I recently appeared as a guest on The Australian newspaper’s Money Café podcast, where we discussed the FIRE moment. The acronym stands for Financially Independent, Retire Early, which involves living as frugally as possible, and investing as much as possible so that you can afford to retire as soon as possible. A listener that works in the mental health…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been under extreme pressure to tackle rising inflation by increasing interest rates. Their moves in 2022 proved necessary, but I think it’s time they pause. If they don’t it risks plunging our country into an entirely preventable economic collapse. While the idea of calling an end to rate…
Are you considering selling your home or investment property? Sure Australia’s property market came off the boil in the first quarter of 2022 as demand softened and the Reserve Bank began to hike borrowing costs. And even though prices will still fall further, the rate of decline is slowing. This means those interested in selling…
Success breeds success, right? It’s true that successful people get that way through a combination of hard work, positivity, and sometimes a little luck. But many successful people – especially the ultra-successful ones – also have powerful beliefs to help guide their journey to the top. The secret is they understand that success is an…
It’s been well documented that property prices rose significantly over the course of 2020 and 2021. According to the Real Estate Institute of Australia, median house prices in eastern capital cities rose between 30% to 40% over those 2 years. However, unfortunately, apartments underperformed compared to houses in a big way. I wanted to discuss…
Our property markets have cooled from their peak, but housing affordability still plagues would-be first-home buyers. Buyer borrowing capacity is shrinking with every Reserve Bank interest rate hike, which, combined with concern about where the market is heading has replaced buyer FOMO (fear of missing out) with a fear of buying too soon. The question…
What would Warren Buffett say about how I approach my property investing? And why do I even care? Well… Buffett who is 90 years old is consistently ranked amongst the world’s richest people, is arguably the most successful investor of the 20th century and has an estimated net worth of $107 Billion. This means, he’s…
Born leaders are hard to find, but when you come across one, you know it immediately. While leaders’ personalities are naturally varied, there tend to be some recurring behaviours and traits that mark them as born leaders. If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to work with, or for, a born leader then you’ll know what…
Are you wondering what’s ahead for our property markets in 2023? In my mind, after a tumultuous 2022, investors must be prepared for even more uncertainty this year. But it will be a year that our property markets reset and a new cycle starts meaning it’s a time of opportunity. Just don’t expect it to…