Property Shocker: Adelaide and Perth prices closing in on Melbourne | Big Picture Podcast with Pete Wargent
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
Release Date: 04/29/2024
ATO expert reveals tax time hacks for property investors, with Assistant Tax Commissioner Rob Thompson
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
You've probably heard the whispers or read in the media that the taxman is on the hunt. The Australian Taxation Office is implementing some innovative strategies and forming new alliances to recoup billions of dollars of revenue deficit. This means Australian property investors should be on high alert and make sure they have completed all their obligations correctly. To discuss how to avoid getting trapped by the tax man today I'm joined today by Rob Thompson, Assistant Tax Commissioner at the ATO. We are going to discuss some things that will help you understand what your obligations are and...
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Property success principles that stand still when everything else moves
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
What will life be like in 10 years? Strategic property investors think in 10-year time frames, they don’t worry about what’s going to happen to interest rates or the economy in the next six weeks or the next six months. In my mind, 10 years is a short term and the successful investors I know ponder about what the housing markets will be like in 20 to 30 years. We are living through times of rapid change, but most of us don’t like change. It makes us feel uncomfortable. We like a level of certainty about our future, health, and jobs, as well as about the worlds of finance and...
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Is stopping immigration the secret to solving our housing nightmare? With Ken Raiss
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
Today's show tackles a hot-button issue in Australia: housing affordability. With skyrocketing prices and rents, and a shortage of available homes, many are pointing the finger at immigration. What if we stopped immigration? Would this be the panacea to our housing crisis? Is stopping immigration really the answer? Ken Raiss, Director of Metropole Wealth Advisory, joins me today to discuss this complex topic. Links and Resources: director of Have a chat with Ken Raiss and the team at Metropole Wealth Advisory to secure your financial future – Get Ken Raiss’ report: Your Guide to...
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Priceless investing lessons from influential billionaires, with Mark Creedon
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
Today, I’m joined by Mark Creedon, and together we explore some priceless investment lessons from some of the world's most successful billionaires. These titans of industry have not only built immense wealth but have also mastered the art of sustaining it through savvy, strategic decisions. Mark and I are going to uncover how their golden rules of investment can be applied right here in the Australian property market. Links and Resources: Get the team at to help build your personal Why not join Learn more about – Business Coach to some of Australia’s leading entrepreneurs Get...
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They're coming for you! Will the government change negative gearing and CGT, with Mike Mortlock
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
Today I’m going to discuss several topics of interest for property investors with Mike Mortlock, the Managing Director of MCG Quantity Surveyors. Mike's team has recently released a report titled 'Rising Tide of Unit Rents Closes Gap with Houses in Major Capitals' that sheds light on some transformative trends and provides an understanding of the shifts in housing affordability and renter preferences. We also talk about the growing concern that the government may look at changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax before the next election and discuss the other side of the equation,...
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Property Shocker: Adelaide and Perth prices closing in on Melbourne | Big Picture Podcast with Pete Wargent
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
With property values rising for 15 months in a row and talk of interest rate cuts on the horizon, is the Australian property market gearing up for a new boom in property prices this year? Well, there are clues in the news as to what’s ahead, which I’m going to discuss in this month’s Big Picture podcast with leading financial commentator Pete Wargent. As always, we will be discussing a raft of macro and micro economic factors that should give you some clues as to what’s ahead for our housing markets. And we’re going to discuss why now may be a great countercyclical opportunity to get...
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To Sell or Not to Sell: Navigating the Dilemma of an Underperforming Apartment
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
You’d have to be living under a rock not to know that apartments have underperformed houses in the last decade or so, so today I explore the reasons behind this trend, its implications for investors, and what future trends we might anticipate with independent financial advisor, Stuart Wemyss. We also discuss what criteria you should use to decide if you sell an underperforming apartment. We explore the complex puzzles facing Melbourne's apartment sector and discuss strategic responses to the challenges as well as the reasons behind the market's underperformance and consider whether investors...
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These are the biggest influencers of our property markets that all property investors must understand.
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
To help you understand what's ahead and if our property markets are going to keep rising or going to slow down or even go backward, as some property pessimists are still suggesting, in today's episode I want to outline the dynamics and the economics of Australia's property markets and what causes property values to increase and what makes them fall. I want to do this to help ensure that your investments outperform the market averages over the long term. Today this topic is so important it's just going to be you and me as I share with you what causes property markets to boom and bust. From the...
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Believe it or not - more than one in four properties were purchased with cash in 2023. With Julie Toth
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
Today, we're diving into a topic that's making waves in the property market. I’m joined by Julie Toth, Chief Economist at PEXA, to discuss the findings of their 2023 Cash Purchases Report, which sheds light on a startling trend: over a quarter of residential properties in Australia's eastern states were bought with cash in 2023. These cash buyers were immune to interest-rate heights and in a market typically swayed by mortgage rates and lending criteria, so together with Julie, we'll explore the implications of this trend, the profile of these cash buyers, and what it all means for the...
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Simon Kuestenmacher's Crystal Ball Demographic Forecasts and Real Estate
The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
I’ve often said that demographic changes will be more important in shaping our property markets in the medium to long term than the ups and downs of interest rates or the vagaries of our economy, so I’m pleased to have leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher back on the show. Simon is a co-founder of The Demographics Group and a master in interpreting data and trends to forecast how societies evolve, and his insights are pivotal for anyone interested in property, lifestyle changes, and investment strategies. Recently Simon wrote a series of articles in The New Daily outlining the changes...
info_outlineWith property values rising for 15 months in a row and talk of interest rate cuts on the horizon, is the Australian property market gearing up for a new boom in property prices this year?
Well, there are clues in the news as to what’s ahead, which I’m going to discuss in this month’s Big Picture podcast with leading financial commentator Pete Wargent.
As always, we will be discussing a raft of macro and micro economic factors that should give you some clues as to what’s ahead for our housing markets. And we’re going to discuss why now may be a great countercyclical opportunity to get into the Melbourne property market.
Links and Resources:
Metropole’s Strategic Property Plan – to help both beginning and experienced investors
Get a bundle of free reports and eBooks – www.PodcastBonus.com.au
Pete Wargent’s new book: The Buy Right Approach to Property Investing: Mastering the skills to invest wisely in property
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