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Michael is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who create wealth for their clients through independent, unbiased property advice and advocacy. He has been voted Australia's leading property investment adviser and his opinions are regularly featured on radio as well as in major newspapers and magazines throughout Australia. Visit Metropole.com.au

About Michael Yardney

Michael is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who create wealth for their clients through independent, unbiased property advice and advocacy. He has been voted Australia's leading property investment adviser and his opinions are regularly featured on radio as well as in major newspapers and magazines throughout Australia. Visit Metropole.com.au

Why Gen Y loves to compare home loans!

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Generation Y is the savviest age group when it comes to their finances and more Australians should follow their lead to save more on financial products, according to Australia’s leading financial comparison website RateCity.com.au   Aged between 18 and 34, Gen Y is the most active group of online banking customers, and is more likely [...]

Property investors back in the market

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Property investors are back in the market buoyed by increasing consumer confidence and all the good news they’re hearing about the real estate markets turning the corner last year.

Vendor’s asking prices are moving up | SQM Research

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According to the latest report from SQM Research vendors lifted their asking prices  by 0.5% for houses and 0.9% for units this month.

What’s really going on in the Melbourne property market?

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It was the best of times…it was the worst of times. These were the words seem as relevant describing the Melbourne property market today as they were when they were when written by Charles Dickens over 150 years ago in A tale of Two Cities. The latest RPData stats show that overall Melbourne dwelling prices [...]

Housing may be more affordable than you think

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Many young Australian families are having difficulty getting a foot on the rungs of the property ladder and the common catch cry is “property is unaffordable.” Some blame the high cost of housing on greedy developers while others blame ugly wealthy property investors using tax dodges like negative gearing. But is that really the case?