Perhaps you want to invest in Melbourne’s property market but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re wondering what the best Melbourne suburbs to invest in are for 2025. Let me talk you through it. While over the last four decades, Melbourne has been Australia’s strongest-performing housing market, over the last couple of years…
In the current property market, where interest rates are relatively high and borrowing capacity is reduced across the board, the last thing you want to do is shave any more off of your borrowing power. After all, even as an investor, the last thing you want to hold you back from securing an additional asset…
‘Penny wise, pound foolish’ may be an old-fashioned proverb but its message will never go out of date. Cindy Knight, General Manager of Time Conti Sheffield Unlike someone who is mean when it comes to small amounts of money but reckless with large sums, those who makes smart money choices all the time will be…
We would all do certain things differently if we had our time over again, wouldn’t we? But that doesn’t mean that we should live our lives with regret. What I mean is that, because we can’t go back in time to change decisions that we’ve made, there really is little point in dwelling on them,…
If you are contemplating investing in property, should you buy now or wait? What if prices fall? Maybe you would be better off waiting? As my analysis below reveals, buying for less than market value or at the bottom of the market (i.e. buying well), has very little impact. The price we pay for a property…
I’m often asked what I would do differently if I could live my investing journey all over again. I’ve certainly made my fair share of mistakes along the way and paid huge “learning fees” because of them. However, instead of being defeated, I learned from each error and moved forward a little bit wiser. If…
Are you currently holding an inferior property in your portfolio? Many of our property markets have reached new peaks recently, and many investors have reaped the rewards. While that is certainly great news, it has potentially covered up many mistakes that investors could have made without even knowing. The old saying “A Rising Tide Lifts…
Have you considered getting involved in property investment even though you’re still relatively young? Want to avoid the minefield that causes around 50% of those who get started in property investment to sell up? A number of years ago Finder.com.au interviewed me for my thoughts on this topic, and one of the things we discussed…
There are two major Australian housing demographic shapers over the next decade. These two next big waves are first home buyers and downsizers. Both these markets are looking for affordable housing outcomes and often, smaller homes with less maintenance. Smaller lots – especially those near high quality offsets like parks, cafes and views – are…
Australia is facing a housing affordability crisis like never before, with the latest data from the PropTrack Housing Affordability Report painting a stark picture of the challenges Australians face in buying a home. According to Paul Ryan, Senior Economist at PropTrack, affordability has now reached its worst level on record. This is not just a…
