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Discover the latest insights on housing supply, market trends, and investment strategies across Australian cities.

Top 10 Cities Falling Behind on New Housing Supply

Date: 2025-04-21

Keywords: incoming supply shortage; 1.2 million new homes target; supply shortage

Market Pressure Review: Toowoomba Real Estate in 10 Charts

Date: 2025-04-14

Keywords: Toowoomba

The Importance of Due Diligence in Commercial Investing – 3 Case Studies Bonus

Date: 2025-03-31

Keywords: commercial property due diligence

How People Get Track Record Wrong: Why Past Growth Doesn’t Predict Future Growth

Date: 2025-03-26

Keywords: Long-term growth; track record; past growth

Market Pressure Review: Mildura in 10 Charts

Date: 2025-03-18

Keywords: Mildura

Does High House-Building Activity Affect Value Growth? – A Melbourne Deep Dive

Date: 2025-03-12

Keywords: Melbourne; Building approval rate

Why Australia’s 1.2 Million Homes Target is Unlikely to be Met

Date: 2025-03-06

Keywords: Housing supply

Top 3 Australian Cities Set to Benefit from Interest Rate Cuts

Date: 2025-02-24

Keywords: Interest rate cut; Sydney; Newcastle; Bendigo

Market Pressure Review: Albury – Wodonga in 10 Charts

Date: 2025-02-17

Keywords: Albury - Wodonga

Three Key Traits of a Booming Property Market

Date: 2025-02-10

Keywords: 3 key traits, 2 key indicators, booming markets

Trends Matter More Than Numbers – What the KPMG 2025 Residential Property Market Outlook Has Taught Me

Date: 2025-02-04

Keywords: Growth Forecasts Check, KPMG

3 Numbers about SMSF Property Investing That May Suprise You

Date: 2025-01-27

Keywords: SMSF Proprety Investing

Market Pressure Review: Ballarat in 10 Charts

Date: 2025-01-20

Keywords: Market Pressure, Ballarat

Does Public Housing Affect Property Market Growth?

Date: 2025-01-13

Keywords: Public Housing, Price Growth

How to Increase Borrowing Capacity? 5 Tips to Boost Borrowing Capacity for Investment Property

Date: 2025-01-07

Keywords: Borrowing Capacity

5 Trends to Watch in Australia’s Property Market in 2025

Date: 2024-12-30

Keywords: Trends in 2025

Why Buyers Agents Don’t Have Properties on Shelf for You — and Why You Shouldn’t Trust Those Who Do

Date: 2024-12-20

Keywords: How buyer's agents work, risks of "on-shelf" properties

Market Pressure Review: Rockhampton in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-12-16

Keywords: Market pressure, Rockhampton

5 Impacts Rate Cuts Could Have on Australia’s Property Market

Date: 2024-12-09

Keywords: Rate cuts, Impacts

What’s Happening in the Central West Region of NSW? – Exploration of 3 Cities

Date: 2024-12-02

Keywords: Central West Region NSW, Market pressure

Why You Shouldn’t Mistake A Sales Agent For A Buyer’s Agent

Date: 2024-11-24

Keywords: Buyer's agent vs. Sales agent; how to select a good buyer's agent; benefit of using a buyer's agent

Market Pressure Review: Bunbury in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-11-18

Keywords: Market pressure Bunbury

What is Rentvesting and Is It A Good Idea?

Date: 2024-11-11

Keywords: Rentvesting, benefits, tips

Understanding Victoria’s Stamp Duty Concession & Changes 2024

Date: 2024-11-04

Keywords: Victoria stamp duty concession; VIC stamp duty changes

Off-Market Properties: Are They the Best Option? Pros, Cons, and 5 Essential Buying Tips

Date: 2024-10-28

Keywords: Off-market proerties, pros, cons, tips

Would Negative Gearing Restrictions Stop Property Investment?

