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Yan Zhu
Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer
Yan Zhu is the Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer of PremiumRea. A former actuary turned property strategist, she brings rigorous quantitative analysis to suburb selection, market cycles, tax structures, and investment frameworks for Australian property investors.
228 articles published
- 11 April 202611 min read·Guides
Just Got Your PR? Here's Why Rushing to Buy Property Is the Worst First Move.
Permanent residency approved. The instinct: buy a house immediately. The reality: that instinct costs you six figures in opportunity cost.
- 9 April 2026约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
用 SMSF 在维州买房?没人提醒过你的地税账单
在维州用 SMSF 买投资房,会带来一个关于地税的意外。信托附加税每年额外加 $1,500 到 $2,000。下面是盈亏平衡的算法。
- 5 April 202610 min read·Guides
The Renovated House Trap: What Fresh Paint Is Actually Hiding.
Fresh renovation does not equal sound property. Here is how to see through the concealment.
- 3 April 2026约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
未满 40 岁?用 SMSF 买房大概率是个糟糕的主意
未满 40 岁?用 SMSF 买房大概率是错的。费用吃掉回报,限制毁掉策略。前期先用个人名下。
- 30 March 2026约 12 分钟阅读·投资指南
我们赢下过 100+ 场拍卖,这是一份没人教你的"站位"指南
拍卖本质上是披着房产交易外衣的心理战。拍卖师的工作是激活你的竞争本能,你的工作是保持冷静。具体怎么做,看这篇。
- 28 March 202612 min read·Finance & Tax
Zero Deposit Property Buying in Australia: The Guarantor Strategy That Actually Works.
You do not need $150,000 in savings to buy your first investment property. You need parents who own a home and a strategy that has been working in Australia for two decades.
- 24 March 202611 min read·Guides
Under 30 in Australia? Buying a Home to Live In Is the Biggest Financial Mistake You Can Make.
Your parents told you to buy a home. Your parents' advice was calibrated for a market where houses cost four times annual income. Today they cost eight times. The playbook has changed.
- 22 March 202610 min read·Finance & Tax
Your Bank Is Charging You Too Much Interest. Here's How to Fix It in One Phone Call.
The longer you stay with your bank, the worse your interest rate gets. That is not cynicism. It is documented bank pricing strategy, and it costs the average Australian mortgage holder thousands of do
- 18 March 202612 min read·Guides
Your Kids Won't Inherit Your Wealth. The ATO Will. Unless You Do This.
You spent twenty years building a property portfolio. You sacrificed holidays, drove the same car for a decade, and made mortgage payments while your mates were spending. And if you die without a stru
- 16 March 202611 min read·Finance & Tax
Victoria Just Made Off-the-Plan Stamp Duty Free. It's a Trap.
When a government starts giving things away for free, your first question should be: what are they trying to sell? Victoria's off-the-plan stamp duty exemption is not generosity. It is inventory clear
- 12 March 2026约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
买家中介团队内部会议长什么样(我们偷录了一次)
团队里有人偷偷录下了一次周一早会。镜头里是我们怎么审一份城区数据、怎么挑战分析师的假设、怎么当场做出买或不买的决定。我们决定把它发出来。
- 10 March 202610 min read·Finance & Tax
Labor Wants to Kill Negative Gearing. Here's Why It Won't Happen (Again).
Every election cycle, someone floats killing negative gearing. The media runs with it. Investors panic. And then nothing happens. There's a very specific historical reason for that — and it hasn't cha
- 6 March 202610 min read·Guides
If You're Under 35, Property Beats Shares. Here's the Mathematical Proof.
Everyone tells you to invest in index funds. The data says shares return 9.2% versus property's 6.8%. Case closed? Not even close. Because that comparison ignores the single most important variable: l
- 4 March 2026约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
我算了每个州每个价位的地税。维州并不是那个坏人。
每个人都在吼维州地税。我用整整一个周末搭了一张覆盖八个州和领地的对比表。结果连我自己都有点意外 —— 我可是靠这个吃饭的。
- 28 February 2026约 10 分钟阅读·投资指南
拍卖是在开始之前就赢下来的。内行人用的三个步骤
你站在拍卖场,心跳加速,手里举着牌。但你还没到,这场游戏其实就已经结束了。准备工作——估价、中介研究、竞争者分析——才是拍卖胜负真正分出的地方。下面是把专业买家和业余买家分开的三个步骤。
- 26 February 2026约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
你的 super 不会帮你退休。但你的 super 买下一套房子,可能会。
澳洲人退休时的 super 中位数余额是 $292,000。这能产生每年 $20,000,不到 80 岁就会花光。有一种方式能让你用 super 去买房——带杠杆、降低 CGT,而且完全不占用你个人的借贷能力。
- 22 February 2026约 12 分钟阅读·投资指南
我给墨尔本最常被问的城区打了 10 分制。大多数不及格。
每个人都让我给他们喜欢的城区打分。于是我做了一套框架——五个指标、每项满分 2 分、总分 10 分。Cranbourne 8 分，Point Cook 4 分，Williamstown 3 分。受欢迎的选择和赚钱的选择，很少是同一件事。
- 20 February 202610 min read·Finance & Tax
Victoria's "Land Tax Doubled"? I Spent 23 Hours Crunching the Numbers. Here's the Truth.
My clients were panicking. Videos everywhere saying Victoria's land tax just doubled. I sat down for 23 hours and calculated land tax across every Australian state at every price point from $100K to $
- 17 February 202612 min read·Property Management
The Compliance Checklist We Send to Our Granny Flat Factory (And Why Your Builder Probably Skips Half of It)
We recently sent our prefab granny flat manufacturer a 27-point compliance document covering NCC standards, WaterMark certification, Global-Mark electrical approvals, and AS 3786 smoke alarm requireme
- 15 February 2026约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
Melbourne 房产终于反弹——用数据说话
七年横盘,三年下跌。然后,2024 年第四季度,Melbourne 动了。独立屋单季 +1.6%、公寓 +2.1%,是疫情高点以来最大的一跳。轮动盘已经转,下一个就是 Melbourne。
- 13 February 20269 min read·Finance & Tax
Finally: Someone Explains Offset Accounts Properly (Including the Part Banks Won't Tell You)
You've stuffed $50,000 into your offset account. Your monthly repayment is exactly the same as before. What gives? The answer reveals something about how P&I loans work that most borrowers never learn
- 11 February 202613 min read·Scam / Warning
The Ordinary Person's 2026 Reset: Declutter Your Life, Then Build Your Wealth
If you follow this system from start to finish, the person looking back at you in the mirror on December 31st will be unrecognisable. Not because of some motivational rubbish — because you systematica
- 7 February 2026约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
「Melbourne 房产没涨」——直到你看城区级的数据
老有人跟我说 Melbourne 房产在横盘。我把 CoreLogic 的热力图拉出来,指着东南那一片深蓝。然后请他们解释,为什么 Frankston 涨了 10% 而 Toorak 还在流血。
- 5 February 202611 min read·Finance & Tax
If They Scrap Negative Gearing, the Rich Won't Notice. You Will.
The debate about scrapping negative gearing is framed as taxing the rich. The data tells a very different story about who actually claims it and who would actually suffer.
- 3 February 2026约 11 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
公寓陷阱:为什么那么多华人投资者最后都手里攥着一堆贬值的资产
我一直在遇到那些五六年前买了墨尔本公寓的投资者——眼睁睁看着它横盘,甚至倒退。模式几乎一模一样。
- 1 February 202613 min read·Property Management
Rowville: The $1.15M Suburb With a 2.4% Vacancy Rate and a 9% Rent Drop. What's Going On?
A suburb where house prices climbed 9.5% while rents fell 9%. That contradiction tells you everything about who actually lives in Rowville and why.
- 30 January 202612 min read·Guides
I Gave Up Buying My Own Home at 27. Best Financial Decision I Ever Made.
Every financial planner I met said the same thing: get on the property ladder with your own home. The maths told a completely different story.
- 28 January 202610 min read·Finance & Tax
Offset vs Redraw: The Wrong Account Choice Costs You $9,165 Per Year
One account choice. $300,000. $9,165 per year in extra tax. Most people have no idea until they convert their home loan to an investment loan — and discover the deductions are gone.
- 26 January 202610 min read·Scam / Warning
10 Years of Property Mistakes, All Because He Refused to Ask for Help
He spent a decade buying property solo. Apartments, off-the-plan, mining towns, forced developments. His portfolio was underwater. Then he walked into our office.
- 24 January 202610 min read·Property Management
What a Buyer's Agent Actually Sells: Product, Emotion, and Asset Value
A Chinese tech CEO wrote a book about 'true demand.' Her framework perfectly explains what a buyer's agent actually provides — and why most people don't realise they need one until it's too late.
