It never rains, but it pours. This is an apt aphorism for Australia’s property markets right now, as the brakes are applied by both internal and external forces in a bid to slow the runaway real estate bandwagon every man and his dog has wanted to jump aboard in recent times. Kicking everything off was […]

You could have knocked me down with a feather when the Reserve Bank announced last fortnight that it would be cutting the official cash rate to an all time low 1.75 per cent. Although the RBA has caused this type of commotion in the lead up to previous budget announcements from both major parties, it’s […]

You kind of have to sit up and take notice when something is described as one of the biggest economic threats currently faced by the country. So what is this harbinger of doom? A collapsing resources sector? Deflationary woes? An unstable political landscape? No…the really worrying problem, according to BRW founder Robert Gottliebsen, is the […]

Knowledge is power. Particularly when it comes to playing the property markets. You need to undertake a decent amount of due diligence as a property investor looking to achieve the right balance of income and growth. But what happens when exploration becomes obsession? What happens when you become entirely overwhelmed with the sheer volume of […]