Date: 2024-10-22

Keywords: Negative gearing

Market Pressure Review: Townsville in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-10-11

Keywords: Market pressure Townsville

The Traps of Chasing Positive Cash Flow in a High-Interest-Rate Environment – Part II

Date: 2024-10-07

Keywords: Positive cash flow; high deposit; boarding house; granny flat; NDIS

Are Property Investors Responsible For House Price Booms?

Date: 2024-09-30

Keywords: investor bashing; property investors; price boom

The Traps of Chasing Positive Cash Flow in a High-Interest-Rate Environment – Part I

Date: 2024-09-23

Keywords: Positive cash flow; Units; Rental yield

Beyond Square Metres: Why Land Size Alone Doesn’t Determine Property Value Growth

Date: 2024-09-17

Keywords: Land size

Market Pressure Review: Wollongong in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-09-09

Keywords: Market pressure Wollongong

Does the Crime Rate Matter to Your Investment Property?

Date: 2024-08-27

Keywords: Crime Rate

Why It’s Never Too Late to Start Investing

Date: 2024-08-13

Keywords: Start investing late; 40s; middle-age

Market Pressure Review: Central Coast in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-08-06

Keywords: Market pressure Central Coast

Market Pressure Review: Sunshine Coast in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-07-14

Keywords: Market pressure Sunshine Coast

Top 3 Reasons for Australia’s Housing Supply Crunch

Date: 2024-06-30

Keywords: Housing Supply Crunch / Shortage

What’s the Cost of Buying Too Far Away From a Strong Growth Cycle

Date: 2024-06-25

Keywords: Growth Cycle; Short-term Growth

Market Pressure Review: Newcastle in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-06-11

Keywords: Market pressure Newcastle

3 Population and Migration Trends and What They Mean to the Housing Market

Date: 2024-06-01

Keywords: Population; internal migration; overseas migration

Why There’s No Such Thing As A “Recession-Proof” Property

Date: 2024-05-25

Keywords: Recession-proof property

Three Hotspots For Property Investment At Different Budgets – $500K, $750K and $1M!

Date: 2024-05-17

Keywords: Townsville, Toowoomba, Campbelltown (SA)

Market Pressure Review: Gold Coast in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-05-10

Keywords: Market pressure Gold Coast

An Introduction to Australia’s Housing Fundamentals – Part III: Confidence

Date: 2024-04-24

Keywords: Confidence fundamentals, Consumer confidence, media cycle, government policies

Do First-Home Buyer Incentives Help Improve Housing Affordability or Worsen It?

Date: 2024-04-18

Keywords: First home buyer incentives, housing affordability

An Introduction to Australia’s Housing Fundamentals – Part II: Supply

Date: 2024-03-22

Keywords: Supply fundamentals, for sale listings, rental vacancy rates, building approvals, housing supply crisis

Market Pressure Review: Geelong in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-03-18

Keywords: Market pressure Geelong

Hey Ladies, Let’s Property Up! – Why Property Investment Shouldn’t Be That Hard For Young Women to Access

Date: 2024-03-12

Keywords: Young women property investment

Identifying Underperforming-Markets-To-Be: Key Metrics to Watch

Date: 2024-02-28

Keywords: Sales day on market, housing inventory, vacancy rates

Market Pressure Review: Canberra in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-02-26

Keywords: Market pressure Canberra

An Introduction to Australia’s Housing Fundamentals – Part I: Demand

Date: 2024-02-22

Keywords: Demand fundamentals, people movement, economic activity, finance, affordability

Airport Passenger Number Recovery: Queensland The Big Winner

Date: 2024-02-15

Keywords: Airport passenger movement, migration, population growth, unemployment rate

Market Pressure Review: Greater Hobart in 10 Charts

Date: 2024-02-06

Keywords: Market pressure Hobart

Sydney’s Unit Market is Predicted to Rise by 23% in 3 Years – Is Now a Good Time to Invest in Apartments?