- 22 January 202610 min read·Guides
90% of Buyers Make This Offer Mistake. I Call It the 'Double Jump.'
I've watched 50,000+ followers make the same offer mistake: blindly increasing their price when the agent says it's too low. One question changes the entire negotiation.
- 20 January 2026约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
40 年数据说明一切:房价根本不在乎利率
我一直听有人说,等利率下来再买房。历史数据告诉你,这是你能犯的最昂贵的错误之一。我来给你看几张图。
- 18 January 2026约 10 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
绝对不要告诉中介的三件事(以及永远要问的一个问题)
中介是站在对面的职业谈判者。你在 open inspection 头五分钟随口吐露的信息,能让你多付 $50,000 澳元。
- 16 January 202611 min read·Property Management
Australia's Cost of Living Crisis Is Creating a Property Goldmine. Here's the Data.
Australia's cost of living is brutal. New migrants are in shock. But the same crisis that makes life expensive is creating the strongest rental market in recorded history.
- 14 January 2026约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
高增长 + 高回报率?我们是怎么做的。
房产行业里每个人都告诉你这是一道单选题:高增长还是高回报率,选一个。做了 200 多笔交易之后,我可以告诉你这是错的。下面说说我们怎么把两个都拿到。
- 12 January 202611 min read·Finance & Tax
Australia's Government Wants to Reform CGT. Here's Why the Maths Doesn't Add Up.
The CGT 50% discount costs the budget $247 billion over the next decade. 59% of that benefits the richest 1%. But every government that's tried to reform it has failed. Here's why.
- 10 January 2026约 11 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
几百套房子买下来,有四类我绝对不会碰
在一线帮客户买过几百套投资房之后,我心里有一张黑名单。这四类房子看起来很吸引人,却次次把回报吃干抹净。
- 8 January 2026约 11 分钟阅读·物业管理
澳洲的人口密度比北京还高。这是背后的数学题。
澳洲的人口密度比北京还高。我知道这听起来很离谱,我自己也是反复核对了三次数据才敢相信。但只要你把数学题算清楚,澳洲房地产市场的一切就都说得通了。
- 6 January 202611 min read·Guides
5 Signs You're Buying Property in Suicide Mode
One of these signs is a yellow flag. Three is dangerous. All five and you're financially finished. I see these patterns weekly from clients who come to us after their first purchase went sideways.
- 4 January 2026约 12 分钟阅读·财务与税务
工党之前试过取消负扣税。结果反噬得相当难看。
每个人对 negative gearing(负扣税)都有自己的看法。但几乎没人记得上一次有政府真去取消它的时候发生了什么。我把数据翻了一遍,结论让两边都不太舒服。
- 2 January 2026约 11 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
如果你不能持有十年,就不要持有十分钟
一位手上拥有两位数房产投资组合的客户,曾经跟我说过一句话,彻底改变了我看待房产的方式。不是关于租金回报率或翻新技巧的。是关于耐心。
- 31 December 2025约 13 分钟阅读·物业管理
澳洲房产市场本来就是专门用来"宰"新移民的。下面是这套剧本
如果你刚落地澳洲,从政府到银行再到地产中介,每一个机构都有一个"专门为你准备"的产品。而这些产品,没有一个是划算的。
- 29 December 202512 min read·Guides
154 Families Paid Six-Figure Deposits for Houses That Were Never Built
They saved for years. Paid six-figure deposits. Waited five years for homes that were never built. The Clydesdale estate disaster is the cautionary tale every house-and-land buyer needs to hear.
- 27 December 202513 min read·Finance & Tax
If Australia Reforms CGT, Here's What Actually Happens to Property Prices
Everyone's talking about CGT reform. But almost nobody is modelling what happens next. I've run the numbers on both the Grattan and Pocock proposals — and the second-order effects are far more interes
- 25 December 202512 min read·Scam / Warning
The 'Perfect House' Is a Scam — Why Messy Markets Make Better Investments
Every beginner asks the same question: is the market too expensive? Wrong question. The real question is whether the pricing in your target area is scattered enough for you to find an edge.
- 23 December 202511 min read·Property Management
Moe and Morwell: $400K Houses With 5-6% Rental Yields (The Regional Play)
Moe median $430K, rent $400/wk (4.8% yield). Morwell median $390K, rent $380/wk (5.1% yield). Two regional towns with dairy-backed economies and a $200K price gap to neighbours.
- 21 December 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
5% 首付听起来很爽——直到你看到那份 30 年利息账单
澳洲首次置业者平均贷款额:$607,624。5.5% 利率、30 年,总还款 $1.226 million。5% 首付降的是门槛,不是价格。
- 19 December 202511 min read·Finance & Tax
CGT Reform Is Coming. These Are the Three Models on the Table.
The Grattan model cuts the CGT discount to 25%. The Pocock model exempts new builds. The ACOSS model restricts negative gearing. Which one passes — and what it means for your portfolio.
- 17 December 202511 min read·Scam / Warning
The Demographic Shift Melbourne Property Investors Can't Ignore
Australia's migration mix is changing. Indian visa holders now lead growth. What this means for rental demand, property selection, and tenant management in Melbourne.
- 15 December 202510 min read·Property Management
A Criminal Almost Moved Into Our Client's House. The Screening System Missed It. Google Didn't.
The formal screening systems are good. They check rental history databases, credit files, court records. But they only catch people who've been found guilty. We had an applicant this year who beat the
- 13 December 2025约 13 分钟阅读·投资指南
我算了一遍 Victoria 所有的首次置业优惠。这个总数把我自己都吓到了
把 Victoria 首次置业者能拿到的每一项优惠都叠起来——印花税豁免、FHOG、LMI 豁免、FHSS、Help to Buy——一套 $600K 澳元的房子,房贷周期内累计能省下 $460,000 澳元。这不是笔误。
- 11 December 2025约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
三种再融资(refinance),三种完全不同的目标——你适合哪一种?
再融资(refinance)不是一个策略,是三个策略共用了一个名字。选错那一个,30 年下来利息可能翻倍。
- 9 December 2025约 12 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
五个我绝不会让客户把钱投进去的墨尔本城区（附数据）
不是每个便宜的城区都是捡漏。有些便宜是因为市场掂量过它之后，觉得它不值。下面是五个我会主动劝客户绕开的墨尔本城区。
- 7 December 2025约 10 分钟阅读·物业管理
交割前的最后一次验房:一份能帮你揪出一万澳元问题的清单
很多买家花在检查二手车上的时间,都比检查一套 $700,000 的房子多。交割前的最终验房,是你在法律上抓问题的最后一次机会。下面是具体要看什么。
- 5 December 202510 min read·Guides
Five Things You Should Never Say at an Open Home (One Cost a Client $80,000)
Every word you say at an open inspection is ammunition for the other side. I watched one sentence cost a buyer eighty thousand dollars at auction.
- 3 December 202510 min read·Finance & Tax
Bridging Loans Explained: How to Buy Your Next Property Before Selling Your Current One
You have found the house. Perfect location, right price, layout that makes sense. There is one problem: your current property has not sold yet. The deposit money is locked in the equity of a house tha
- 1 December 202513 min read·Scam / Warning
Seven Property Types That Are Financial Suicide in Australia
In years of working as a buyer's agent, I have watched clients almost buy properties that would have set them back half a decade. Not because the properties were obviously terrible—some looked fantast
- 29 November 202510 min read·Property Management
Rentvesting: The Strategy Indian Investors Used to Buy 15 Properties (And Why It Works for You Too)
The Indian community in Australia figured out something decades ago that most Chinese-Australian investors still resist. They do not need to own the house they sleep in. They need to own the houses th
- 27 November 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
四类房子我绝不让客户买,多便宜都不行
有四类房子,价格已经不是重点了。就算白送,我也会让你继续往前走。买错房的代价不会在交割当天出现——它会在十二个月后出现,在保险续保账单寄到的时候,在议会驳回你的开发申请的时候,或者在建筑检查员发现新漆背后的白蚁痕迹的时候。
- 25 November 202511 min read·Finance & Tax
You Flipped a House and Made $150K. The ATO Wants $58K of It.
