Property Investment & Wealth Creation Australia | The Michael Yardney Podcast

Maybe you're too biased to become a successful property investor? What do I mean by that? Well…did you know that we can sometimes be our own worst enemy as property investors? It's not because of the decisions we make, the opportunities we consider, or the investments we miss out on, but rather, it's due to the way we think. brains. By the last count, I've read that there are 188 types of these fa...

The property market is going to crash! How many times have we heard that one recently? 2021 was a year like no other - prices boomed creating new records and as the value of Australia's housing market skyrocketed, the collective wealth of homeowners jumped by over $2trillion despite the pandemic. And sure, it's clear that we won't see the same level of overall price growth in 2022. But a housing m...

2022 promises to be a fascinating year in real estate. Last year was relatively unusual – we experienced a once-in-a-generation property boom where values grew strongly almost everywhere. Around 98% of locations across Australia recorded rising property values; with many properties rising in value by more than 20%. This year is shaping as a more "normal" market, where some locations will still see...

Are New Year's resolutions powerful? Or are they pointless? Every year more than 50% of people make New Year's resolutions. They plan to lose weight, quit smoking, work out, save money, get a promotion, get a raise, move their business to the next level, buy that investment property, and more. And yet, virtually every study tells us that around 80% of New Year's resolutions will get abandoned by t...

If you've been listening to my podcasts or reading my blogs, you'll know I have a number of rules and frameworks to help my property investing. By having these it takes the emotion out of investing and makes the results more predictable, but what's the most important golden rule of property investing? That's a question I'm going to ask today of leading financial advisor Stuart Weymss, who's writte...

Today's podcast will be a little different. Today I'm going to be brutal. I'm not holding back and I'm going to tell you some brutal truths about property investing You'll learn some of the things that can go wrong. You'll learn about the frustrations of being a property investor. You will learn some of the ways in which slick marketing can lead you astray. But stick with me. It's not all negative...

Do you want to be a successful property investor? Is so, you'll have to do things differently than most investors. One way to do that is to treat it like a business. Today, I'll be discussing this concept in detail with Australia's leading property tax accountant Ken Raiss, director of Metropole Wealth Advisory. I'm sure you'll find his take on things will be a little different, but you'll get som...

How steeply will house prices fall after this boom? Are townhouses good investments, what's ahead for Brisbane property? They are some of the questions we answer in today's Q&A podcast with Brett Warren. Question: Can real estate prices really keep rising considering where they are today? In the past, property values rose because interest rates dropped and prior to that one-income households becam...

Boy, there's a lot going on in the world right now isn't there? Overseas there are all the geopolitical issues, and back home there are our own political issues plus concerns about wages growth, inflation, and the economy. Of course, Australia's economy and our property markets don't operate in isolation, and that's why each month I take time out to have a look at the big picture, the macroeconomi...

Last week I was shocked to read the headline "Property prices set to tumble 15% as Ukraine crisis bites." It seems like the media and many commentators are looking for an excuse, any excuse, to explain why our property markets are going to crash. But now AMP has come out suggesting the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine could slow Australian residential property sales, increase inflation...

With two months of data under our belt, the picture for property market is becoming clearer. Last year, property values increased almost everywhere, often by double digits. However, that's not how our property markets typically work or what you should expect of them this year. Moving forward, you can expect the Australian property market to be segmented, which is normal for Australia. And you'll s...

I was reading a blog written by my good friend Tom Corley the other day and it was about success, and it made me think about success, what it means and how you achieve it. Now, if you're a regular listener to my podcast, you know we mainly talk about property, but if you think about it, property is just the vehicle you're using to achieve your own success - be it financial success or wealth or pro...

Another week, another fresh take on where the housing market is going. In the past month, all our major banks have changed their outlook for house prices and are now predicting the biggest housing crash in decades. Economists at Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank are forecasting house prices to fall by 10% next year and Westpac forecast house price falls of 7% in 2023 and a further 5% i...

Success doesn't just happen. It's planned for. You must be intentional about it and that takes discipline What plans do you have for your future? For your investments, your career, your business, your life? It's much easier to plan than just hoping for things to happen.  You see planning is helping to bring the future into your present so that you can make some things happen right now. In my chat...

If you're an ambitious person who dreams of being super successful, it's natural to look up to those who have already made it and ask: How did they do it? Was it incredible talent? Focus? Hard work? What techniques or strategies did they use that I can steal? Now it's the same whether we're talking about property investing, business success, or entrepreneurship. There's only one problem with that...

In the past week, three of our four major banks have changed their outlook for house prices and are now predicting the biggest housing crash in decades. It will I be right? Economists at Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank are forecasting house prices to fall by 10% next year and Westpac forecast house price falls of 7% in 2023 and a further 5% in 2024. The forecasts are predicated on th...

A lot has already been written about trends, predictions and forecasts for 2022. Yet today, I'm going to be chatting with leading demographer and futurist Simon Kuestenmacher about the demographic, social, and economic trends that will shape 2022. This is the type of information property investors, business people, and entrepreneurs need to understand to make better-informed decisions. And, of cou...

Australia's economy and our property markets don't operate in isolation, so I believe it's good to regularly have a look at the big picture, the macroeconomic factors affecting not just Australia's economy, but the world economy to help us understand what's ahead for us. I do this once a month in these Big Picture Podcasts with Pete Wargent. For our first Big Picture podcast for the year, Pete and...

Have you played Monopoly recently? Monopoly has been a classic board game for over a century. It's a real estate trading game played for fun… and for a chance to be a real estate tycoon. I recently played with some of my grandchildren, and while it annoyed me that I wasn't able to borrow to buy a property, I was still hooked on the thrill of accumulating Real Estate and collecting rent. I also rea...

How do you view life? Some people think that what happens in their lives is out of their control. These are the folks who wait passively for what life dishes out to them. They have few goals, and they are the ones who usually hope for the best — that life will be kind to them and that they will eventually be at the right place and at the right time. Other people realize that life is a great opport...

Well, our property markets are up and running for 2022 and already there are mixed messages in the media about what's ahead. But today you'll get some clear indication from Australia's leading housing Economist Dr. Andrew Wilson, whose forecasts have proven to be very correct. I don't know if you've noticed seem to be two types of opinions flouted by the commentators On the one side is the glass h...

2021 was a truly unusual year. After 2020, a year fraught with the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc on world markets, forcing families into their homes with lockdowns and businesses to shutter their doors, 2021 saw the advent of safe & effective vaccines and despite the lockdowns experienced in our Southeastern states, 2021 was an amazing year for anyone involved in prope...

There are many definitions of what it means to be rich. In today's podcast, we're going to discuss the #1 factor that makes poor people rich. Being rich is more a state of mind than a dollar amount, though – the rich can be poor and the poor can be rich. Being rich is really more about having what you want and being able to enjoy your wealth. You need a sense of balance, and true wealth isn't abou...

Do you have children or are you planning to have children? How about grandchildren? If so, this episode is for you. Even if you haven't got children, you'll get some great money lessons from this episode. Today we'll share seven tips to make sure your children grow up rich. And it's not just about money. We're talking about tips that will help children find success in all areas of life. So how do...

As we start a new year it's interesting to look back and reflect on the challenging year we experienced in 2021, and how well the Australian economy and Australians in general have survived. It wasn't really that long ago that there were credible predictions that tens of the thousands of Australians would lose their lives, the health system wouldn't cope, there would be mass unemployment and the e...