My recent blog article about property prices falling by 20% received an overwhelming response, both positive and some negative. Those most upset with me were the Queensland property developers trying to flog their sub-standard projects to unsuspecting Sydney and Melbourne investors. And I’m sure you will agree with me when I say that the care-factor was low… lol. Anyway, … [Read more...]

Did you get a chance to read the article in the Financial Review on 26 October 2018 titled ‘More than 350,000 households at risk of negative equity’? It’s a very enlightening article especially for first home buyers purchasing property on the fringes of capital cities. This is where most house and land packages are being sold to first home buyers and due to the lack of … [Read more...]

I don’t know about you, but 2018 has shot out of the gate and literally taken off. You will no doubt be aware of all the latest media doom and gloom headlines that have Melbourne and Sydney property labelled as ‘unaffordable’, ‘over inflated’ or ‘about to bust’ – I’m sure the next thing that they’ll be saying is that the sky will be falling in too! I have never taken much … [Read more...]

Hope so, because it’s HERE! While Ed and I were fortunate to have known about the value of education and mentorship when we first started investing, so many others were not. Clients constantly tell us about their “early days of real estate investing.” Even otherwise confident people were in over their head, they knew it — and it showed : (   I’ve heard hundreds of stories … [Read more...]

I must admit, this is one of my favourite projects each month, as it allows my team and I to dig down into the nitty-gritty, to show investors how real-world due diligence can be applied to your own investments. This month, we’re looking at two suburbs within very close proximity to each other – but with two very different growth prospects. Why? You’ll have to read on to … [Read more...]