Everyone sees the renovation profit. Almost nobody sees the tax bill coming. I dug through the ATO's own guidelines and found three traps that turn a $150K profit into a $58K headache. Plus the one st
- 22 November 2025约 12 分钟阅读·物业管理
$100K 的改造把 $400 的周租做到了 $1,200,设计图我都贴出来
那位客户一开始以为我是个骗子。直到每周 $1,200 的租金开始进账,她又打回来问能不能给她表妹也做一套。这是那次的完整案例,数字真实,设计逻辑也摊开讲。
- 20 November 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
5% 首付政策听上去像礼物。它不是。
每次政府推出低首付方案,媒体头条都在欢呼。但 Excel 表格讲的是另一个故事。我把 5% 首付按揭的数字跑了一遍,结果足以让任何首次置业者在签字前停下来。
- 18 November 202510 min read·Finance & Tax
Six Borrowing Power Hacks That Brokers Usually Charge For
I have been hunting for ways to stretch my borrowing capacity for months. Then a broker sat me down and walked through six adjustments that banks never advertise. One of them—cutting a credit card I t
- 16 November 2025约 10 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
Clyde North：中介人人爱、表格一算就崩的那个城区
上周一位客户打电话给我，说他的中介在推 Clyde North 的一套新房。价格好，保证租金回报，离新的 Westfield 很近。我打开自己的表格。四十秒左右。然后我让他赶紧跑。
- 14 November 202511 min read·Property Management
After Managing 200+ Rentals, Here's the One Mindset Shift That Fixes Everything
Most landlords treat their tenants like the enemy. Most tenants treat their landlord like an ATM. Both lose money. After managing north of 200 rental properties across Melbourne's southeast, I can tel
- 12 November 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
那份预测 10-14% 涨幅的报告,以及为什么喊崩盘的人这次又会错
每个平台上都是基于「18 年周期」理论预测房市崩盘的人。与此同时,SQM Research 的 Boom and Bust 报告却在预测澳洲主要市场两位数增长。总有一方会错得很惨。我们来看一下证据。
- 10 November 2025约 13 分钟阅读·财务与税务
全世界都在掏退休金买房。只有一个国家做对了。
大家都在做同一件事。美国人想动 401(k)。澳洲人在动 super。新加坡人用 CPF。三个国家,三种针对同一个住房危机的做法。其中只有一个没让问题变得更糟。
- 8 November 2025约 11 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
五个看房细节,帮你避开一次六位数的买房失误
大多数买家看房时只看卧室和厨房。聪明的买家会看墙面裂缝、天花板水渍、排水沟锈蚀、门框走位和树根。两种人的差别,用几万块澳元来衡量。
- 6 November 202512 min read·Property Management
The Three-Minute Guide to Building a Granny Flat in Victoria (That Actually Saves You $30K)
Three parties control the cost of your granny flat: the architect who draws it, the builder who constructs it, and the building surveyor who certifies it. If those three don't know each other, you're
- 4 November 2025约 13 分钟阅读·投资指南
五种首次置业策略排名:到底哪一种真的能建立财富?
在澳洲买第一套房最吓人的事情,不是首付。而是选错策略。常见的五种做法,十年后的结果会差到你不敢相信。大多数人是凭感觉选的。我们来凭算术选一次。
- 2 November 2025约 14 分钟阅读·财务与税务
不用发票:大多数澳洲人从没申报过的那笔 $4,400 税务抵扣
ATO 允许你每年申报 $4,400 的工作相关车辆支出,一张发票都不用。不用里程本,不用油费记录,不用保养单。只要对工作里程做出一个合理估算。而大约 90% 的纳税人从来没申报过。
- 31 October 202510 min read·Scam / Warning
High Rental Yield Is a Trap. Here's What Matters More.
The property with the highest rental yield and the property with the best total return are almost never the same property. Most investors pick the wrong one.
- 29 October 202512 min read·Property Management
Melbourne Property Dropped Three Years Running. That's Exactly Why I'm Buying.
Everyone ran to Brisbane and Perth. Melbourne kept falling. Now the land tax panic has created the exact pricing gap that professional investors wait a decade for.
- 27 October 2025约 10 分钟阅读·投资指南
四句话让买家多花 $50,000(以及应该怎么说)
你对卖方中介说的每一句话,最终都归到同一个问题里:这个人最多肯付多少钱?那些最诚实的买家——把预算、时间表、知识盲点都说出来的那一批——最后付的也最多。
- 25 October 2025约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
朋友跑了一趟银行,一年省下 $15,000 的税。操作手册在这里
自住房贷的利息不能抵税,投资贷款的利息可以。债务再循环(debt recycling)把前者合法地转化为后者,可以重复操作,复利效应惊人——但大多数会计师从来不会主动跟你提。
- 23 October 2025约 13 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
澳大利亚经济靠移民撑着。这不是优势——这是警报。
家庭债务与收入之比达到189%。房产总值是GDP的6.4倍。近70%的新增贷款都投向按揭。这些数字并不正常。但如果你看懂了这盘棋,它们其实是有逻辑的。
- 21 October 2025约 12 分钟阅读·物业管理
我曾经招了个错的租客。再也不会了。下面是我用的 20 点筛选系统。
我在墨尔本的第一套投资房给了我职业生涯里最贵的一课。我把它租给了看房时看起来完全正常的一对情侣。两年后我在信箱里发现了五个不同的名字，还有一股花了好几个月才散掉的味道。
- 19 October 2025约 12 分钟阅读·投资指南
在 Melbourne 住了 14 年,这 9 件事没人提前告诉你
Melbourne 又一次被评为全球最宜居城市。我上海的朋友们挺羡慕。但只有真正住在这里的人才知道全部故事——发脾气的天气、城区的鄙视链,还有让「最宜居」听起来像个冷笑话的房价。
- 17 October 202510 min read·Finance & Tax
Threw Away These 6 Documents After Buying? You'll Pay Thousands Extra in CGT.
Most people buy a property, grab the keys, pop champagne, and shove the paperwork in a drawer. Ten years later they sell and discover they're paying tens of thousands more in capital gains tax than th
- 15 October 202511 min read·Scam / Warning
I've Read Over 1,000 Property Listings. These Phrases Are Lies.
Every listing on realestate.com.au sounds like paradise. Sun-drenched living, development potential, stone's throw from everything. After 150+ purchases, I can decode every single one of these euphemi
- 13 October 202511 min read·Property Management
Landlord Insurance Won't Save You (Unless You Avoid These Three Traps)
Most landlords treat insurance as a safety net. It's not. It's a last resort with conditions attached — conditions that insurers are very good at enforcing and landlords are very bad at reading.
- 11 October 2025约 12 分钟阅读·投资指南
澳洲 2 万亿按揭遇上 AI:谁最先受伤?
澳洲累计按揭债务 $2 trillion 澳元。这个数字相当于 GDP 的 112%,仅次于瑞士。房产圈没人愿意问的问题是:当 AI 开始替代那些正在偿还这些按揭的具体人群时,会发生什么?
- 9 October 202512 min read·Finance & Tax
Every Tax You'll Pay on a Victorian Investment Property (And the Ones You Won't)
Victoria has a reputation for taxing property investors harder than any other state. The reputation is partly earned and partly mythology. Let me separate the facts from the fear.
- 7 October 2025约 9 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
五个让澳洲业主损失数千澳元的太阳能陷阱
没错,太阳能确实可以帮你省电费。但这个行业里到处都是专门让安装商赚钱、让业主犯迷糊的陷阱。看过几十套投资房被意外的太阳能开销坑过之后,下面这五个错误反复出现。
- 5 October 202510 min read·Property Management
Five Things We Check Before Approving a Single Tenant (And What Landlords Get Wrong)
A bad tenant will cost you more than a bad property. After managing 300 properties across Melbourne, our screening process is blunt, methodical, and designed to keep problem tenants off your books bef
- 3 October 202514 min read·Guides
Eight Things I Check in the First Ten Minutes of Every Property Inspection
A $550 building inspection is the best money you'll ever spend on a property. But you don't need a report to spot the warning signs. Here's what my team and I look for before the inspector even turns
- 1 October 202511 min read·Finance & Tax
Three Tax Levers That Make or Break Your Property Portfolio
Most investors can explain negative gearing in one sentence. Very few can explain why their accountant structured their third property in a discretionary trust instead of their personal name. That gap
- 28 September 20259 min read·Market Analysis
One Number Tells You If a Suburb Will Boom or Flatline for a Decade
There's a single data point that predicted Glen Waverley's stagnation, Box Hill's decline, and Hampton Park's outperformance. It takes three minutes to calculate.
- 26 September 202511 min read·Suburb Analysis
Rich Suburbs vs 'Cheap' Suburbs: Where the Smart Money Actually Goes
Everyone assumes wealthy suburbs are safe investments. The data says otherwise. Here's what actually drives 10-year returns — and it's not prestige postcodes.
- 25 September 20259 min read·Finance & Tax
Selling Your Investment Property? Five Legal Ways to Shrink the Tax Bill
The ATO takes a big bite when you sell investment property. But there are five legitimate strategies to reduce that bite — and most investors only know about one of them.
- 23 September 202510 min read·Finance & Tax
Negative Gearing Has Three Levels. Most Investors Are Stuck on Level One.
