Kids are back to School - Investors back in the Market!

Rrrring, Rrrring! It's time to get up! NO, we can't sleep in this time! It's 8 o'clock already! The Property Clock is running fast!

For those who haven't heard of the 'property clock' yet:
3 o'clock means - declining market,
6 o'clock means - bottom of the market,
9 o'clock means - rising market and
12 o'clock means - boom

The latest data shows clearly that 'the recession we didn't have' (officially), didn't do much damage to the Australian residential property market at all! We recorded some dips in a few selected areas but far away from the figures recorded in overseas property markets!
What I found is that pretty much all experts predicting a strong year for the Australian residential property market.


There are a number of reasons, just a few could be:

1. Continuing population growth - the key factor!

2. Increasing investor confidence in the property market

3. Severe shortage of new properties being built to cope with our growing population

4. Still tight lending condition for developers - not enough new stock

5. Rising interest rates, which means rising cost for investor, which leads to rising rents, which makes investing in property more attractive

6. Overseas investors find Australia's property market attractive, easy to invest & secure


These are the most important reasons but not all of them!

Now, it's 8 o'clock, not 5 to 12! It's your ride!

Oh, I forgot to mention - Goodbye 'Scary Thursday'!


Have a spectacular weekend!

Funny Monday - Happy Australia Day!

Hi Followers, are you ready for Australia Day tomorrow? Unfortunately I won't be able to participate in any celebrations are parties this year! My diary says, that it's time to review my property portfolio. Being in a great mood tonight, I'd like to share my property portfolio with you! A few of them require some maintenance! Let's have a look:




I have to sell one property due to cashflow reasons! But I am not sure which one! Which one of those properties do YOU think I should sell?

Thanks for YOUR advice!

Bis Donnerstag

"Scary" Thursday

Last nights Wealth-Creation Workshop was a huge success (again)! Bottom line result of all those kind of events is always - YOU have to ACT! ACTION is the key word.
You can go to a thousand seminars and workshops and remain in the group which will never make it because they don't ACT! Unfortunately, this group makes 95% of the entire population. In other words 1 out of 20 will be financially independent - one day!!! 19 people out of the 20 have to live of a minimum pension, depending on friends or family or even worse - they have to continue working for survival!!!
SCARY??? YOU decide!! I don't think it's scary - not at all! We live in Australia, the second most popular country on earth, in terms of lifestyle, security, economical freedom! Imagine for a moment having to live in Sudan, Iraq, Haiti or Afghanistan! Yes, they don't have interest rate rises or increasing land taxes! You choose which bag you wanna carry - a Sudanese or Australian bag?

Have a great weekend

Hasta Lunes

"Cool" Funny Monday

What a day! Record-breaking high temperatures everywhere in South East Queensland.

Well, as we all know, everything on earth is in equilibrium. Where is good, there is bad! Where is a high, there must be a low! Where is hot, there is cold!

I thought it would be appropriate to present something "cool" to my followers! Yes, that's a blog about property!!! Let's have a look how my followers in the Northern Hemisphere making use of the extrem weather!





Pretty creative, isn't it? How are you feeling now? In balance again? Excellent!

OK, regardless of the weather - on Thursday I'll review the most important information of our Workshop the night before!

It is still possible to reserve a seat!

Feel the heat of the night :)

"Cool" Bananas

Scary Thursday

I told you so! After our 'Funny Monday', we've got the 'Scary Thursday' today! It's like EVERYTHING in life - there are UPS and DOWNS! Really EVERYTHING???

What about property prices?

I found an article where Peter Boehm, a Real Estate expert, predicts the Australian median house price to reach $1 Million in ten years from now!!!

Is he right? Well, let's have look at some data, provided by Residex:


City________Oct 1999__Oct 2009___% Change___Compound Growth

Sydney______$315,000____$615,000______95%________6.9%
Melbourne___$199,000____$519,000_____160%_______10.0%
Brisbane_____$150,000____$459,000_____207%_______11.9%


Now, that is the past. Let's have a look what growth would we need before the median price hit $1 million?


City_______Oct 2009___Oct 2019___% Change___Compound Growth

Sydney_____$615,000___$1,000,000___62.6%_______5.0%
Melbourne__$519,000___$1,000,000___93.1%_______6.8%
Brisbane____$450,000___$1,000,000__117.8%_______8.1%

Scary? It's up to YOU! Do you want to be a tenant or investor?

It's an easy decision for me! It's actually FUNNY, not SCARY!
I look forward to Monday!!!

Enjoy the weekend! Give 100 percent!!!

Money Funday - Funny Monday

Hi guys, a new week has started - how exciting! At least for me! I know Monday is not the most favourite day for many people. I thought I give it a go and try to get a smile from YOU!

Here are a few lines I found pretty cool:

:) The dream of the older generation was to pay off a mortgage. The dream of today's young families is to get one.

:) How much are they asking for your rent now? Oh, about twice a day.

:) I have a temporary mortgage. What do you mean temporary? Until they foreclose.

:) If you think no one cares you're alive, miss a couple of house payments.

:) If you want to know exactly where the property line is, just watch the neighbor cut the grass.

So, that's five smilies from here. Now it's your turn! Feel free to add a few more below!!!

My next blog is due on Thursday - with even funnier topics like rental yields, capital growth and other important facts to consider when you are investing in property. That should put a much bigger smile on your face if you do your homework and invest in the right property and be able to enjoy the rewards!

Life is FUN! Have a awesome week!

Investing?! Yes! No! - I am not sure! Rather not!

Have you ever been wondering, how the wealthy and successful people invest such large amounts of money (at least for the majority of people) in times of economical uncertainty and still appear cool and relaxed?

I'd like to share a funny story from the weekend when I called my sister and her partner in Germany. He works in commercial property around Europe, she doesn't. When we were talking about the property market and the great opportunities I can offer my clients here in Australia at the moment, he was very interested. He saw the potential and understood how and why the Australian property market is different to the rest of the world. On the other hand my sister - I believe she was building up the "Berlin Wall" again! She was fearful and didn't know! Nothing against my sister - it's only human!

Why do I share this to you and what does it have to do with the wealthy and successful people (self-made ones)?

Well, they understand what it takes to get up to the top! So, how can YOU and I get up there too? I believe I know the answer: Investing, in ourself!
For example, we offer our clients, or anyone who has the desire to invest, great opportunities to become more competent and confident in the world of investing! This is the starting point! It starts with investing in ourself!
If you wish to join one of our events, we are more than happy to welcome you!

SURPRISE?! No, not really!

I’ve got some easy figures for you:

I found some interesting data, released by RP Data:
Brisbane recorded a median growth at 6.9 per cent for the first 11 months of 2009 with a median of $426,750.

According to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland

Brisbane's cheapest suburbs for the year 2009

1. Inala with a median price of $290,000
2. Acacia Ridge with a median price of $327,000
3. Durack with a median price of $332,000

Brisbane’s most expensive suburbs were

1. Hamilton with a median price of $1.19 million
2. Ascot with a median price of $932,000
3. Pullenvale with a median price of $932,000

The Gold Coast remains home to the southeast's most expensive suburbs with

1. Sovereign Island with a median price of $2.4 million
2. Hope Island with a median price of $1.235 million
3. Surfers Paradise with a median price of $1.3 million

What does it mean for the astute property investor?

Well, Brisbane is still behind Sydney and Melbourne, hence Brisbane offers some great investment opportunities for everyone!

Don’t miss the boat this time! Stay up to date with my blog!