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From the end of WW11 through to now, there’s been much change. Reflecting on and understanding the past contains invaluable intelligence for the future. Lifestyles, technology, real estate values, population patterns, infrastructure, housing supply,…

Double-digit rates of capital growth have already been produced over the last 6-months. With housing supply listings reducing and real estate moving faster than Usain Bolt, the property boom is gaining speed. The second…

It is official. Australia has the same number of properties available now as it did this time 17-years ago. If ever there was ‘one chart’ which best illustrates that the so-called collective state and…

It really is incredible to reflect on the (oh so) many changes of the last 15-years. The way that we live, real estate values and the conveniences that we now enjoy are very different.…

Australia is just weeks away from the commencement of an intense surge in housing values. The evidence is pointing to a window which is likely to produce capital growth rates that are rarely seen.…

The real estate firm that pioneered borderless property investing across Australia has been inducted into real estate Hall of Fame. At a gala event on Saturday night, national buyer’s agency and research firm Propertyology…

There are several very important decisions to make prior to contracting to purchase real estate. The specific location and hand-picking a suitable property are understandably the primary focus, but what name to buy the…

It is not something that anyone is (ever) sat down and taught. Either in the classroom, at home, or at work… never. Yet it underpins the quality of everything that any of us have…

Every income-earning Australian between the age of 20 and 60 could be expected to pay an annual ‘housing levy’ which equates to 3 percent of their income. The biggest cause of Australia’s housing challenges…

Stop the treadmill. Press ‘pause’ on the Rat Race of life and just ponder a few things about your future for a moment. 2-decades flies by quicker than one might realise. This time 20-years…

Substantially improved property investment cash flows may be attained by using a little-known, completely legal policy within the taxation system. For a majority of property investors, they absorb an (often sizeable) annual shortfall between…

People and economies: the performance of property markets is largely determined by their output. Here is one metric that provides a pattern of their combined contribution. Monitoring trends within passenger volumes through each of…

The value of a standard house has increased from $1,000 in 1903 to more than $1 million in 2023. Reflecting on Collingwood’s recreational, real estate and economic triumphs and tribulations across the last 140-years…

History leaves footprints of proof. When studied from a perspective of understanding cause-and-effect, history provides appreciation, knowledge and a platform for enhanced decision-making skill. A parcel of interesting life lessons left by history were…

It is a beautiful city with great amenities and an outstanding lifestyle. I could easily imagine myself living there, but I will not invest there. From a property investor’s perspective, the available rental yields…

45-year home loan terms, completely phasing out stamp duty by 2028, evergreen interest only periods, initiatives to overcome deposit hurdles, reduced debt servicing buffers, back-ended balloon payments and efficiency improvements to home loan applications……

A review of the latest release of official real estate data confirms that 3 of the 8 capital cities and various parts of regional Australia are back into property boom territory. Momentum in other…

On the back of the pandemic period producing the lowest population growth for more than 100-years, the re-opening of the international border has put Australia on track to bursting through new record-high volumes of…

50-years of proof confirms that, without exception, house values increase in Australia every single year. In a huge country with 8 capital cities and approximately 400 regional townships, the evidence says, no matter how…