Your accountant told you negative gearing saves tax. That's Level One. What they probably didn't mention is that the ATO wants some of it back when you sell. That's Level Two. Level Three is where the
- 18 September 202513 min read·Finance & Tax
Why Trusting ChatGPT to Buy Your House Could Cost You $200,000
ChatGPT gets each step right 95% of the time. Sounds brilliant. But buying a house isn't one step — it's ten. And 0.95 to the power of 10 equals 59.87%. That's worse than flipping a coin.
- 14 September 2025约 14 分钟阅读·物业管理
商业地产 vs 住宅地产：在澳洲到底哪个累积财富更快？
每个人都跟你讲商业地产现金流更好。没人告诉你 36% 的租客激励吃掉你的回报率、65% 的 LVR 上限把你的借贷能力砍半、或者 6-12 个月的空置能让收入一夜归零。我把 20 年澳洲数据跑了一遍。
- 11 September 202512 min read·Investment Strategy
How to Buy a Private Estate in Australia Without Getting Burned: A Due Diligence Framework
The real estate agent will show you the rose garden and the sunset views. They will not mention the Crown mineral reservation that gives a mining company the right to drive trucks across your paddock.
- 10 September 202511 min read·Finance & Tax
5 Steps You Must Take When Converting Your Home to an Investment Property (Or Pay Thousands Extra in Tax)
A client of ours skipped the market valuation before renting out her home. When she sold five years later, she paid capital gains tax on the full $200,000 of growth instead of just the $80,000 that oc
- 8 September 202514 min read·Guides
Stop Being a Landlord. Start Being a Business Owner.
In Australia you will find no shortage of people who own investment property. What you will struggle to find is anyone who can tell you their actual net cash flow position. That gap between ownership
- 6 September 2025约 13 分钟阅读·物业管理
出价之前,先把这五件事查清楚——Melbourne 买房前的尽职调查
赢到房子的买家不是钱包大的那个,而是信息更充分的那个。下面是我在出价单上写下任何一个数字之前会查的五件事,以及为什么跳过它们会让 Melbourne 买家平均多付 $24,000。
- 31 August 2025约 13 分钟阅读·装修与开发
投资房用公司还是信托？我见过客户选错亏掉 $100K
我亲眼看过聪明的投资者因为选错持有结构而在税上白白烧掉五位数。在帮客户完成了 350 宗以上交易之后,这里是公司对比信托的老实拆解——用真实美元数字,不是理论。
- 30 August 202514 min read·Property Management
Inflation's Bouncing Back and Unemployment Is Down. So Why Does Everything Feel Worse?
The numbers say the economy is booming. Your bank account says otherwise. I dug into why Australia's official statistics paint a completely different picture from what renters, homeowners, and investo
- 29 August 2025约 14 分钟阅读·市场分析
我怎么在下手买房之前,把全澳洲的城区都过一遍
大多数投资者选城区靠感觉——朋友在哪买过、自己长在哪里、网上哪篇文章说「这里要起飞」。我靠的是四个数字。下面是撑起我们 350 多宗墨尔本成交的那套具体筛选框架。
- 24 August 2025约 11 分钟阅读·城区分析
澳洲房产食物链:你坐在哪一节,决定你是吃还是被吃
问自己一个不客气的问题:在澳洲房产里,你到底有几种赚钱方式?如果答案只到"资本增值和租金"为止,你就坐在食物链的最底端。而在你上面的那群人,正悄悄把你的利润吃掉。
- 23 August 202511 min read·Guides
Point Cook, Clyde, Camberwell — Can You Actually Buy There? A Suburb-by-Suburb Breakdown
Everyone asks about the 'popular' suburbs. But popularity and profitability are two very different things. Here's what the data actually says about Point Cook, Clyde, and Camberwell.
- 22 August 2025约 11 分钟阅读·装修与开发
我们在一套 $700K 的 Cranbourne 房子后面加了一套 granny flat。现在它每周收 $790。
所有人都告诉你 Cranbourne 是个糟糕的区——治安差、离市区远、太工薪。我天天都能听到这种话。每一次我都笑一下,因为这些话的主人,正是那些搞不明白自己市中心公寓为什么十年下来还在倒退的同一批人。
- 20 August 2025约 10 分钟阅读·市场分析
墨尔本「全球最宜居城市」的牌子,其实是个笑话——数据说了算
我在 Melbourne 住了十四年。宜居排名一年接一年出炉,街边的流浪帐篷、超市的鸡蛋短缺、周末的反移民游行也一年接一年。这里面有东西对不上号,数据也印证了这一点。
- 17 August 2025约 12 分钟阅读·财务与税务
我把投资房放在了自己名下。最后多交了六位数的税。
我还记得坐在会计师办公室,盯着一张让我胃都凉的税单。地是我自己找的,工程是我自己盯的,资产一路升值也是我亲手守出来的。然后 ATO 把将近一半拿走了。错的不是那套房,错的是产权证上的那个名字。
- 16 August 2025约 12 分钟阅读·城区分析
我永远不会买 house and land package 来做投资的五个理由
我跟 60 多位买过 house and land package 后悔的投资者聊过。其中一位买了 15 套——同一个建筑商、同一个户型、同一个外立面颜色。他现在正在折价脱手。这类 package 是为开发商设计的，不是为投资者设计的。
- 14 August 202512 min read·Renovation & Development
Australia's Housing Supply Crisis: Approvals Are Up, But Homes Aren't Getting Built — Here's Why
The Australian government promised 1.2 million new homes. Not a single state is on track to deliver. Approvals are climbing on paper while actual construction starts are falling. The gap between what
- 12 August 2025约 13 分钟阅读·市场分析
Debt Recycling:我如何把 $100K 澳元的「死」自住房贷,变成一年 $2,800 澳元的退税
你的自住房贷其实比你想的要贵。不是因为利率高——虽然它确实不低。真正的原因是:你付出的每一块利息,都是用税后收入付的。与此同时,你那个拿着投资贷款的邻居,付着完全一样的利息,却能把它全部当作抵税项。同一家银行。同一个利率。完全不同的税务结果。十年下来,差距会大到吓人。
- 10 August 202510 min read·Investment Strategy
Victoria Owes $167 Billion. Here's Why That Might Actually Be Good News for Property Buyers.
Everyone's panicking about Victoria's debt. Meanwhile, the state just posted its first operating surplus since 2019. Both things are true simultaneously, and if you understand why, you'll make better
- 7 August 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
公寓亏了钱?卖掉。沉没成本从来不是继续持有的理由
上周一位客户给我看她的公寓。Toorak 的地址。漂亮的楼。十二年前买的。现在值多少钱?比她当年买的还低。她问我要不要继续持有,等它涨回来。我直接告诉她真相:沉没成本不是继续持有的理由,永远都不是。
- 6 August 2025约 13 分钟阅读·装修与开发
澳洲 12 万亿澳元的住房市场:政客不会说的那个难堪真相
澳洲整个养老金池子是 $4.3 万亿澳元。住宅房产总市值是 $12 万亿。当一个国家最大的资产类别是住房——而且是设计上要替代的养老金系统的三倍——任何政府,不管左翼右翼,都不会允许它下跌。
- 5 August 202511 min read·Property Management
The 30-Year Mortgage Is the Most Expensive Bet You'll Ever Make. There's a Better Way.
My university mate Ethan just sold his Box Hill house at a $100,000 loss. He told me he felt lighter than he had in three years. When your mortgage payment equals your entire salary, something has gon
- 3 August 202511 min read·Scam / Warning
Two Regional Towns Nobody Was Watching Just Posted 7% Growth in Three Months
Moe: 7% in three months. Morwell: 7.4%. Two regional Victorian towns with nearly 30,000 combined residents that most investors have never heard of — and the data says they're just getting started.
- 2 August 202511 min read·Investment Strategy
Two Free Websites That Show You Which Australian Suburbs Are Actually Affordable
A $500,000 house is not necessarily more affordable than an $800,000 house. I know that sounds like something a salesperson would say to justify a higher price. It is not. It is a mathematical fact, a
- 30 July 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
投资四象限——在房产里逆向而行为什么真的奏效
大多数华人澳洲买家都挤进同一批大家都在追的城区。Ray Dalio《Principles》里的四象限框架能解释为什么这种策略给你的回报设了上限——以及应该怎么做。
- 29 July 202511 min read·Renovation & Development
Australia Spent $80 Billion on Housing. Zero New Homes Were Built.
