Booming capital city housing markets have continued to surge over February despite an increase in official interest rates. Overall results however were mixed, with seasonal impacts continuing to subdue notably the Melbourne and Sydney markets. The national capital city median house price increased marginally by 0.1% over the February quarter to $1,281,612 compared to the…
Every investor eventually faces this uncomfortable question: How do I know when it’s time to sell an underperforming investment property? It’s not an easy decision. In fact, it’s one of the hardest decisions property investors make because it challenges two powerful human forces – loss aversion and the sunk-cost fallacy. We hang on because we’re…
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,…
Markets shift, technology evolves, governments adjust policy, yet the core drivers of property wealth don’t change. What does matter – human behaviour, scarcity, quality and patience – stays constant even when everything else seems uncertain. So today I’d like to discuss a few things that never change in a world that never stops changing, because…
If you’ve been watching Australia’s property markets lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking everything comes down to interest rates. Every headline tells the same story. Rates up. Rates down. Rate cuts coming. Rate cuts delayed. Apparently, that’s all that matters. But here’s the uncomfortable truth. Interest rates don’t decide where housing demand shows up. They…
Imagine being told that after a lifetime of working hard, paying taxes, saving diligently, and raising a family, you’ve somehow become part of Australia’s problem. That your success – owning a home, saving in superannuation, or simply living longer – is now evidence of “intergenerational unfairness.” That’s the message emerging from the Albanese government’s latest…
Brace yourself. New modelling by PropTrack suggests that Australia is on the cusp of a property divide, with values in many suburbs poised to double by 2030 if recent trends continue, while other locations are likely to stagnate or decline. I know this sounds dramatic, but if the research highlighted in realestate.com.au is correct, this…
It’s always fascinating to look forward a decade and imagine what Australia’s property markets might look like. Of course, we can’t predict the future with precision, but we can look at the big demographic, social and economic trends already in motion today. And when you connect the dots — population growth, the passing of wealth…
Many people struggle with working out how to invest their money. Do they upgrade their home, contribute more to super, buy an investment property, invest in the share market, or something else? In fact, this common challenge was the reason that I decided to write my book, Investopoly. I knew that if people understood the…
What really drives property prices in Australia? Ask 10 people and you’ll get 12 opinions, most shaped by headlines, hip-pocket pressure, or political spin. But property markets don’t run on noise. They’re powered by a complex web of economic levers, social trends, and psychological triggers. We are now at the beginning of a new year…
