To make sense of the property market we must separate opinion from fact. Opinions will always be heard… just in greater numbers now perhaps. If you are prepared to “drill deeper” and dissect the evidence available; the facts will speak for themselves. There’s no reason for allowing the conflicting voices of opinion to keep you confused!
In the current round of Web Seminars we are offering, I highlight four key factors that are a MUST… if you expect to draw any credible conclusions.
1. Record Population Growth
2. Investors Have Fled The Market
3. Home Ownership Unattractive
4. New Construction Has Stalled Badly
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Our “What In The World Is Going On With Property” Web Seminar has proven to be so popular that we are going to run it again a few more times between now and the Christmas break.
You can register for next Wednesday evening; December 3rd… or nominate a preferred time when you would like us to host one… and if enough people want a lunch time or weekend one e.g. we’ll arrange it!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT NOW!
You will learn…
- Four important factors that must be considered if you want to accurately analyse the state of our property market
- Rental market equilibrium; how is it reached and what does it mean
- What are balanced and stressed rental markets and what must follow
- Changing property cycle and fresh wealth creation opportunities
- How the US property market works and why they got themselves into so much trouble
- Why the value of your home will NOT follow that of Europe and the USA
- Plus much more (including answers to YOUR questions, at the end)
My goal for this event is this…
TO DISPEL CONFUSION
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It is not long now until the completion of this exciting project. (See below for completion estimations) This has been a long awaited project that we have all looked forward to. We will continue to keep you informed of when construction is complete and the next step in the process for you.
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On the evening of Wednesday 5th November I hosted our 1st ever mrd Web Seminar: “What In The World Is Going On With Property”. The event was a huge success. Two nights ago I hosted this same event again. Such was the enthusiasm that we upgraded our virtual room from 25 to host 50 people. Registrations continued to pour in, so much so, that we ended up unable to accommodate 20 people! BECAUSE of popularity of this complimentary even, I have decided to host it again this coming Wednesday evening; 19th November.
That means that aside from those 20 who missed out last time, we can accommodate another 30 people; actually 27 now as 3 of those spots have already been taken up.
At The Conclusion Of This Event You Will Understand
- The current state of the Australian property market
- Which way property rents & values are likely to head, when… and why?
- What impact the current economic global slowdown will have on the value of your home and your investments
Nothing good is produced by confusion! So when it comes to you successfully navigating your way forward; in these more turbulent times… DON’T BE CONFUSED; it is a sure recipe for disaster!!!
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Last Wednesday evening I hosted our 1st ever mrd Web Seminar. The subject was “What In The World Is Going On With Property”. After the few usual technical hitches that seem to come with technology, the event was a huge success.
Those who participated offered encouraging feedback and commented that they thought the information given had been personally beneficial and insightful.
Tomorrow night (Wednesday 12th) I am hosting the 2nd of these two events… and I invite you to participate. I would love the opportunity to clear the air with regards to:
- The current state of the property market
– Which way property rents & values are likely to head; and when
- How will property be affected by the current economic global slowdown
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Last month there was talk that the RBA would drop official interest rates by 50 basis points or 0.5%. I believed there was justification for them dropping rates by a full 100 basis points; or 1%. I kept my opinion to myself and as history has shown, they did…
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Have you been “freaked out” lately… thinking house prices in Australia are about to crash by up to 40%?
IMPORTANT!!! Before you act on fear, emotion, the counsel from media and/or those pessimists (who are W.R.O.N.G. by the way), why not get the facts?
Register NOW for FREE to participate in Nick’s 3rd mrd web seminar – next Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday evening just gone, Nick clearly articulated FACTS that assisted those who participated to decipher between subjective emotion and objective facts. The result was everybody went away encouraged!!!
- Are you concerned about the possibility of falling house values?
- Is it too late now to establish a retirement fund?
- Do you feel afraid and pressured to sell?
- Is cashflow a problem right now?
- Do you feel chocked with debt?
- How do you avoid selling… yet still improve your cashflow?
- What are the things that you should be doing right now?
- What are the things that you should NOT be doing right now?
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A well know finance industry figure recently launched a series of seminars. After reading the professionally crafted sales email, designed to invoke fear and panic and have me rushing to attend his paid event, I decided to address what appears to be a case of insincere opportunism.
Studying the world of global finance since last year is his authority for making such predictions. He proposed failure within our financial system is so systemic it is irreversible; concluding our property market would soon crash.
A man (or a woman) with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an opinion.
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Residential Real Estate Prices To Drop By Up To 40%; According To Some!
A History Lesson…
The worst excesses I have seen in the residential housing market was the selling of overpriced property through the 1990′s. Many people have heard of Two Tiered Marketing… where interstate and overseas investors paid a different price to what the locals were paying.
This practice came about as a result of greedy developers flooding markets, in particular the Gold Coast with more property than there was demand for. Driven by profit, rather than demand, the result was a massive oversupply of coastal high rises and Surfers Paradise became Renters Paradise. The law of supply and demand ensured that rents fell encouraging many disgruntled vendors to sell.
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I was out last night but when I arrived home my wife was disgusted. Not with me; ha, ha… but with a report she saw on 60 Minutes. Katrina doesn’t usually get so fired up by these sorts of things, but she was really livid.
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