The federal government committed $80 billion to fix the housing crisis. Senate records show zero new dwellings were constructed. Here is what the numbers actually reveal and why demand-side property f
- 27 July 202513 min read·Market Analysis
Why the Smartest Property Investors in Australia Never Repay Their Mortgage
A 30-year-old client walked into our office with 15 properties, $10M in mortgage debt, and zero intention of ever repaying a single dollar of principal. He wasn't reckless. He was doing the maths corr
- 26 July 2025约 12 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
六年 CGT 规则:我找到了那条让你零资本利得税的 ATO 机制(以及三个会把它废掉的陷阱)
在澳洲,你的房子涨了多少,远不如你税后真正能留下多少重要。六年规则是住宅房投资者最强的一条税务豁免——但 90% 的人在第一步就用错了。
- 22 July 2025约 12 分钟阅读·投资指南
犯罪率与房产投资:真正重要的是什么,不重要的是什么
一个年记录 500 起案件的城区,对你的投资来说可能比只有 100 起的另一个更安全——完全看是哪些案件。大多数投资者只看总数的标题数字,然后得出错误的结论。下面讲的是如何为房产决策真正地读懂犯罪数据。
- 21 July 2025约 11 分钟阅读·装修与开发
澳洲在 NDIS 上花了 5270 亿。送到我桌面上的每一个 SDA 残疾人住房项目我都拒了。原因在这里。
几乎每个月都会有人在我邮箱里推销 NDIS 残疾人住房,说这是下一个金矿。8 至 15% 的回报、政府担保的租金、抗经济周期的收入。每一个我都说了不。不是因为回报是假的——有些是真的——而是因为我没办法确定整条供应链上的提供商干净不干净。在一个每年要拦截 8600 万澳元欺诈申报的系统里,这种不确定性,我承担不起。
- 18 July 202513 min read·Investment Strategy
Tasmania Property Is Speculation, Not Investment. Here's the Difference.
Everyone who made money in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide is now pointing at Tasmania and saying 'I told you so.' But most of them couldn't distinguish investment from speculation if you drew them a di
- 17 July 2025约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
一套 $800K 的房子做到周租 $1,200。我实地走了一遍。真实数字都在这里。
我买过 150 套以上的房产,但有一单——Narre Warren 这次改造——是我反复想起的那一单。因为它回答了我被问得最多的那个问题:你真的能在墨尔本花不到一百万买到一套房,让租金覆盖所有开销吗?能。可以。下面把具体怎么做拆给你看。
- 16 July 2025约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
墨尔本被看好领跑 2026 房市上行——KPMG 报告到底在说什么
KPMG 点名墨尔本为 2026 年澳洲表现最好的首府，独立屋价格预计上涨 6.6%。但这波上涨不会均匀分布。涨幅会真正落在哪些地方？下面讲清楚。
- 15 July 2025约 10 分钟阅读·投资指南
社交媒体正在摧毁临街零售的底层逻辑。这对投资者意味着什么。
传统商业零售的定价逻辑——用更高的租金换更大的人流量——正在被社交媒体拆掉。当一条 KOL 帖子能把一家餐厅填满 12 个月，临街位置的溢价在经济学上就不再成立。
- 13 July 202512 min read·Property Management
Canada's Housing Market Collapsed. Here's Why Australia Won't Follow.
Same immigration obsession. Same property-dependent economy. Same declining productivity. So why did Canada's housing market implode while Australia's kept climbing? Four structural differences that m
- 10 July 202511 min read·Investment Strategy
The Impossible Triangle of Property Management: Why Your PM Is Failing You
The Australian property management industry is structurally broken. When one manager oversees 170 properties, something has to give: speed, quality, or cost. Most agencies sacrifice all three. Here is
- 7 July 202510 min read·Guides
Australia Has a Financial Kill Line. It Does Not Target the Poor. It Targets These Two Groups.
Australia's financial system is not designed to make you wealthy. It is designed to filter out people who cannot control their spending. The kill line does not come for the poorest Australians — they
- 5 July 2025约 10 分钟阅读·物业管理
我用 AI 把十个政府数据库合并成一张房产风险地图。结果是这样的。
澳洲政府数据库里藏着每一条可能影响你买房的风险:洪水区、山火 overlay、高压线、遗产保护限制。问题是它们散落在 20 多个独立的数据库里。我们做了一个把它们全部合并起来的工具。
- 29 June 202510 min read·Guides
We Bought 131 Houses This Year. Here Is Exactly How They Performed.
At the start of 2020, I was the first person publicly saying to go all-in on Melbourne. Twelve months later, it is time to open the books. 131 houses purchased, all on 500-plus square metres of land,
- 28 June 202511 min read·Renovation & Development
When to Sell Your Investment Property: The One Rule I Actually Follow
People ask me all the time whether they should sell after prices go up 30%. Others want to know if they should cut losses. Both questions miss the point entirely.
- 27 June 202512 min read·Renovation & Development
Mining Town Property: 12% Yield, 66% Price Crash. Choose Wisely.
Port Hedland: $900-$1,200 per week rent on a $500K house. Sounds like a dream. Until you realise the same houses sold for $1.5M in 2012 and lost two-thirds of their value in three years. Mining town p
- 26 June 2025约 12 分钟阅读·物业管理
我的房子价格翻倍,邻居家却没动。问题出在哪里。
选对城市、选对城区,只是工作的一半。相距 200 米的两套房,十年回报可能天差地别——而背后的原因,外行根本看不出来。
- 24 June 2025约 11 分钟阅读·市场分析
两颗正在重塑澳洲房产的隐形炸弹——建造成本与税改
高利率不是澳洲房产现在最糟的事。两颗隐形炸弹——失控的建造成本和正在逼近的税改——正在叠加成一场供给危机,把更高的房价与租金锁进未来好几年。
- 23 June 2025约 11 分钟阅读·市场分析
我是澳洲中产。显然这让我成了个傻子。
打开网就看到有人在嘲笑中产阶级想过好点的生活。升级房子？不负责任。伴侣在家带娃？乱来。私立学校？活该。从什么时候开始，想过一份体面的生活成了人格缺陷？
- 19 June 2025约 11 分钟阅读·投资策略
澳洲总理刚把自己的投资房卖了。你该慌吗?
政客们在折价抛售房子。李嘉诚在市场崩盘前几年就悄悄撤出。当手握最佳信息的人开始卖的时候,我们普通人确实应该留意——但不一定要跟着卖。
- 18 June 2025约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
资产九位数,却吃不起一顿牛排:房产投资者的现金流陷阱
有些投资者名下的房产加起来价值几千万,面对一张餐厅账单还是会犹豫。资本增值又不能直接吃,那你要它做什么?这个问题的答案,应该彻底改变你搭建投资组合的方式。
- 17 June 2025约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
AI 如何改变澳洲房产搜索(以及它至今做不到的事)
AI 现在分析一个城区的速度,比任何买家中介都快。它可以在几秒内拉出犯罪数据、租金回报率、基建时间线和学校排名。但它还是没法走进一套房子、闻到那股潮味。下面是关于 AI 在澳洲房产里「哪里帮得上、哪里帮不上」的一次诚实评估。
- 15 June 2025约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
APRA 刚把贷款上限压到年收入 6 倍。上一次这么干的时候,房价跌了 15%
最近澳洲贷款规则发生的事情,值得你认真关注。因为上一次监管机构像这样收紧按揭,我们看到了三十年来最大的一次房价回调。APRA 不是在闹着玩。如果你是接下来十二个月内打算借款的投资者,这件事直接关系到你。
- 10 June 202510 min read·Property Management
Why I Won't Buy a Low-Lying House Without Crawling Under It First
A property sitting below street level might look private and sheltered. It might also be collecting every drop of water from three neighbouring blocks. Here's how to tell the difference before you han
- 8 June 2025约 11 分钟阅读·市场分析
卖投资房的三个正当理由(以及背后那条黄金法则)
会买,能让你赚钱;会卖,才能让你守住钱。这篇讲的是卖投资房真正说得通的三种情形——以及凌驾于这三种情形之上的那一条指标。
- 4 June 202511 min read·Investment Strategy
Point Cook Property at $930K: I Ran the Numbers. Here's Why I'd Pass.
A subscriber asked me to analyse a Point Cook property — 620 square metres, four bedrooms, $930K. On the surface, it looks solid. Beneath the surface, the numbers tell a different story.
- 2 June 2025约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
特朗普关税和澳洲房产:为什么我睡得着(你也可以)
每次特朗普发一条关税的推文,我的收件箱就被慌张的客户塞满——问房价是不是要崩。短答案:不会。长答案里有一点数学,大多数评论员懒得算。
- 31 May 2025约 11 分钟阅读·城区分析
父母的那套房子,正在扼杀你的未来(而这不是他们的错)
那一代人当年用三年工资就买下一套房,如今坐在价值 $200 万澳元的房产上。而这笔财富的大部分,不会传到下一代手里。如果你指望继承一笔遗产来启动自己的房产之路,你会等很久。
- 28 May 202511 min read·Renovation & Development
Corio Property at $580K (13% Over Guide): I'd Still Buy It. Here's Why.
