Analysis by BDO recently claimed that Australia’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector is now worth more than $30 billion. The report trumpeted 39,300 apartments “built, under construction or in planning” and celebrated the fact that nearly three-quarters of these projects are being bankrolled by offshore capital. The spin? That BTR is booming and set to make a…
Twice a year I update my Property Clock to cut through the noise and show where Australia’s housing markets sit – in my view – in the cycle. This latest update reinforces a key theme from my last post: despite rising interest rates, most markets – including all eight capital cities – remain in the recovery or upswing phase. Higher rates…
Having helped hundreds of property investors finance their acquisitions, I have been able to gain a great perspective as an “outsider” with regard to how property investors go about making their investments. There are some common things that the vast majority of investors do not do, which I think negatively impact their chances of success….
What if the biggest reason you’ll never build a $50 million property portfolio has nothing to do with money? What if it’s not your income, your borrowing capacity, your suburb selection or even the market cycle that determines how far you go? And what if the investors who end up with $100 million or $200…
So, you think you’ve finally found the right property – be it your next home or investment? Months of searching online, the rollercoaster of anticipation, knock-backs, and near wins – they’ve finally resulted in success. You’ve found a property that seems to tick all the right boxes. Yay! Before you get too excited and rush…
You can feel it building again, can’t you? Watch a YouTube video, listen to a podcast or scroll social media and you’ll hear the same confident line being repeated like it’s gospel: “Property moves in an 18-year cycle… and 2026 is the year it all blows up.” A surprising number of commentators are quoting it,…
Australian rents have surged almost three times faster than wages over the past five years, pushing rental affordability to record lows and stretching household budgets across the country, according to Cotality’s latest Chart Pack. Cotality’s analysis shows national rents have jumped 43.9% over the five years to September 2025, compared with a 17.5% rise in…
Australia’s housing debate has a habit of circling the wrong problems. Every quarter, the ABS hands us another set of numbers showing where the market is actually heading – and every quarter, policymakers nod politely, shuffle some papers, and carry on as if the laws of arithmetic don’t apply to them. The latest housing finance…
Sometimes we love change and sometimes we hate it. In fact, some of us love to change and others fear it. Why is change difficult for many of us? Because change makes us move out of our comfort zones. It takes courage to leave something familiar and try something new. One of the jobs of…
Every time the Olympic torch gets passed to a new city, the property cheerleaders wheel out the same playbook: values will soar, suburbs near venues will boom, investors will make a fortune. It’s an easy story to sell because it mixes infrastructure spending, global attention, and a convenient deadline. But history tells us that the story…
