Property Investment & Wealth Creation Australia | The Michael Yardney Podcast

While it's not rocket science, it's not easy to research our property markets given the array of jargon and information and the many mixed messages that are out there. So, in today's podcast, I would like to chat with you about some of the many sources of research data that we look into to ensure we make good investment decisions for ourselves and our clients at Metropole. You'll hear me explain t...

If you invest in residential property, how can you be sure that it's going to work out for you? That's what we discussed in today's show, because if you're going to borrow money to invest and take on the risk of investment you need to ensure that you're going to get wealth-producing rates of return, not just during this boom, but over the long term. Today I'm chat with Brett Warren and we give you...

Are we heading for the biggest crash since the Great Depression? Is it just around the corner? Well according to Harry Dent, we are and it is. He is telling anyone who is prepared to listen that we are heading for a stock market crash, and the value of your house will drop by up to 40%. Today I to chat with economist Harry Dent about his views, and then Pete Wargent and I give you our thoughts on...

I hope you're taking advantage of the current property boom. I haven't seen conditions like this since the early 1970s when I first started investing. Now you won't find charts of that particular boom in the various research house statistics, because they weren't keeping those types of records in those days. Back then, the boom in property values was in part related to the very strong inflation we...

What does the Uber Eats app have to do with the skills shortage? What does walking down the cereal aisle in the supermarket have to do with our economy and our property markets? In today's show I chat with leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher, who uses a number of food metaphors to help explain what's happening in our economy, so if you're a lover of food as I am, and more importantly if you're...

What's a better investment in today's market -  apartments or houses? That's the topic of today's show. Now I could give you a simple answer, but I thought it was better to help you understand the thought process behind my decision than give you an immediate answer. Of course, I'll also be sharing my mindset message for today before the end of the show. So is it better to invest in a house or an a...

We're well into the second half of 2021 now so it's a good time to reflect back on the year so far and then look forwards to what's ahead. Property values across our capital cities have experienced double-digit growth already this year. And despite the Covid concerns we're experiencing, there's plenty more growth to come. Clearly, buyers are still out in force – owner-occupiers, investors, and fir...

My special guest for today's show is Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad Poor Dad fame. I spoke with Robert on my podcast last year at the beginning of Covid when he warned Australians about the challenges for our economy ahead and the opportunities that he felt would come at the other side of the downturn. Now I didn't agree with everything he said, but I respect that he has taught not only me, but milli...

One of the most difficult aspects of being a property investor comes from the fact that we have competing emotions depending on where you are in the property cycle. There's fear and greed, overconfidence and loss aversion, panic and euphoria. We're told there's nothing more important than being disciplined when getting involved in property and investment, but it's not easy when the emotions hang i...

You heard me say it before - property investment is a game of finance with some houses thrown in the middle. But the rules of the game are changing in front of our eyes, so today I'd like to explain what's going on with lending, so you have a better chance of the banks saying "yes" to you and lending you more money, with leading finance strategist Andrew Mirams, director of Intuitive finance. I pl...

We're halfway through 2021 now so it's a good time to reflect back on the year so far and then look forwards to what's ahead. Property values across our capital cities have experienced double-digit growth already this year, in all capitals other than one. And despite the Covid concerns we're experiencing, there's plenty more growth to come. The surge in property value has caused the property bears...

When planning to invest in property, people tend to think about "where should I buy, what should I buy, how much can I afford?" But often they don't think about "who should I ask for advice?" Since investing in property is a significant financial and personal decision, it's really important to make wise decisions, and it's really important to get good advice early in the piece, because getting it...

The Australian housing market is going gangbusters and all the signs are the boom is here to stay for some time. But how do you profit from this current growth cycle? In today's podcast, I discuss 6 property trends that you're going to see – and hopefully take advantage of – in 2021. Then, in the second half of the podcast, I chat with property researcher John Lindeman, who will teach us how to pr...

No one likes to fail. In fact, most people would do almost anything to avoid failure. So, do you want to know the real secret to success? It is not dedication, commitment, hard work, smart work, passion, or even habits. You're not going to like the answer. I've heard it said that the real secret to success is managing your failures. In this episode, we'll take a look at some of the lessons we can...

For Australians, real estate is something of a national obsession. That's understandable given our home is often the biggest investment most of us will ever make. I've been investing in residential property for almost 50 years now, and throughout those decades there have been doomsayers and scaremongers claiming the Australian property market was a bubble waiting to burst. Reputations were staked...

Our current property boom is going to create a whole new generation of wealthy Australians. But since most people who become involved in a property boom don't become financially independent, last week I started this special series of podcasts discussing 40 lessons I learned in the last 40 years of property investment to hopefully help make sure that you're one of the ones who does succeed. Last we...

It should come as no surprise that the current property boom will create a new generation of wealthy Australians. However, if history repeats itself, most people who get into property investment this cycle won't become financially independent. Just look at what happened during the last property boom, and the ones before that. 92% of those who held onto their property never got past the second prop...

You're guaranteed two things in life – death, and taxes. While taking care of your physical and mental health can lead to a longer, healthier life and stave of the death part, what can you do to legally minimize your tax? Since everyone wants to pay less come tax time, in today's podcast I chat with independent financial advisor Stuart Wemyss about what options are available to you. Minimizing You...

What a year it's been. This time last year Australia was heading into its first recession and deepest recession in decades. Yet last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirmed the strength of Australia's economic rebound. It was the fastest economic recovery from a recession in 45 years. In fact, we are one of only three countries where our economy is ahead of where it was at the beginning...

What's ahead for our property markets for the rest of 2021? That's a common question being asked now that our property markets have been booming for quite some time. And that's the question I'm going to ask Dr Andrew Wilson, Australia's leading housing economist in today's show. You'll also hear his thoughts on what's ahead for the rental markets, is inflation on the rebound and should we be locki...

Why don't most property investors succeed, especially since there's so much information out there and so many people willing to help them? Well, today I've got three separate segments that are going to help you understand why many investors don't succeed, but of course, the intention of that is to even the odds in your favour, to make sure you do succeed. I'm going to share with you probably the w...

Since the First Fleet dropped anchor in 1788, close to 10 million immigrants have moved from across the world to start a new life in Australia. They have arrived in waves, encouraged by developments like the 1850s gold rushes, or to escape adverse conditions at home such as the Industrial Revolution's social upheavals in 19th-century Britain, the two world wars, and the aftermath of the Vietnam Wa...

It's that time of the month – when I have my regular Big Picture podcast where Pete Wargent and we look at the macroeconomic factors affecting our economy and our property markets This time last year, we were supposed to have a federal budget. Instead, we had a pandemic. And over the last year many elements of our life were upended due to Covid 19 Around this time last year, our Prime Minister Sco...

I have found most successful people have at least one, but usually a number of guiding principles. Things like phrases or ideas by which they live and work To help you develop or add to your own guiding principles, in today's show I have rounded up a number of philosophies or thoughts that I'm going to discuss with Mark Creedon, founder of Business Accelerator Mastermind in our monthly Build a Bus...

With more of us trading backyards for balconies and courtyards; apartment and townhouse living has become the norm for more Australians. At the same time, budget constraints mean that many investors buy apartments rather than houses. And since there is no doubt that apartment living is going to become more prevalent moving forward, you really need to understand your rights and responsibilities whe...