Something happened over the last week that I’ve genuinely never seen in my five decades of property investing – the Federal Government reached into the pockets of every property investor in Australia and changed the rules of the game overnight. Negative gearing for new purchases, gone. The 50% capital gains tax discount, gone. Two of…
What if I told you the single biggest threat, or opportunity, for your wealth creation journey could be something you never saw coming? In the early 1980s, long before there was a TV show by the same name, economist Dr. Don Stammer taught me to always watch out for the “X Factor.” These are the…
Do you want more money? Most Australians do. Most Australians earn enough to build real wealth, yet so few actually do – and the reason is rarely dramatic. Somewhere along the way, most people pick up money habits that quietly work against them, and the frustrating part is that better habits aren’t complicated. They’re just…
SQM Research released its latest data on residential rental property vacancy rates. Australia’s national residential vacancy rate rose to 1.2% in April 2026, up from 1.0% in March. The total number of residential vacancies increased to 35,258 dwellings, reflecting a moderate rise in available rental stock across several capital cities. Despite the monthly increase, vacancy…
For much of the last two years Australia’s property markets have defied expectations. Despite higher interest rates, affordability pressures, and cost-of-living concerns, property values in many parts of the country continued to push higher as strong population growth, tight rental markets, and limited housing supply kept prices resilient. But the landscape is beginning to change….
There is no doubt that our housing markets are facing challenges from all directions, but clearly, they have remained resilient. To better understand what’s happening, this monthly collection of charts from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) paints an interesting picture. Cotality’s latest Housing Chart Pack shows conditions are easing as borrowing capacity tightens, with analysis of the Home Value…
For many Australians, getting into the property market has never been more challenging, so it’s no surprise that policies aimed at helping first-home buyers are gaining traction. According to Money.com.au, first-home buyer market could take until 2030 to return to peak levels following 5% deposit scheme expansion. First-home buyer (FHB) loans surged 9.7% in the…
If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate in…
With the Federal Budget landing this week, the housing tax debate has fired up again. Negative gearing. Capital gains tax. Investor “perks”. Housing affordability. You can almost set your watch by it. And what a yawn! Every budget cycle the same arguments reappear. And every cycle the same myths get recycled as fact. So before…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 27 April 2026 showed mixed price movements across capital cities. Nationally, asking prices eased slightly over the month, with houses down 0.3%, units up 0.3%, and combined dwellings slipping 0.2%, while remaining 11.5% higher year-on-year. Sydney (-0.5%) and Brisbane (-1.3%) recorded monthly declines in combined…
