Why I think you might need to be planning for a rate hike in the short term. Slowly, and quietly, interest rates are nudging up. It’s not the RBA this time. The dreaded “out-of-cycle” rate hikes are back. So far it’s been pretty tame. We’re only talking about a handful of smaller lenders, and the […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: The fame delusion
Why everybody wants to be famous, and why it has to make us unhappy. Why do so many people want to be famous? As someone who is partially famous (yes I am! In certain circles…) I can tell you its not worth it. Fame is a con. Seriously, you should see some of the crap […]
This myth is making us alienated from each other!
We’re all buying into this story, even though it doesn’t match up to our personal experience. Do you know that quote, “The only normal people in life are the people you haven’t met yet.” I think it was Mae West or something. I love it. First, I think it’s true. We’re all pretty crazy. We’re […]
Nationwide dwelling prices are falling!
The RBA and APRA will be well pleased with how this ‘managed pause’ in the property market is playing out. With doom and gloom on every channel, especially around the coming course of the property market, the analysts at Macquarie are doing what they could – hand around the chamomile tea. They make a few […]
Chinese still buying up big
Chinese buyers and developers are still throwing their weight around. The anecdotal story doing the rounds over the last few years is that Chinese buyers, many with the old “suitcases full of cash” have been buying up premium dwellings in our capital cities, and off-the-plan apartments. All this buying was partly responsible for the big […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: The language of creativity
If you’re coming from this place, you could be making it difficult for yourself How do you stay hungry? Some people draw drive from negative experiences in their past. Think of the boy born into poverty who becomes a successful fund manager. Driven by a need to never be poor again, he excels at getting […]
Proof – Still world’s of opportunity
There are a lot more opportunities for property investors than there used to be. “If only I’d bought ten years ago!” How many times have you heard that? (Me, I’ve heard it a dozen times year for the past twenty years!) It’s also pointing to a particular investment style I don’t find particularly inspiring – […]
70% of the market is pumping
The mass media is posting some scary headline numbers (…again!), but scratch beneath the surface and it’s almost a good news story. The papers were running the headline last week about house prices falling for the first time in 6 years. The actual peak was some months back now, but for the first time in […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: Pfft. Humanity has beaten bigger challenges than this.
A phrase to keep your mindset properly tuned. I used to have a builder I liked to work with. He’s moved away now. Last I heard he was heading north towards Darwin with the missus. Anyway, he had this expression that I used to love. “Humanity has beaten bigger challenges than this.” So if we […]
Is it faith or are you lying to yourself?
Do you have faith or just a complex way of lying to yourself? I saw a Facebook post the other day. It said “Pray for what you want. If you get it, know that the Universe / God loves you. If you don’t, know that the Universe / God is saving you for something […]