A subscriber asked about a Corio property that sold $130K over the guide. My initial reaction was 'overpaid.' Then I ran the numbers. The land ratio, the vacancy, and the coastal Airbnb angle changed
- 27 May 2025约 10 分钟阅读·装修与开发
我愿意押 $50,000 澳元,赌澳洲房市会崩。而且这一注会让我发财
我认识的每一位房产投资者,都相信澳洲房地产会一直涨。他们多半是对的——现在为止。但在真正那一次崩盘里活下来的,不会是乐观派,而是那些每年愿意拿出一小笔钱、去为"万一自己全盘想错了"做准备的人。
- 6 May 202511 min read·Market Analysis
The Property Kill Line: What Happens When Prices Drop 20%. Two Australian Cities Found Out.
When property prices drop 20 per cent from their peak, most leveraged investors lose their entire equity buffer. I call it the kill line. Two Australian cities have crossed it. Here is what the data r
- 29 April 202511 min read·Market Analysis
Over 100 Five-Star Reviews Later, Here's Exactly What We Do Differently
People keep asking what makes our buyer's agency different. After helping 350+ clients build property portfolios across Melbourne, I figured it was time to write it all down in one place. No fluff. Ju
- 22 April 202511 min read·Scam / Warning
The Off-Market Property Trick That Agents Don't Want You to Know
Everyone talks about off-market properties like they're some exclusive club. They're not. There's a free website that lets you find the top-selling agents in any suburb and contact them directly. I'll
- 8 April 202511 min read·Investment Strategy
Tasmania's Houses Grew Less Than Melbourne's Apartments. Yes, Really.
I've been warning people about Melbourne apartments for years. Then I pulled the ten-year data on Tasmania and nearly fell off my chair. The houses — not units, not apartments, houses — in Tasmania gr
- 1 April 202511 min read·Investment Strategy
I Left a $300K Actuary Career for Property. Here's the Maths Behind That 'Crazy' Decision.
Everyone said I was mad. A qualified actuary with a clear path to $300K per year, walking away to become a buyer's agent with no base salary and no guaranteed income. But I'd read Taleb, I'd run the p
- 18 March 2025约 10 分钟阅读·财务与税务
$18,200 的免税额度十三年没动过。ATO 正在悄悄地把澳洲中产阶级绞成肉末
我来给你看一件应该让你生气的事。澳洲的免税额度——也就是你开始被课税之前可以赚到的金额——从 2012-13 财年起就一直是 $18,200。整整十三年。同一时段,澳洲央行自己的数据显示,一元澳币的购买力已经下跌了 37%。而几乎没人在谈这件事。
- 28 January 202511 min read·Property Management
We Bought 4,000sqm for $1.6M, Sold Half, and Kept 2,000sqm for $400K. Real Numbers Inside.
A client came to us with experience in Sydney property and a taste for unconventional plays. What we delivered blew even my expectations: 2,000 square metres of land in a Melbourne middle-ring suburb
- 21 January 2025约 10 分钟阅读·市场分析
还在用"离 CBD 多远"来选城区?你已经落后了整整十年
我一直听到同一种过时的建议:"买离市区近的就不会错。"这句话在 1990 年是对的,在今天已经不对了。墨尔本连一半的劳动力都不往 CBD 通勤,其中绝大多数人一周也不去五天。为什么卫星城区和本地就业中心,比你离 Flinders Street 站的距离更重要。
- 14 January 2025约 10 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
想在乡镇买房?先把这份警告读完
租金回报率看上去很棒。6%,有时候 7%。入场价低到你的首付就能覆盖。某个 YouTuber 还告诉你这是下一个风口。在你把首付打出去之前,我带你看看矿关了、工人走了、房子没人要租的时候会发生什么。
- 7 January 202510 min read·Investment Strategy
Australia Just Banned Foreign Buyers. Here's Who Actually Benefits (Hint: Not You).
The headlines scream 'housing crisis solved' every time the government announces restrictions on foreign buyers. But foreign purchasers account for just 2% of Australian property transactions. So who
- 31 December 202410 min read·Finance & Tax
Five Months Ago They Called St Albans Garbage. The Data Just Proved Them Wrong.
Five months ago, a competitor publicly called my suburb recommendation garbage. 'Poor area, bad safety, won't grow,' they said. I said nothing. I waited for the data. The data is in now. And it's abso
- 24 December 2024约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
公共住房如何把房产价值拖低 10-20%(以及怎么在买之前查清楚)
在 open inspection 上没人聊这个。中介不会提,Section 32 里也不会标注。但如果你目标 suburb 里超过 18% 的住房是 social housing,相比邻近区域,你的房产价值可能被压低 10-20%。本文讲怎么查——以及为什么它比学区或火车站更重要。
- 10 December 202411 min read·Renovation & Development
Should You Buy a 600sqm House in Box Hill? I Ran the Numbers. It's Complicated.
A subscriber asked me to analyse a Box Hill listing — 600 square metres, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, double-storey, dual kitchen. On paper it looks like a dream investment. I ran every metric we u
- 3 December 202410 min read·Property Management
Four Free Websites Every Parent Must Check Before Buying a Family Home
School rankings. Crime rates. School zone boundaries. And a website that shows you something nobody wants to talk about. If you're buying a home for your family, these four free tools will tell you th
- 26 November 2024约 11 分钟阅读·市场分析
Frankston 550 平米 $740K:我从每个角度分析了一遍,结论在这儿
Frankston 正在迎来它的时刻。三月的新分区,十亿级的医院扩建,中位价还在 $800K 以下。一位订阅者让我帮忙分析一套 550 平米、$740K 的挂牌房。数据真的很让人兴奋——只是直升机航线这一项稍微有点麻烦。
- 19 November 2024约 11 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
我们给客户盖了一个 granny flat,银行在不到一年里把估价加了 $75K
我完整走一遍我们给客户完成的一个 granny flat 项目。购买价 $635,000。银行在不到十二个月内重估到 $710,000。建造规格、我们避开的坑,以及为什么外墙用纤维水泥板而不是抹灰 bonder——一次说清楚。
- 12 November 202411 min read·Investment Strategy
Is a $1.25M House in Bulleen Worth It? I Ran the Numbers.
A follower sent me this listing last Tuesday. Bulleen, northern suburbs, 580 square metres, four bedrooms, three bathrooms. Listed at $1.25 million. My first reaction was that the land-to-price ratio
- 5 November 2024约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
Doncaster,850 sqm,RGZ 分区。值不值得投?
又是一条私信,又是一个华人城区,又是一个熟悉的对话。Doncaster,850 平米,问题永远一样:这笔钱花得值不值?我把数据拉出来看了一遍,答案比大多数人希望听到的要复杂一些。
- 29 October 202412 min read·Suburb Analysis
The Software Buyers Agents Use to Pick Suburbs. I Am Showing You For Free.
I am genuinely tired of watching buyers agents charge $20,000 to sit at a desk and click through a piece of software. So I am going to show you exactly how they do it. Every filter. Every metric. Ever
- 22 October 2024约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
五个我永远不会进场的墨尔本城区。数据惨不忍睹。
每个买家中介都有自己喜欢的城区名单。但没人谈他们讨厌的那些。今天我就来说说我讨厌的，用数据说话。
- 15 October 202411 min read·Renovation & Development
Wheelers Hill, Corner Block, 87% Owner-Occupiers. But the Yield Is 2.4%.
Wheelers Hill keeps landing in my inbox. Beautiful streets, strong schools, high owner-occupier rates. But every time I run the numbers for an investor, the yield makes me wince. So let me do this pro
- 8 October 2024约 10 分钟阅读·物业管理
通胀降到了2.7%。那利率为什么还不降?
ABS上周公布了最新的通胀数据。2.7%。几乎每一个博主立刻跳出来宣布降息就在眼前。大多数人是错的,我会用数据把原因讲清楚。
- 1 October 202411 min read·Market Analysis
Mount Waverley, Heritage Overlay, $1.5 Million. Here Is What Most Buyers Miss.
Mount Waverley is one of those suburbs that photographs well, schools well, and prices terribly for investors. But this particular property has a wrinkle that most people will either miss entirely or
- 24 September 202411 min read·Scam / Warning
Five Insider Tactics for Winning in a Competitive Property Market
You found the property. You inspected it. You fell in love with it. Then someone else bought it before you even submitted an offer. Sound familiar? I watch this happen every week, and the reason is al
- 17 September 202412 min read·Investment Strategy
One Property, Two Rent Cheques: The Monaro Crescent Granny Flat Build
I drove past the site last week. The landscaping is in, the tenants have moved into the granny flat, and the first rent payment has landed. This is the point where the spreadsheet becomes reality and
- 10 September 202412 min read·Finance & Tax
We Converted a House Into Three Self-Contained Units. The Rent Tripled.
