Here’s the story of two young Australians (made up, for illustrative purposes)… Sarah and Rebecca. They finish uni together and start their careers in exactly the same role, earning the same income. But the presence (or absence) of parental wealth quietly but dramatically alters their financial trajectory. The tale of two grads After uni Sarah […]
Meet Sarah and Rebecca (and their parents)
A review 10 years after the housing bubble
In 2015 I wrote this blog post ‘Beware of the housing bubble bursting’ which summarised the view held by many at the time that we were in a housing bubble. Their key points were as follows… House prices had grown faster than economic conditions suggested was appropriate (prices in Sydney had climbed roughly 40 percent […]
Ep #114 – HECS changes now live, higher borrowing capacity
https://media.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/content.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/Episode_114-HECS_Changes_Confirmed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn our previous episode, we flagged some important changes on the horizon for HECS assessments — and as of this week, those changes have officially gone live. For anyone with student debt, this is big news. Borrowing capacities have now increased, in some cases quite significantly — especially […]