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Oct 29, 2024 | 
moneymag.com.au | Tom Watson |Marc Jocum |Michelle May |Michelle Baltazar
Published With inflation falling and interest rates starting to do the same, is now an opportune time to consider investing in fixed income or has the window passed? This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson is joined by Marc Jocum, product and investment strategist at Global X ETFs, to chat all things fixed income.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
moneymag.com.au | Paul Clitheroe |Tom Watson |Michelle May
Hi Paul, I am on a disability support pension and I have just inherited $100,000-plus. I know I can't buy a house with that amount. My best mate, who is a tradie and someone who stepped up when I was going through my treatment over eight years, has suggested we buy a house together (in north Queensland). He was going to buy anyway. He's a good bloke, we are just mates of 15 years, we're not a couple and we don't live together. It seems to make sense to get out of the never-ending rental cycle.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
moneymag.com.au | Michelle Baltazar |Ben Nash |Tom Watson |Michelle May
Published From Boomers to Zoomers, which stock-picking style is better? Craig Keary, CEO of trading platform Selfwealth, is back in the studio with Money's Michelle Baltazar to discuss the latest investment trends and which generation is leading the way. Compare the share portfolios of Boomers, Gen X, Millenials and Gen Z based on 2024 trading dataWhat are the factors influencing each generation's investment choices? What tactic is likely to succeed? Who invests in ETFs?
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
moneymag.com.au | Tom Watson |Michelle May |Ryan Johnson
Every weekend in suburbs around the country, prospective buyers, neighbours and stickybeaks converge on front lawns or footpaths to take part in what is, in essence, a form of local theatre: a real estate auction. For sellers, the emotion and competition generated at a public auction has the potential to drive up the price they'll ultimately get for their property. If things go well, that is. For buyers, on the other hand, there's always the possibility they could snag a home for a decent price.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
illawarramercury.com.au | Michelle May
The latest PropTrack data showing national house prices climbing to yet another record high - an annual growth rate of 6.79 per cent - comes as no surprise to those in the industry and hopeful first home buyers alike. Evidence that this cohort of buyers are increasingly underrepresented in property sales is a crushing indictment of the increasingly dysfunctional housing market but not necessarily a death blow to first home buyers' aspirations. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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May 19, 2024 | 
canberratimes.com.au | Michelle May
Australia's property obsession has taken an even darker turn of late as headlines reinforce the pervasive sense of desperation and hopelessness afflicting first home buyers all over the country. The great Australian dream of affordable home ownership has turned to a nightmare, the cost of living has gotten out of control, and market conditions have made it impossible for young people to achieve the same milestones as their parents and grandparents. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
moneymag.com.au | Stephen Timm |Michelle May |Paul Clitheroe
Buying a property ranks as one of life's biggest moments. It's the biggest purchase most families ever make, with the median metro house costing $932,000 and the average metro unit costing $649,000. Unfortunately, for an increasing number of Australians, the dream has ended in nightmare after losing their house deposit to fraudsters. Real estate scams are happening frequently.
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Dec 9, 2023 | 
moneymag.com.au | Michelle May |Paul Clitheroe |Tom Watson
Aswefastapproachtheendof2023,theAustralianrealestatelandscapeisshowingclearindicationsofthetrendsthatwilldominatein2024. Fromshiftsinbuyingbehaviourstotheriseofurbanspread,2024ispredictedtobeyetanotherdynamicandexcitingyearinAustralianproperty. Bothbuyersandsellersmustremaininformedandstrategicinnavigatingtheevolvingpropertymarket. Asweusherin2024,it'sevidentthatadaptabilityiskey. Whilethingsmightseemdifferentonthesurface,therearesomefundamentalaspectsofpropertythatremainunchanged.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
eliteagent.com | Michelle May
From shifts in buying behaviours to the rise of urban spread, 2024 is predicted to be another dynamic and exciting year in Australian property. Buyers and sellers must remain informed and strategic in navigating the evolving property market. As we usher in 2024, it’s evident that adaptability is key. This is why I always advise clients to buy with purpose, not pressure to combat the effects of FOMO in a market that looks to be as competitive as ever.
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Sep 23, 2023 | 
canberratimes.com.au | Michelle May
After a months-long impasse, the government is set to pass the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. Touted as the "most significant reforms to housing in a generation" this legislation promises to deliver 30,000 new social and affordable rental homes in the first five years including a rather paltry 4000 homes for women and children affected by domestic violence.