The before photo shows a tired three-bedroom house renting for $400 a week. The after photo shows three self-contained units pulling $1,200 a week. The renovation cost $60,000. I want to walk you thro
- 3 September 2024约 11 分钟阅读·城区分析
没结婚?你的伴侣照样可以拿走你一半的房产。怎么保护自己。
上个月我有一位客户,手里攒了三套房、总值 $2.1 million 澳元。每一份产权都只写了他自己的名字。没结婚,没孩子。然后,他那位相处三年的伴侣申请了财产分割。他以为没结婚就没事。他想错了。
- 27 August 202411 min read·Guides
Five Renovations That Lose Money. I Have Watched Investors Make Every One.
Renovation is supposed to create value. That is the whole point. But I keep seeing investors pour money into upgrades that add nothing to the valuation and nothing to the rent. They end up with a beau
- 20 August 202412 min read·Renovation & Development
How to Make an Offer on a Property in Australia (and Save Yourself $20,000)
Most buyers think making an offer on a property is simple. You pick a number, you tell the agent, and they say yes or no. That is roughly 10 per cent of the process. The other 90 per cent is positioni
- 13 August 2024约 11 分钟阅读·物业管理
银行说「不能再贷」之后,让你继续买房的那个贷款小技巧
每个房产投资人都会撞到同一堵墙。银行告诉你借贷能力已经到顶,不再批新的贷款。你的组合被钉在三四套上,积累财富的引擎熄火了。其实有一个结构化的解法,大部分 broker 从来没提过。
- 6 August 2024约 11 分钟阅读·市场分析
在墨尔本用 $700K 买独立屋该去哪?两个没人提起的城区。
大多数人默认 $700,000 的预算在墨尔本就意味着要进 growth corridor,在工地边上挑一套 house-and-land package。这个假设是错的。有两个成熟城区,数据画像非常出色,$700,000 能买到带地的独立屋。没人聊它们。我今天来改变这一点。
- 30 July 2024约 11 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
这套 Hampton Park 转角地块条件全勾。但我为什么犹豫了。
Hampton Park 是我们的主场。在这一个邮编里我们买的房子,比任何其他单一邮编都多。所以当 Hazeldean Court 出现一套带双车道入口、明显有 granny flat 潜力的转角地块时,我以为这是直接拿下的事。然后我做了尽职调查。
- 23 July 202411 min read·Investment Strategy
Granny Flat Build at Vivien Court: From $550 to $900 a Week in Rent
I filmed this walkthrough standing in a freshly poured slab that was still warm from yesterday's pour. The granny flat at Vivien Court is three months into construction, and the numbers have already b
- 16 July 202410 min read·Finance & Tax
One Free Website That Could Save You From Buying in a Bushfire Zone
Last summer changed how I look at properties in the hills. The fires did not reach metropolitan Melbourne, but they got close enough to remind everyone that bushfire risk is not theoretical. It is a d
- 9 July 202411 min read·Suburb Analysis
Box Hill's 30-Year Transformation: From Quiet Suburb to Melbourne's Eastern Powerhouse
People keep asking me whether Box Hill is 'too expensive now.' That question misses the point entirely. The real question is: what drove Box Hill from a sleepy suburban centre to a designated metropol
- 2 July 202411 min read·Guides
Inside 5 Donnelly Court: How a $110K Granny Flat Turned a Single House Into a Dual-Income Machine
I filmed this walkthrough on a Tuesday morning. The main house tenant was at work, the granny flat tenant was watering the garden out back, and both had no idea they were funding someone's early retir
- 25 June 2024约 12 分钟阅读·装修与开发
澳洲中产正在消失。房产是唯一还能浮起来的救生艇。
我说中产在一分为二，不是戏剧化。ABS 数据很残酷：过去五年间，有房族平均净资产增加了 $320,000。没房的增加了 $8,000。同一个国家、同一个经济体，截然不同的结局。
- 11 June 202411 min read·Market Analysis
6 Sweet Gum Avenue: The Narre Warren Property Paying $935 a Week After One Addition
When we settled on 6 Sweet Gum Avenue, the numbers were already decent. A three-bedroom house on 620 square metres in one of Narre Warren's quieter pockets, purchased for $762,000. Rent as-is would ha
- 4 June 202411 min read·Scam / Warning
The Wealth Gap Between Homeowners and Renters Is Now a Chasm. Here's the Data.
I pulled the ABS wealth distribution data last week and nearly choked on my coffee. The gap between homeowners and renters isn't just big. It's so vast that we're effectively looking at two different
- 28 May 2024约 12 分钟阅读·投资策略
你的投资人画像配什么房？一套数据驱动的匹配框架
投资房最贵的一个错误，不是买错城区，而是把对的房子配给了错的投资人。退休人士去碰开发地块，刚入门的去搞翻新工程，高收入者却买了一套零退税意义的物业——这种事我见太多了。房子本身没问题，是匹配错了。
- 7 May 202410 min read·Guides
This Free Website Reveals Every Red Flag Before You Buy. Most Investors Don't Know It Exists.
There's a website that lets you check school zones, see automated valuations, identify flood zones, and find planning overlays — all for a specific address, all completely free. It's called property.c
- 30 April 202411 min read·Renovation & Development
Victoria's Indian Migration Wave Is Reshaping Property Demand. Here's What the Data Shows.
After Victoria's Premier visited New Delhi and announced university partnership programs, the writing was on the wall. Melbourne's demographic mix is shifting, and the property market is going to shif
- 16 April 202410 min read·Market Analysis
Your Investment Property Gained $200K. Here's How Much You Actually Keep.
Everyone loves talking about capital gains. Nobody loves talking about what happens when you try to take those gains out of the property and put them in your pocket. I ran the numbers on a $200,000 ca
- 9 April 202411 min read·Scam / Warning
Rooming House Leasing: The Screening Mistakes That Cost Landlords $15,000 a Year
A rooming house that rents 5 rooms at $220 each generates $1,100 a week on paper. But one bad tenant — one person who doesn't pay, damages common areas, or harasses other tenants — can turn that $1,10
- 2 April 202412 min read·Investment Strategy
How I Score Suburbs Before Investing a Dollar: The 8-Factor Framework That Filters 95% Out
I evaluate roughly 40 suburbs a month. I invest in about 3 of them across the entire year. That's a 99% rejection rate. Not because I'm picky for the sake of it — because most suburbs fail a systemati
- 26 March 202411 min read·Finance & Tax
Melbourne Property in 2020: Where the Smart Money Is Moving While Everyone Else Panics
When rates drop, two things happen simultaneously. People with mortgages breathe easier. And people without mortgages suddenly realise they can afford to borrow more. The first reaction is relief. The
- 5 March 2024约 12 分钟阅读·装修与开发
把自住房转成投资房？这三个错误每个都让你少赚 $15,000
上个月一位客户慌慌张张打电话给我。她六个月前搬出自家房子,开始出租,刚收到 ATO 一份针对她报税的询问。她把整笔按揭利息都作为抵扣申报——但这笔贷款的结构不是投资用途的。光这个错误可能让她要补税和罚款 $12,000 澳元。
- 13 February 2024约 12 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
我对同一个 suburb 比对了 REA 和 Domain 的数据。差了 $147,000
在 realestate.com.au 上调出任意墨尔本 suburb,记下中位房价。再打开 domain.com.au,同一个 suburb,数字不一样。有时差得离谱。我上周查了十二个 suburb,两个平台的平均差距是 $83,000,最大一处差 $147,000——同一个 suburb,同一个季度。
- 6 February 2024约 13 分钟阅读·投资策略
真正决定房价的是什么(不是供需关系)
澳洲每一个房产评论员都会告诉你同一句话:需求大于供应价格上涨,供应大于需求价格下跌。听上去很合理,却严重不完整。如果供需就是全部真相,那么每一个高需求城区里的每一套房都会是同一个价格。事实并非如此,差得远。
- 23 January 202414 min read·Suburb Analysis
Every Tax and Fee on Melbourne Property (One Article, No Surprises)
A client asked me last month how many different taxes and fees apply to a Melbourne investment property. I started counting and got to eleven before I ran out of fingers. Stamp duty, land tax, capital
- 26 December 202312 min read·Market Analysis
A Granny Flat Is Not a Building. It Is a Financial Product That Returns 18% Per Year.
Most people think of a granny flat as a small building in the backyard. A place for an elderly parent to live, maybe. A teenager's retreat. Something quaint and modest. I think of a granny flat as a l
- 5 December 202312 min read·Finance & Tax
Buying Property Is Not About Luck. Here Is the System We Use to Select Every Asset.
