18+ hour, 19+ min ago  (833+ words) Nationally, internal migration nets to zero. It always does. But where people are going - and leaving - tells you everything about housing markets, affordability, jobs and lifestyle trade-offs. At a headline level: And then there are the smaller states, where the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1197+ words) Focus on quality, not quantity. You don't need many properties to build wealth, just a few high-quality, investment-grade assets held long term. Avoid chasing short-term "hotspots. Markets that boom quickly often stagnate for years, delivering poor long-term returns despite early…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (702+ words) What happens in the next two minutes " how the images present the home, whether a floor plan is included, how clearly the space is explained " determines whether that buyer books an inspection or moves to the next result. The agent…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (973+ words) Proposed tax changes could reshape property investment and wealth transfer strategies, particularly around capital gains tax and family trusts. Property investors remain essential to Australia's housing market, supplying much of the rental accommodation despite rising taxes and government charges. The…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1186+ words) Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4. 5% in April, with employment falling by 19, 000 jobs, but much of the weakness was concentrated in volatile youth employment data The softer labour market has reduced the likelihood of a June rate rise, with NAB now…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1609+ words) Millennials are now Australia's largest workforce generation and their values are reshaping workplaces, housing demand and consumer behaviour. Their influence on the economy will only grow over the next decade. Despite being highly educated, many millennials accumulated wealth later because…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1739+ words) The budget reforms may sound helpful for first-home buyers, but they risk creating unintended consequences. Many future home owners are renters first, so higher rents could make it harder for them to save a deposit. If investors pull back from…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1719+ words) Strategic property investment still works through five wealth levers: capital growth, leverage, rental income, manufactured growth, and tax benefits. Negative gearing was always the last of these, not the first. The price impact of the Budget will be modest overall…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1667+ words) According to'Cotality, since'its'daily index began at the start of 2010, Melbourne house values have risen by around 4% p. a. , which is only about 1. 3% p. a. above inflation. But of course, not every property has delivered such a mediocre result. That begs the real question: which…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (733+ words) New York tops the list with 69 billionaires born in the city'more than any other globally. Three of the next top billionaire birthplaces are in Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mumbai. A German town of under 40, 000 people ranks alongside global megacities....