Date: 2024-01-30

Keywords: Sydney unit market, apartment supply/demand, cash rates, affordability

The Impact of Rental Yield on Growth

Date: 2024-01-12

Keywords: Wyong, rental yield, price growth, vacancy rates

How to Evaluate a House Like a Pro: Top 7 Things to Look At

Date: 2023-12-29

Keywords: House evaluation, sales comparison, location, size, condition, market trends, zoning

Navigating the Pros and Cons of Investing in a Property with Development Potential

Date: 2023-12-28

Keywords: Development potential investing, construction delays, market fluctuation, yield

Market Pressure Review: Greater Perth in 10 Charts

Date: 2023-12-27

Keywords: Market pressure Greater Perth

Market Pressure Review: Greater Adelaide in 10 Charts

Date: 2023-11-28

Keywords: Market pressure Greater Adelaide

Undersupply, the Top Tip to Investment Success in the High Interest Rate Environment

Date: 2023-11-22

Keywords: Townsville, Bundaberg, Perth, incoming supply, undersupply, building approval

Don’t Let the Lifted Interest Rate Slow Down Your Investment Journey

Date: 2023-11-10

Keywords: Interest rate, growth forecast, borrowing capacity

Climate Change and Property Investment: Should I Be Concerned?

Date: 2023-10-31

Keywords: Climate change,weather, due dilligence, portfolio diversification, risk, growth

Market Pressure Review: Greater Brisbane in 10 Charts

Date: 2023-10-25

Keywords: Market pressure Greater Brisbane

Buying a Tenanted Property or Not, Does It Really Matter?

Date: 2023-10-20

Keywords: Tenanted property

Why There’s No Such Thing As A “Blue Chip Suburb”

Date: 2023-10-11

Keywords: Blue chip suburb

3 Regions Benefitting From The Infrastructure Boom

Date: 2023-09-25

Keywords: Infastructure boom, Gympie, Port Stephens, Melton

Market Pressure Review: Greater Melbourne in 10 Charts

Date: 2023-09-18

Keywords: Market pressure Greater Melbourne

3 Tips for Australian Expats to Master Property Investment Back Home

Date: 2023-09-11

Keywords: Australian expats, financing, portfolio planning, puchasing

Are Foreign Buyers to Be Blamed for Making Australian Properties Unaffordable?

Date: 2023-09-08

Keywords: Foreign buyers, affordability, overseas migration, household size, housing supply

Why You Shouldn’t Chase After “Investment-Grade Properties”

Date: 2023-09-04

Keywords: Investment grade properties, relative location, SA3, house price trend

Market Pressure Review: Greater Sydney in 10 Charts

Date: 2023-08-21

Keywords: Market pressure Greater Sydney

Decoding the Property Market with Mark Bouris: A Must-Listen Podcast Episode

Date: 2023-08-17

Keywords: Podcast Mark Bouris, macro vs micro markets, power of data, media myths

Phasing: The Key Strategy to Achieving Your Investment Goal Faster

Date: 2023-08-16

Keywords: Phasing, portfolio targeting, acquisition window

Why You Can’t Fully Trust Online Property Valuation Platforms

Date: 2023-08-12

Keywords: Online valuation platforms, AVM

Property Investors: Never Claimed Property Depreciation? Read This!

Date: 2023-07-31

Keywords: Property depreciation report

3 Magic Numbers You Should Know When Renting Your Property Out

Date: 2023-07-29

Keywords: Renting, rental campaign, $40 rule, pets

Falling and Rising Yields

Date: 2023-07-24

Keywords: Yields

Market Categorisation Deep-Dive: Hotspot

Date: 2023-06-09

Keywords: Market categorisation hotspots, Bundaberg

Market Categorisation Deep-Dive: Second-Wind

Date: 2023-06-09

Keywords: Market categorisation second wind, Port Stephens

Market Categorisation Deep-Dive: Early Adopter

Date: 2023-05-23

Keywords: Market categorisation early adopter, Townsville

Australian Property Market’s New Financial Fundamentals: Should I Pause My Investment Journey?

