Leaders in any walk of life, but particularly political leaders, rely on good advice. But when working for someone who is in power for life, advisors come to realise that telling them the truth – including bad news - is not the way to achieve career advancement. In fact, telling them what they don’t want to hear might even be hazardous to your health.
Always view events – even football – with your real estate cycle lenses. But here is where the movie screen asks viewers to put on their real estate cycle lens. Because it’s your knowledge of the real estate cycle that shows you the true motive at play here.
If you have read these newsletters for any length of time, you’ll be familiar with the fact the United States has led the world into and out of every 18.6-year Real Estate Cycle for over 200 years. As things currently stand, this pattern looks set to continue.
Listen to Akhil Patel’s appearance on the “State of the Markets” podcast here.
I want to address the current debate concerning Australia’s property market. I have never witnessed such dissonance between the reporting on this subject and the facts as they appear on the ground. Never. There is just so much going on behind the scenes here
News about the UK equity markets is quite bearish. In fact, even real estate is getting a serve of negativity too. But is it true? Should you be staying on the sidelines and waiting this one out?
Can you guess how you could make a fortune in property by not actually buying any property? Maybe you guessed virtual property in the metaverse? That’s a solid attempt if you did. But it’s not correct. This week’s newsletter takes us to Canada.
News from across the globe recently has focused on the fact peak inflation is behind us and that the headline figures are falling. Cue talk of central bankers pausing or even cutting interest rates. But is the inflation problem really behind us?
Good things always come to those who wait. And if, like me, you are an avid student of the 18.6-year Real Estate Cycle, you sometimes can be waiting for a decade or two sometimes! Nonetheless, recent news caught my eye.
An interesting survey recently shed some light on the different housing and urban density habits of a host of modern western economies. I feel this is an important study on many levels. This is why. Not only does it provide evidence of the different views held across these different countries surveyed, but it also gives us some valuable clues as to precisely what type of residential properties will drive future growth. If you are a property investor, I believe being aware of this fact would prove quite a lucrative edge for you.
