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Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m not really a risk-taker. I don’t believe in hedging bets or property hot-spotting, and I’m not a gambler or adrenalin junkie. However, I do know how to identify a good opportunity and seize it when it comes my way. I also know a lemon when I…
We currently have a shortage of houses for rent or to buy, and this is causing prices to rise and rents to skyrocket and the housing crisis, the likes of which I’ve never seen in my 50 years of investing. Of course, the main underlying factor leading to this challenge is that we are not…
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Today I’m going to discuss several topics of interest for property investors with Mike Mortlock, the Managing Director of MCG Quantity Surveyors. Mike’s team has recently released a report titled ‘Rising Tide of Unit Rents Closes Gap with Houses in Major Capitals’ that sheds light on some transformative trends and provides an understanding of the…
Our instincts helped get us out of caves and into centrally heated homes – but can they help us become better traders? Imagine you are one of our primitive ancestors. The world is a frightening place. Virtually everything is bigger, faster, hairier, and stronger than you are. The only advantage that you have is your…
Freshly baked cookies on the counter to create a warm family feel… A fruit bowl filled with lemons and limes to draw attention to the chic bar set-up… Even a staged bottle of champagne on the balcony to show you how you could be living in the lap of luxury. These are just some of…
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With property values rising for 15 months in a row and talk of interest rate cuts on the horizon, is the Australian property market gearing up for a new boom in property prices this year? Well, there are clues in the news as to what’s ahead, which I’m going to discuss in this month’s Big…
When you think about the word “free” what does it mean to you? For some people, it means the freedom to do whatever they want — whether that’s financial freedom or having no ties so you can travel the world. For others, “free” means something that costs you no money. But, of course, nothing in…
Tony Robbins, is a life coach and performance strategist. He says he is not a motivator. He’s been quoted as saying: “If all you do is motivate, without a strategy, it’s like a warm bath. It’s nice. It’s not enough.” Robbins prefers to think of himself as an inspirer, so here are some of his quotes…
You’d have to be living under a rock not to know that apartments have underperformed houses in the last decade or so, so today I explore the reasons behind this trend, its implications for investors, and what future trends we might anticipate with independent financial advisor, Stuart Wemyss. We also discuss what criteria you should…
What lies ahead for Australia in the next 10 years? Well, Simon Kuestenmacher highlighted a chart that is pivotal when forecasting the next ten years in Australia in his column in the New Daily. Its simplicity belies its significance in understanding our nation’s future housing demands and consumption shifts. It juxtaposed Australia’s current demographic profile…