Date: 2023-05-11

Keywords: Financial fundamentals, cash rate target, owner occupier, economic activity, population growth, supply

3 Lending Behaviours that Could Slow You Down to Investment Success

Date: 2023-05-09

Keywords: Lending behaviours, burrowing capacity, credit cards, banks

The Boom Before The Boom

Date: 2023-04-30

Keywords: Regional property market boom

Australia’s Property Downturn is NOT Over… It Never Existed

Date: 2023-04-17

Keywords: Property downturn, median price trends

Cities Within Cities

Date: 2023-04-04

Keywords: Cities, value growth, economy & demographics, housing demand & supply, cashflow

Timing the Market vs. Time in the Market: Why not Get Both

Date: 2023-04-01

Keywords: Timing the market vs time in the market, Wyong, Bendigo, Townsville

High Income Low Unemployment Locations NOT a Must for Investing Success

Date: 2023-03-19

Keywords: Unemployment & income, price growth, macro/micro factors

Are Regional Cities Out of Trend for Property Purchase?

Date: 2023-03-19

Keywords: Regional cities, supply level, growth cycles, affordability

3 Internal Migration Losers, Should We Be Worried?

Date: 2023-03-11

Keywords: Internal migration, Greater Sydney, Armidale, Bundaberg, East Pilbara

Can you Trust Lending Trends to Predict Price Trends?

Date: 2023-02-20

Keywords: Lending trends, correlation, micro & macro markets

3 Unwise Property Investment Choices Sydneysiders Usually Make

Date: 2023-02-20

Keywords: Unwise investment choices Greater Sydney

Does Rental Growth Lead Price Growth?

Date: 2023-02-01

Keywords: Rental growth & price growth, Greater Sydney, Greater Hobart, Ballarat, Greater Perth, Bundaberg

3 Tips to Keep Your Portfolio Humming Along

Date: 2023-01-18

Keywords: Repair & maintenance, buffers, annual review

What’s Hot and What’s Not? – Trends that Headlines are Not Telling You

Date: 2022-12-24

Keywords: Headlines, Marion, Barossa, Rockhampton, Armidale, Tea Tree Gully

Signs that a Property Market is Not Far from Bouncing

Date: 2022-12-13

Keywords: Market recovery, Greater Sydney, Greater Brisbane, Burnie

What is Market Categorisation and Why It’s More Reliable than Market Cycles

Date: 2022-11-24

Keywords: Market categorisation, Townsville, Greater Adelaide, Gosford

How To Start Investing In Property

Date: 2022-11-18

Keywords: Investment journey, when to buy

Airport Passenger Movements Pre-COVID vs. Post-COVID: Big Wins for Regional Cities

Date: 2022-11-18

Keywords: Airport passenger movements regional cities

What’s in Common with Australia’s Growing Regions even after 8 Interest Rate Rises

Date: 2022-11-02

Keywords: Growing regions, interest rates, affordability, inventory

Small Cities, Super Stars

Date: 2022-10-17

Keywords: City performance, Armidale (NSW), Mt Gambier (SA), Burnie (TAS)

3 Outperforming Inland Cities With NO Water View or Sea Scarcity

Date: 2022-09-29

Keywords: Outperforming inland cities, Orange, Ballarat, Toowoomba

Which is a Better Investment: An Apartment in Sydney or a House in the Regions?

