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Inflation — Who Really Pays the Price?

What exactly is inflation?I keep hearing the word inflation at the moment.It is on the news, in newspaper headlines and, of course, whenever interest rates are being discussed.But I started wondering …

magner · Sep 19, 2026 · 📖 13 min read

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What Does a Comfortable Retirement Really Mean?

The numbers say one thing. Living it can be something quite different.I read an SBS article recently telling me that Australians now believe they need more than $1 million in super to enjoy a comforta…

magner · Sep 16, 2026 · 📖 5 min read

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The Bank of Mum and Dad — What About Those Without One?

Has getting ahead in Australia become dependent on the family you were born into?I read an interesting SBS article recently about what it calls Australia's “Booster Economy” — more than $140 billion w…

magner · Sep 14, 2026 · 📖 8 min read

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Is There a Better Way to House a Nation?

What Australia might learn from countries that have decided housing is more than just an investment.I've been thinking about affordable housing for quite some time now.It started with my own experienc…

magner · Sep 13, 2026 · 📖 6 min read

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One Rent Increase a Year — But How Much?

I've been writing quite a bit lately about affordable housing, and the more I look into the subject, the more questions I seem to have.One of those questions concerns the rules around rent increases i…

magner · Sep 12, 2026 · 📖 5 min read

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Twenty Years to Fix Housing — What Are We Supposed to Do Until Then?

I read an ABC report recently about evidence given to a Senate inquiry by NAB chief economist Dr Sally Auld.What caught my attention wasn't simply the suggestion that Australia's housing problems coul…

magner · Sep 11, 2026 · 📖 3 min read

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When Did the Borrower Start Carrying All the Risk?

Looking back at buying homes in Britain and New Zealand — and wondering how mortgages became what they are todayI have been thinking about mortgages lately.Not because I am looking to buy another hom…

magner · Sep 09, 2026 · 📖 5 min read

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Your Home in Retirement — Downsizing, Retirement Villages and Reverse Mortgages

For most Australians, the family home is the largest asset they own — often worth more than their superannuation, their savings, and everything else combined. Yet when it comes to retirement planning,…

admin · May 13, 2026 · 📖 10 min read

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The problem in the housing market we have Brisbane & surrounding suburbs is the 2032 Olympics

The Olympics effect on host city housing is well documented, and it's rarely good for ordinary residents.What history tells usEvery recent Olympics has caused significant housing disruption:Barcelona …

peter284 · Apr 26, 2026 · 📖 4 min read

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How many houses/apartments do could you build if you had say 10 billion dollars

Great question — let's run the numbers properly using the Brisbane costs we just discussed.Using realistic all-in costs per dwellingTypeLandBuildExtrasTotal per dwelling3-bed house (outer suburbs)$420…

peter284 · Apr 26, 2026 · 📖 3 min read

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What would be the average costs to build a 3 bed home , 2bed apartment say in Brisbane and surrounds not one already built !

Here's a current breakdown based on 2026 data for Brisbane and surrounds. Note that I'm not a financial advisor and these are estimates — always get quotes from registered builders.3-Bedroom House — B…

peter284 · Apr 26, 2026 · 📖 2 min read

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It's a genuinely frustrating situation as an individual the options are limited. But there are a few things worth knowing

What you can do as an individualShop around and actually switch — most people stay with their bank out of inertia. Lenders like Athena, Tic:Toc, and credit unions regularly offer rates 0.5-1% lower th…

peter284 · Apr 26, 2026 · 📖 3 min read

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