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Have you wondered how many investment properties you would need to get the ultimate goal of financial freedom? I’ve found that while most property investors hope to one day replace their personal income with cash from their investment properties, most don’t have a strategy to achieve their goals. So, just how many properties does it…
Australia’s property market has grown at an unprecedented rate over the past 2 years as economic stimulus and low mortgage rates have driven demand for property sky high, pushing property prices out of reach in many suburbs across the country. And as Covid-19 lockdowns continued and the work-from-home trend became more permanent, many people flocked to…
As our population grows, so too will demand school places and new schools. This is going to prove a significant driver of demand for space – especially in suburban centres. But first, old thinking about schools needs to change to allow for the opportunities that the future presents and to avoid an inevitable shortage of…
There are around 9 million Australians (which accounts for 35% of the population) living in suburbs classified as ‘childcare deserts’, where children outnumber childcare spaces by more than 3-to-1. A new report, published by the Mitchell Institute and Victoria University, maps out the shortage of childcare services across every neighbourhood in the country and compares…
After all these years in property I’m still surprised at how investors decide which property to buy, but it doesn’t surprise me why so many don’t get past their first or second property. You see… many buy for emotional reasons and while others think they’re investing in property, for some they’re really speculating. By definition,…
Where does the world’s ultra-wealthy population live? The pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions have thrown the world into disarray in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped the world’s ultra-wealthy population from growing at a strong clip. New data from this year’s Wealth Report by Knight Frank shows that the number of Ultra-High Net…
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores, Australia’s property market has grown at an unprecedented rate. Closed borders, economic stimulus and low mortgage rates have driven demand for property sky high, pushing prices out of reach in many suburbs across the country. As lockdowns continued and the work-from-home trend became more permanent, many people flocked…
The NSW government plans to encourage people to move away from floodland by offering stamp duty concessions and other subsidies. The government is working on a proposal for residents of flood-ravaged areas such as Lismore to not pay stamp duty if they buy in an area away from floodplains. The plan will be considered by…
Soaring property prices, low supply, and high demand might be good news for prospective sellers and investors, but it’s making housing affordability further out of reach for first home buyers. Last year first home buyers benefited from a combination of historically low interest rates which boosted their borrowing power; a pause in investor competition for…
It’s well known that Australia’s property prices have had a bumper couple of years, with the national median house price surpassing $1 million for the first time in the final quarter of 2021. But it’s not just sale prices that are surging – rental markets in some suburbs are also hitting the spotlight. In fact,…