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: Sydney apartment, regional house

Why These Common Locations Should NOT Be Your Focus When Investing

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: location investing, train station, schools, distance to CBD, market indicators

Real Estate Investment in Far North Queensland: its past, present and future

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: North Queensland investing, Townsville, Cairns

Hot Take: Airport Passenger Movements Could Signal House Price Growth

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: Hot take airport passenger movements & price trends, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart

New Properties Do More Harm than Good to Your Investing Goals

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: New properties, depreciation, rennovation, oversupply risk, unreliable

The Biggest Mistake First Time Investors Make

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: Biggest mistakes first time investors make

Capital vs. Regional City Mindset Will Hold your Investing Success Back

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: Capital vs regional cities

Why It’s Not All About Yields

Date: 2022-09-23

Keywords: Rental yields

Due Diligence: Why It’s Important and What to Cover

Date: 2022-09-20

Keywords: Climate Change and Property Investment: Should I Be Concerned?

Transitioning from Residential to Commercial Property

Date: 2022-08-27

Keywords: Residential to commercial transition

Finding Good Buying Times vs. Tight Acquisition Windows

Date: 2022-08-16

Keywords: Acquisition windows vs buying times, portfolio building

3 Undervalued Markets Even with Interest Hikes

Date: 2022-08-08

Keywords: Undervalued markets, Townsville, Mt Gambier, Rockhampton

Why I’m Comfortable Buying a Property Without Seeing It Myself

Date: 2022-08-02

Keywords: Interstate property investing

The Power of Long-Term Investing

Date: 2022-07-22

Keywords: Long term investing

The 5 Must-Follow Rules to 10X Your Investing Success

Date: 2022-07-12

Keywords: 10x investing success, demand & supply, capital growth, positive cashflow

Why You Don’t Need to Buy Below the Median

Date: 2022-07-08

Keywords: Buying below the median

Capital Growth vs Cash Flow? Why not Get Both!

Date: 2022-07-08

Keywords: Capital growth vs cash flow, Coffs Harbour, Warrnambool, Hervey Bay, Onkaparinga, Burnie - Ulverstone

Is Property Investing Out of Reach for the First-Time Investors?

Date: 2022-07-08

Keywords: First time investor, price growth, affordability, rental income

Don’t Get Caught Up in the Past

Date: 2022-07-08

Keywords: Sale price trends, market indicators

Is Population Growth as Important as Many Think It is?

Date: 2022-07-08

Keywords: Population growth rate, house price & sale volume, supply & demand

Better Understanding Sa3 Macro Research for Property Investment

Date: 2022-07-08

Keywords: SA3 macro research

Does Renter Percentage Matter for Property Growth?

Date: 2022-06-29

Keywords: Renter percentage & property growth, building approval trend, annualised price/rental rate,

Can New Hospitals Increase Property Market Values?

Date: 2022-06-09

Keywords: Hospitals & property market values, Albany, Bendigo, Pittwater

Diversity within Property

Date: 2022-05-30

Keywords: Property diversification

The Deal vs. The Location

Date: 2022-05-23

Keywords: Deal vs location, vendor discount, inventory trends

Labor or Liberal: Does It Matter for Property Investment?

Date: 2022-05-09

Keywords: Labor or Liberal, price growth, affordability, investor activities, supply & demand

Bedrooms, Bathrooms, and Materials: Is It All That Important for Capital Growth?

Date: 2022-04-21

Keywords: Capital growth, bedrooms, bathrooms, materials

6 Indicators to Better Understand Local Economic Activity

Date: 2022-03-14

Keywords: Local economic activity, job performance market, internal migration trend, airport passenger movements, housing finance commitments

4 Red Flags to Have on Your Investing Radar

Date: 2022-03-08

Keywords: Red flags investing radar, vacancy rate, building approval rate, inventory, local economy

Why You Can’t Solely Rely on Sale Volumes

Date: 2022-02-23

Keywords: Sale volumes, Caboolture

Are Property Investors to be Blamed for Housing Unaffordability

Date: 2022-02-17

Keywords: Housing unaffordability, investor activity, housing demand, GDP

Return To Normal

Date: 2022-02-12

Keywords: Post covid 19, net internal migration, number of job ads, unemployment rate, Bendigo, Port macquarie, Buderim

 
 
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