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The need to be right can be surprisingly expensive. Not because being right is a bad thing, but because it subtly changes how we process information. Instead of seeking understanding, we start seeking confirmation. We look for evidence that supports what we already believe, while overlooking evidence that challenges them. In housing, where markets are…

Over the past few weeks, headlines have been dominated by stories about falling prices, weaker buyer activity and slowing conditions in Sydney and Melbourne. Depending on which publication you read, you could be forgiven for thinking the property market has suddenly become a very different place. Some commentators are already questioning whether the market has…

Now We’ve Got Your Attention If you’re waiting for the media to declare that the next property cycle has arrived, you’ll probably be waiting too long. Every cycle, investors look for the same signals. They wait for interest rates to fall, confidence to return, prices to move and commentators to agree that the market has…

But for investors with the right strategy, great opportunity still exists. Everywhere you look right now, the conversation around Australian property is focused on the same questions. Will prices fall? Will investors leave? Will the latest budget changes “fix” housing affordability? Is the market finally slowing down? But these discussions assume something important: That Australia’s…

The latest Federal Budget may end up being one of the most significant shifts to residential property investing Australia has seen in decades. Not simply because of the proposed changes to negative gearing. Not simply because of the changes to capital gains tax. But because of what the reforms clearly reveal about where government policy…

Over the past week, one theme has become increasingly clear in the housing discussion: Governments want investor capital flowing toward new housing supply. And while much of the media coverage has focused on fear, restrictions and tax changes, for us, the conversation has simply reinforced something we have believed for a very long time: New…