If you’re anything like the rest of adult population, you’ve at some point made a promise to yourself to get the finances in order.
That’s a great start, but unless you do things differently to what you’ve done up …
Demographics drives our property markets.
In fact over the long term, demographics is more important to what happens to property than short term influences like interest rates or consumer confidence.
So let’s lo…
Our instincts helped get us out of caves and into centrally heated homes – but can they help us become better traders?
Imagine you are one of our primitive ancestors.
The world is a frightening place.
Virtua…
Common wisdom seems to suggest that you should diversify your investments.
But is this correct?
In my opinion, it is wrong. In fact, I remember reading Napoleon Hill’s great book Think and Grow Rich many years a…
Fact is: not all land is created equal.
Some suburbs will be more popular than others, some areas will have more scarcity than others and over time some land will increase in value more than others.
Of course, these…
No one likes to pay more interest on their mortgage than they have to.
In fact, if you manage to reduce your home loan in a small way via a discounted interest rate, it can have big positive financial consequences …
Many factors will determine how our property markets start off this year.
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But one of the big ones will be consumer confidence and the latest news is good.
Of course when we feel co…
The property cycle means that demand for properties in each state and territory can rise and fall depending on how the market in those locations are faring.
It’s well understood that Sydney is at the top of its mar…
