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Boring ol property
Well, global share markets have got he wibbly-wobblies. Too early to know what to make of it yet. Still happy to be a property investor. The news in the property market last week was nowhere near as...
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Sorry, it’s not the bank’s fault
Public opinion and expert advice has been overturned in favour of letting banks regulate themselves. What could go wrong? Well, our long-suffering banks finally had some good news this week. After...
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Secret agenda in the 24-floor limit
Planning restrictions in Melbourne aimed at preserving the city’s “character” may hide a secret agenda. Some very interesting developments at the end of last week, with the Victorian government...
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The end of Australia? Maybe…
On some measures we look like an emerging economy- vulnerable. It’s time to get cracking. If we don’t, this could be the end of Australia as we know it. Consumer confidence was up this week off the...
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Deposits out of thin air…
Chinese buying is changing, but not letting up… Today’s blog is brought to you by the number 24. That’s how much the Aussie dollar has depreciated against the Yuan over the past 18 months, in...
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Will the construction boom cause a property crash?
A construction boom threatens to create a glut… but only in some segments. Let’s take a look at one of the worst-case scenarios. I’m seeing this argument making the rounds more and more these days,...
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Hot money, dirty secret
Chinese criminals are laundering money through Australian real estate. As long as this continues, no body wins. Chinese money in Australian real estate is the story that just keeps on giving. For most...
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WARNING: Property market is turning (Can’t wait!)
Some headwinds suggest the property market is turning – which is always a great time to buy. My motto: property investors need to ride the ups and the downs. Think about that for a sec. You need to...
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Don’t worry, the buyers are coming…
Is there really an ‘army’ of FHBs priced out of the market? If so, prices can’t fall far… The news headlines are on a predictable cycle: Aussie House Prices to Drop – news.com.au Australia’s Housing...
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How to predict the future by looking at the past…
The US crash shows us what we should, and should not, be scared of. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the next step for the Australian real estate market. There are many opinions out there on what...
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My #1 property hotspot… Guaranteed 15% yields.
It’s crazy and sad. Most Australian real estate investors are completely ignorant, uneducated to the opportunity of investing in a massive cashflow market which at the moment has very little risk...
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Why I am following the BIG money…
Following big money around isn’t always the key to success, but I’ve always got my eye on them. And now they’ve tipped me off to something massive… I always like to keep up with what the big boys are...
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The real estate that’s worrying the RBA (Hint: Not Residential)
Watching the big money part II – this time we’re in the Melbourne CBD. The RBA is worried about a property bubble. “Finally!” I hear the chicken-littles say. “We’ve only been talking about it for 15...
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WARNING: 2016-2017 (Watch closely)
I’ve been sharing this with my inner-circle… We will have a mid-cycle slow-down around late 2016 and into 2017… Maybe a mild-recession. How do I know this? Here’s information that I geek out on. I...
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2016 Property Trend Prediction
This is one of the main data trends I watch, and it’s started telling a very interesting story. I don’t mean to get all Grinchy here, but the last of my tells has just turned, and it’s pretty clear to...
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WARNING: Don’t buy this type of property… Ever!
This is the maths facing the recent buyers of off-the-plan inner-city high-rises. There’s a lesson here… I’ve been flying some red flags over inner-city high-rise developments for a while now. So far...
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How negative gearing got knifed
Negative gearing just became an election headache for the Coalition, but they’ve only got themselves to blame. Back in July last year I made the following call: Until last week I thought negative...
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NO B.S. FRIDAY: Forecasts Suck… Here’s mine.
Some more doomsday scenarios this week. Forecasting is an impossible science, but that doesn’t stop people having a go. So go on, entertain us. There’s a few big calls doing the rounds at the moment....
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Would 0.5% break you?
Would an interest rate increase of 0.5% hurt you or break you? If not, then you’re better off than 25% of all property investors! Saw some interest work out of the crew at Digital Finance Analytics....
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NO B.S. FRIDAY: Welcome to the Free Money era
I’ve got a quirky and strange theory, but I reckon it’s a good one… Especially if you’re a property investor. More and more places are experimenting with a basic wage. Have you got enough property?...
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