Move around property investment long enough and you will eventually hear one phrase on high repeat – “Time in the market beats timing the market.” Mottos like this are a simple way to convey a message, but they do lack substance as a stand-alone collection of words....
I was discussing property investment with a potential client the other day. He was really into gaining an education about how to buy real estate for creating long-term wealth. He’d read plenty of online blogs and books and was a keen student of the relevant data and...
The property investment world is full of sage advice in. Tried-and-true adages abound to help reset your compass during times of indecision. One of my favorites is, “Time in the market is more important than timing the market.” Every property pundit with even a smidge...
Any property investor watching the news over the past few weeks will undoubtedly have an opinion about the Queensland Government’s attempt to amend its land tax legislation. Of course, their move proved to be a dismal failure in terms of the planned process, and in...
As the deputy chair of the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), I’ve eagerly awaited the results of our 2022 Investor Sentiment Survey. We’ve been running this study for eight years now and it provides a fascinating insight into the Aussie investor...
Real estate occupies a special place in the Australian psyche. Houses are the places where we live, shelter, work and interact with the people we love most. Home is our security and comfort. But this masks a basic fact that property investors must recognise if they...
In April this year, we discussed the impacts of RBA interest rate changes, now with several more increases to the cash rate, the underlying message for property has remained the same. This discussion below is timely to discuss again. Australians are an interesting...
Property investment is seen by many people as a DIY path to financial security. We’ve all pretty much bought or sold a home, been a tenant or dabbled in investment, so most Australians feel capable of trading real estate. For this reason, plenty also believe investing...
There’s nothing quite like a bright shiny thing for catching attention. It’s human nature for a shimmer off the surface to draw your gaze. You see it everywhere. Necks crane as a high-end automobile whizzes by. A new architectural home emerges and suddenly the street...
After an extraordinary 2021 in property, it’s not hard to imagine we’re all bulletproof investors heading into this year. There are signs momentum in the market is ramping up once more. This might seem like a great thing on the surface, but there’s something different...
The 2021 PIPA Annual Property Investor Sentiment Survey was conducted in August 2021 and surveyed Australia’s existing and aspiring property investors to reveal the mood, confidence and key trends underlying the Australian property investment market. Please click on...
There’s no doubt we live in exciting times – especially in the property investment sector. But regardless the market’s performance, I see investors losing out on wealth and opportunities time and again. These downfalls often seem to be the sum of multiple small errors...