Insight
Are you looking to build greater wealth but unsure which investment vehicle is right for you? When it comes to building wealth, few debates are as enduring as property versus shares. Recently, I sat down for a live conversation with Louise Bedford – one of Australia’s most respected trading educators, a bestselling author of sixRead More
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Brisbane, Insight
Brisbane fell 1% in August — its third consecutive monthly decline, taking values 2.7% lower across the winter. But the number that reframes Brisbane’s position most sharply is a supply figure: advertised stock is now 51% higher than it was a year ago. Half again as many properties on the market as twelve months ago.Read More
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Insight, Melbourne
Melbourne has now recorded nine consecutive months of falling values — the longest unbroken decline of any Australian capital city in this cycle. August delivered a further 1.1% fall, leaving the market 6.5% below its November cyclical high and 6.8% below the March 2022 peak. That second figure deserves attention. Melbourne is not correcting fromRead More
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Insight, Sydney
Sydney’s August result was the steepest single month of this entire correction. Home values fell 1.8%, extending a decline that has now run six consecutive months and pushing the market 7.1% below its February record high. Across the three winter months alone, Sydney shed 4.7%. But the figure that captures how complete this has becomeRead More
Insight
Thinking of hiring a buyer’s agent to see you through these difficult times? Think again… For most of the past five years, property investing in Australia has been very forgiving. You could have picked almost any suburb at random – Melbourne aside – and still come out ahead. In that kind of market, the orderRead More
