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Humans are capable of putting people on the moon, of creating cures for all kinds of diseases and of developing amazing electronic devices to streamline daily activities. Yet the so-called collective ‘leaders’ of our…

A long list of moments of adversity over the last 50-years is proof that Australian real estate is arguably the most resilient, safest and best performing asset on the planet. If we bundled together…

Back in the day the wealth here was in the valuable red cedar plantations and gold mining. Now it’s…

On the ‘demand’ side and on the ‘supply’ side of the real estate equation, there are umpteen factors that collectively influence the performance of a property market. Many of these factors are measured numerically…

What often gets reported as a ‘cliff on the property market horizon’ usually plays out as one small step down followed by 7 to 10 steps up. Given the frequency of cliff-calling, the historical…

What does not kill you makes you stronger. Aussies are currently in the strongest position they have ever been in, due largely to some great lessons taken from umpteen major events of adversity across…

Australia’s population increased by 20 million over the last 100-years. It is currently ranked the 56th largest population in the world. In 1921, just 5.5 million people were living in this big country Down…

While landlords have been beneficiaries of the fast-rising rents during recent years, bigger increases in expenses have established a ‘new normal’ for property investment cash flows. Someone buying a standard house as an investment…

An all-time record low volume of housing supply, a national economy which has eclipsed full employment and a ridiculous amount of financial capacity for a big critical mass of Australian households… it is a…

When making the decision to invest in Australian real estate, there are a plethora of very important considerations within that one big decision of how, where and what to invest in. From mistaking neighbourhood…

House prices in every Australian capital city have at least tripled in value over the last 20-years, and even bigger growth has occurred in numerous regional locations. In 2002, less than $200,000 would have…

If we were to put a percentage value on it, the selection of an individual city will generally account for approximately 80 percent of the performance outcome from a property investment decision. The other…

There are 2 types of property investors. An overwhelming majority of investors exhibit a specific behaviour which produces results that are well short of their potential. There is no law that says one must…

The nuts and bolts of a property investment decision include the strategy that one uses, the township that one selects and individual property asset. There are two other resources which are akin to the…

Most people are good people. Most of the 7+ million Australians who live in rental accommodation, along with most of the 2.2 million Australians that have personally funded 91 percent of the nation’s total…

Over the last decade or so, this region has undergone an urban and economic transformation that now places it among Australia’s crème de la crème. The evolution is closely linked to the rise of…

It is little wonder that there are so few genuine high achievers in society. Too many people either do not set goals, are forever making excuses, have a glass-half-empty mindset or they get easily…

‘Those who hold the gold hold the power.’ In this instance, ‘gold’ is shelter. This essential commodity is fast becoming incredibly scarce and will soon be worth a heck of a lot more. In…