, this was well below the 1,551 auctions held on the same weekend last year….
A lot can happen in one week in our property markets, can’t it? So here’s a look back at some of the things I read or learned this week, that I believe you should also know. 1. This is what causes inflation Prices have increased markedly over the past year for a range of items…
If you’re a first-time investor, champing at the bit to purchase the first property in what will (hopefully!) become your wealth-building real estate portfolio, it can be a daunting task knowing where to start. There is loads of advice out there on how to go about it, but possibly even more important than the “how-to”…
Play this important message from Michael Yardney Are you wondering what will happen to the Brisbane property market for the rest of 2022 and beyond? Well… Brisbane was the strongest property market in 2021 exhibiting astonishing growth, with many locations experiencing 30+% house price growth. And as growth slowed in other parts of Australia, Brisbane’s…
During the recent property boom, Melbourne’s housing values did not grow as strongly as other capitals but remember…we were locked down in a Covid Cocoon for 260 days. Melbourne housing values peaked in February this year, shortly after Sydney, but this followed a 17.3% gain in values since the pandemic. Property values are down 3.4%,…
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If you’re a first-time home-buyer or property investor, you might not have come across the term ‘conveyancing’ before. Likewise, terms such as unconditional, settlement, and ‘cooling-off’ period are also terms you may not be overly familiar with. And even if you’re a seasoned property investor, you would have employed a conveyancer or solicitor to assist…
