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…
It seems like property investors have become the punching bag of choice lately. The media loves to portray us as greedy landlords, politicians use us as scapegoats for the housing crisis, and some believe we’re locking first-home buyers out of the market. In fact, in the five decades I’ve been involved in property, I’ve never…
Rental price rises in most major capitals are either stalling or seeing their slowest growth in years, according to the latest Domain Rental Report. This is the first time since 2019 that house rents across the combined capitals have remained stable for four consecutive quarters, signalling a clear turning point in the rental cycle. Domain’s…
Women live longer than men, but retire with a lot less money. Girls are taught to save, while boys are taught to invest. And despite all the noise about progress, the gender wealth gap in Australia remains stubbornly wide. Those aren’t just soundbites. They’re hard facts from Finder’s State of Women’s Wealth Report 2025 —…
We often think of parenting trends as personal choices or cultural fads. But many of the shifts we’re seeing today, especially what’s now known as “helicopter parenting”, have much deeper roots. In fact, they’re driven by powerful demographic and societal forces. You’ve probably noticed it: parents hovering over every aspect of their child’s life, from…
Despite the chill of mid-winter, Australia’s property markets continue to display resilience, with rising property values, tight rental conditions, easing inflation, and robust auction clearance rates providing plenty for investors and homeowners to watch. Last week, we reported the latest housing market data from My Housing Market, which showed that nationally, home prices rose 1%…
What’s the Australian housing market likely to do in fiscal 26? And are we staring down the barrel of a recession? I get asked about the R word a lot these days. Increasingly so. So, let’s tackle both, because the two are more intertwined than most think. The recession question First things first. Are we…
Is Australia finally falling back in love with homeownership? Westpac’s latest housing survey says… maybe Once upon a time, owning a home was the Great Australian Dream, etched into our psyche like Vegemite on toast. But in recent years, that dream’s been dented by sky-high prices, interest rate hikes, and affordability woes. So it’s fair…
Typically, accountants tend to advise against using a private company structure to hold geared property investments. However, investors shouldn’t automatically dismiss this approach, as it can provide substantial capital gains tax (CGT) savings. Commonly cited disadvantages of a company ownership structure There are two main disadvantages of using a company structure for property investment: No…
National asking prices rose modestly in the four weeks to 1 July 2025, with combined house and unit prices lifting 0.5% over the month and 9.0% annually. Houses outpaced units in growth, with standout gains across several mid-sized capitals. City highlights: Adelaide led the national upswing with a 9% rise in combined dwelling prices over…
