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How declining fertility will reshape Australian property markets

Australia’s ageing population and declining fertility rate changes the homes we need, the locations we value and the properties that are harder to sell. The strongest opportunities for investors and developers come from matching housing to changing household needs, with particular attention to accessibility, affordability and proximity to services. But ageing alone does not tell…

40% of todays 15 year old girls will never have children

Ever! How do you feel about that statistic? I personally think it is pretty confronting. Further to my last Scribbles about global population decline and the Birthgap documentary, I wanted to outline my thoughts on how this might impact the Australian property market. (if you missed that Scribbles, click here to read it now) When…

Is our population crisis from too many people or not enough?

For 7 years after I was married, we lived next door to a couple who were normal working people. They didn’t have kids and smoked like a bushfire, but just lived simple lives. Whilst they worked normal jobs, Kevin at a white goods seller and Leanne as a nurse, there was a secret skill they…

Commercial vs Residential Real Estate

Australia vs New Zealand, EV vs ICE, Coles vs Woolies, Rugby vs AFL, Butter vs Margarine Lots of topics in life seem to be polarizing. It becomes a choice of which team you are on, even when you don’t want to be on a team at all! In the property space it can often come…

The Truth About Superfund Performance in FY 22/23

A few weeks ago, I read over a striking article on The Australian news website: “2023 Top Balanced Funds” – July 17, 2023. The article highlights the great performance of Super funds throughout the past year. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “…led by Raiz Super’s ESG portfolio that achieved 13.3% for the year, with…

What would you do if you were in my shoes?

I hate debt. Unlike other property commentators or developers, I don’t enjoy taking on debt at all. In my personal life I strive to have no debt and in business we have no debt. However, in the property projects division, we have debt, especially in the construction or revaluation stages. It doesn’t mean I like…

Chat GPT and the Property Cycle

The 18.6-year property cycle is a theory that suggests that the real estate market goes through a predictable cycle of ups and downs that lasts for approximately 18.6 years.The theory is based on the study of historical real estate data and has been observed in several countries around the world. In this article, we will…

All News is old News

There is lots of News, there always has been. Our problem used to be, that it was hard to get the News, or find the News.Today, it is the opposite.We have way too much News… News we want and News we don’t want.Accurate news, fake news, rehashed news, serious news, entertaining news, political news, agenda…

Where are all the banks?

Below is an abbreviated transcript of me visiting a banking branch nearby:Me – Hi, I need to send some money overseas to pay for goods.Teller – Sure we can help you with that, also did you know that this branch is closing next week, and the nearest branch is a 10min drive away.Me – Why are you closing?Teller –…

The Future of Property Content

Almost exactly 12 months ago I uploaded this photo to my social pages about the installation of fiber NBN into the office/studio.Little did I know this would have a very large flow on effect.During install and related computer upgrade, one of the techs asked what I would like to do with a certain piece of…