Let me introduce you to a group of 100 everyday Aussies. They come from all walks of life; teachers, tradies, nurses, small business owners, retirees, professionals, and investors. Some rent, some own their homes outright, and a few have one or two investment properties. Some are just starting their careers, and others are planning for…
Have you ever caught yourself wondering why the property market seems to be either skyrocketing or plummeting? It feels like everyone’s either raving about booms or fretting over busts, right? Well, here’s the less dramatic truth: most of the time, the property market isn’t doing much at all; it’s just quietly ticking along. But don’t…
Asset protection seems to be a recurring topic with clients over the past few months. So let’s have a look at the top issue of asset protection that every property investor should consider: 1. Should I have a will? The answer is yes if you want to control who gets what and not leave it to…
Have you ever walked out of a property inspection feeling like you weren’t getting the full story? Or perhaps you’ve wondered why an agent treats every buyer with a healthy dose of scepticism? In real estate, there’s an old saying that gets thrown around far too easily: “buyers are liars and sellers are swindlers.” It’s…
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Let me ask you a question… With the benefit of hindsight and knowing what you know now if you had the opportunity to do so, would you have bought an investment property 46 years ago? I bet your answer would be yes realising that the median property price…
Here’s the uncomfortable truth many Australians are starting to realise – you can work harder than ever, do everything “right”, yet still fall behind financially. It’s not due to buying too many lattes or smashed avocado sandwiches, and it’s certainly not due to a lack of ambition. It’s because the rules of money quietly changed…
Plenty of investors make the mistake of buying into the hype that is government infrastructure spending. New train lines. New motorways. New hospitals and schools. Every time a major infrastructure project is announced, a wave of excitement follows… and so does a flood of investor interest. But that fact is that infrastructure spending alone is…
Imagine spending five days with people who think bigger than the mainstream investor crowd – people who don’t just buy property, they engineer wealth, design business systems, and plan legacies that outlive them. That’s what Wealth Retreat delivers and the profile of our guests reflects it. Just to make things clear, this is not a…
A few weeks back I explored the idea that planning approvals are routinely blamed for Australia’s housing shortage – yet when we dug into the numbers, the story proved far more nuanced. This post I want to explore the interplay between housing supply and demand and to see what an update of the national charts…
One thing I’ve noticed speaking with many property investors is… While on the one hand, a small group has done very well over the last few years, initially spurred on by the recent once-in-a-generation property boom in 2020 – 21 and then by the strong housing markets of 2023-25 and this was despite the property…
