Good locations tend to get better over time because they have something most other locations can’t manufacture quickly – scarcity plus enduring demand. And in property, that is the combination that quietly does the heavy lifting. Good locations have advantages that compound A good location is usually good because it already has a cluster of…
Property investors have somehow become Australia’s favourite scapegoat. The media paints us as greedy landlords. Politicians use us as an easy target for the housing crisis. Social media commentators accuse us of locking first-home buyers out of the market. In over 50 years of property involvement, I’ve never seen the “us versus them” divide so…
It’s not that people love or hate migration – it’s that most don’t understand what’s really driving our housing crunch. They’ve been told that “mass migration” is the villain, when in fact the problem is deeper: we’ve built a system that needs population growth to function, but refuses to make room for it properly. The snapback, not a surge Australia’s net…
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…
Are you looking to buy a new property or considering purchasing an off the plan property? I know many investors are considering this since the recent federal budget, which leans heavily towards supporting brand-new property. There is also a seductive story being told about buying off the plan or brand new: no repairs, no defects,…
Property investing has made more ordinary Australians wealthy than just about anything else. But here’s the uncomfortable truth most people don’t like admitting. Not because property “failed”. But because no one told them the parts that really matter. The stuff that doesn’t fit neatly into a headline, a seminar pitch, or a glossy brochure. So…
I am often asked what it would take for housing values to fall across Australia in a meaningful and sustained way. My short answer is always the same. Australian dwelling values fall only when borrowing power contracts hard enough, and for long enough, to seriously undermine demand. At its core, this is not a story…
It may have been Socrates who said: “Smart people learn from everything and everyone. Average people learn from their experiences. Stupid people already have all the answers.” So, to get to the next level as a property investor, you will need to learn from everything and everyone. On the other hand, if you believe you…
More investors than ever are looking interstate right now. But here’s the interesting thing…most of them aren’t doing it strategically – they’re doing it reactively. They’re frustrated with prices in their own city. They feel like they’ve “missed the boat.” Or they’re chasing what they’ve heard is the next hotspot. And that’s where things start…
The Albanese Government has struck a deal with the Greens to get its tax reform package through the Senate, and part of the price Australians are paying is the ban on self-managed super funds using limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) to buy residential property going forward. If you already have an LRBA in place, you’re…