I get uncomfortable when someone tells me they 'got lucky' with a property purchase. Luck implies randomness. Randomness implies a lack of system. And a lack of system, applied to a $600,000 decision,
- 7 November 2023约 12 分钟阅读·财务与税务
澳洲政府花了 800 亿建房,结果盖了零套。这对你的下一次买房意味着什么。
Housing Australia Future Fund 没有新建一套住宅。被当作成果汇报的那 340 套房产,全部是"收购",不是"建造"。参议院确认了这一点,ABC Media Watch 也独立核实过。而每年 12 万套的目标,仅一年下来就已经落后 27.5%。
- 10 October 2023约 10 分钟阅读·物业管理
墨尔本 vs 上海：一份完整的生活成本对比，以及为什么「地理套利」真的管用
两个城市我都住过十多年。一顿餐厅饭在墨尔本 $25，在上海大约 $6.20。但真正的故事在住房数字上：在墨尔本买房、收澳洲的租金、在上海花钱。这就是地理套利，数学非常残酷。
- 3 October 2023约 10 分钟阅读·市场分析
社交媒体正在杀死临街零售物业。聪明的投资者改买什么。
老规矩很简单：买人流最大的那间店铺。但当一条 KOL 帖子带来的客人比一整年的路人还多时,整套商业地产投资逻辑都要改写。下面说应该改买什么。
- 19 September 202311 min read·Investment Strategy
The Impossible Triangle of Property Management: Why Your PM Fails and What to Do About It
The average Australian property manager handles 170 properties. At that ratio, your manager spends approximately 11 minutes per week on your $700,000 asset. That is not management. That is neglect wit
- 5 September 2023约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
我用 AI 把 10 个政府数据库合成一张房产风险地图,结果揭开了这些
Mount Waverley 一个城区就有 54 个独立的政府认定风险覆盖区。洪水区、山火区、遗产控制、高压线地役权——全部是免费公开数据,但全部埋在 20 个不同的数据库里。我们用 AI 把它们合并成了一张交互地图。
- 15 August 2023约 11 分钟阅读·物业管理
去年我们在墨尔本买了 131 套房,每一个数字都公开
2025 年初所有人都在追 Brisbane 和 Perth 的时候,我喊出了 all in 墨尔本。十二个月过去,数据来了:131 套房,平均土地 660sqm,平均增长 12.75%。完整成绩单如下。
- 4 July 2023约 10 分钟阅读·投资指南
四个房贷操作,让你的自住房贷款提前六年还清——银行永远不会主动告诉你
如果你觉得利率最低就等于房贷最优,那得重新想想了。一笔 30 年期的自住房贷款里,藏着超过 $130,000 本可以省下的利息。下面这四个操作,银行不会主动跟你提。
- 27 June 202311 min read·Renovation & Development
The Property Kill Line: Which Australian Cities Have Actually Crashed 20 Per Cent (And Could It Happen Again)?
I discovered that Australian property has a 'kill line' — the point where a 20 per cent decline wipes out a typical investor's equity entirely. Two cities have crossed it. The data on which ones is no
- 30 April 2023约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
一年买下 100 套正现金流房产,每一个数字都摊开给你看
大多数买家中介宣传时只挑最漂亮的两三单。我们把过去一年全部 100 笔交易的平均数据公开,包括那些表现不及预期的。平均购价不到 $730K,平均土地面积 651 平方米,平均租金回报率 6.28%。
- 31 March 2023约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
你的房子涨了 17%。你还是亏了。算账给你看。
一位达尔文投资者的房产第一年涨 17%,两年累计涨 34%。听起来很厉害。但扣掉印花税、卖方中介佣金、律师费、布景和资本利得税之后,真正落到口袋里的现金,勉强 $103,000。而墨尔本一位 buy-and-hold 投资者,只付了一次交易成本,然后通过再融资把净值释放出来去买第二套房。
- 31 December 202210 min read·Property Management
The Hyatt Family Turned $14 Million Into $280 Million. Here Is What You Can Steal From Their Playbook.
In 1995, the Pritzker family acquired a distressed 50-storey tower in Chicago for $14 million. Twelve years later, they sold it for $475 million. Net profit: $280 million. The playbook they used is no
- 1 November 2022约 9 分钟阅读·陷阱与警示
别再听利率预测了。这个免费工具告诉你交易员实际在押什么
每一个房产评论员都有一套关于 RBA 会不会降息或维持的看法。大多数是在猜。有一个免费网站把专业货币市场交易员真金白银的下注汇总起来,转换成下一次行动的概率。
- 2 October 202210 min read·Investment Strategy
They Built a Granny Flat and Their Pension Jumped by $18,000 a Year. Legally.
A retired couple walked into my office with $700,000 in assessable assets and a pension of $28,000 per year. They walked out with a plan to build a granny flat using $200,000 from superannuation. That
- 2 September 202210 min read·Finance & Tax
Kilsyth, Wheelers Hill, or Kew East? A Rapid-Fire Suburb Breakdown for Every Budget.
Someone asked me about 'Kilsyth' and spelt it with four letters in the wrong position. The suburb is better than the spelling. Here is a rapid-fire breakdown of the suburbs people keep asking about —
- 3 August 2022约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
我们在 Frankston 以 $840K 买入,三个月后估到 $935K。原因在这儿
三个月,资本增值 $95,000。不是哪个投机的加密代币——是 Frankston 一套 612 平米的三房独立屋。而这个城区,过去很多年墨尔本投资者都懒得看一眼。
- 4 June 2022约 10 分钟阅读·装修与开发
这份交割日验房清单,帮我们的客户躲过了 47 场灾难
从签合同到交割,中间常常要过好几个月。东西会坏,东西会被拿走。我们团队在最终验房时抓到过 47 处实质性缺陷——漏水、配件缺失、未披露的损坏,还有拒绝搬走的租客。下面是我们实际用的清单。
- 5 January 202210 min read·Finance & Tax
90% of Property Advice Online Is Noise. Here's How I Filter the Signal.
My mum nags me about a dozen things every day. None of it is useful. But the moment she says 'dinner's ready,' I move. That's signal versus noise — and the same principle separates good property decis
- 6 December 2021约 11 分钟阅读·城区分析
她手上 $700K,所有人都让她买公寓,我们帮她买了一套 700sqm 的独立屋,周租 $810
Fish 是一位美食博主,预算 $700K。每个中介都劝她买公寓。我们帮她买下了一块 700 平方米的角地独立屋,通过户型改造做成双出租,现在每周 $810 进账。
- 7 October 202112 min read·Renovation & Development
I Invest in Both Stocks and Property. Here's When Each One Wins.
Stocks or property? It's the wrong question. The right question is: which one first, and when do you switch? I invest in both. Here's the complete comparison — with actual numbers, not vibes.
- 7 September 202111 min read·Property Management
We Bought a House for $850K, Sold the Back Yard for $417K, and Kept a $600/Week Rental.
The client paid $850,000 for a 750-square-metre house. The rear 278 square metres alone is worth $417,000. After selling the back yard, the effective cost of the house drops to $433,000 — renting at $
- 9 July 202110 min read·Scam / Warning
I Used an AI Architect to Design a Subdivision. The Result Was Surprisingly Useful.
I fed a Cranbourne land parcel into an AI architecture tool and asked it to design the maximum number of compliant residential units. Six seconds later, I had a rendered concept. Is it ready to replac
- 9 June 202110 min read·Investment Strategy
I Nearly Became an Actuary. It Taught Me the Only Property Rule That Matters.
Two hundred students entered Melbourne University's actuarial program with me. Fewer than ten made it through. The survivors learned one thing above all else: build in a safety margin for everything.
- 10 May 2021约 11 分钟阅读·财务与税务
买房前，我是怎么给墨尔本城区打分的
大多数投资者挑城区的方式跟挑餐厅差不多——靠口碑、靠直觉，顶多 Google 一下。我选择建一套评分框架。有些结果会让你坐立不安。
- 10 April 2021约 10 分钟阅读·城区分析
维州跨州人口流向刚刚反转。这对房产市场意味着什么。
澳洲其它每一个州,跨州人口数据都乏善可陈 —— 要么一直净流入,要么一直净流出。维州刚刚做了一件它们都没做过的事 —— 人口流向反转了。在投资圈里,我们管这个叫超级信号。
- 11 March 2021约 11 分钟阅读·投资指南
乡镇 vs 首府城市:40 年数据我亲自算过了
疫情期间几乎每个人和他们的表兄都开始买乡镇房产。回报看上去惊艳。两年后,这批人里有不少已经在悄悄卖出。下面讲讲为什么 40 年数据早就该提醒他们。
- 9 February 2021约 10 分钟阅读·装修与开发
预测墨尔本城区何时停止增长的那个隐藏指标
有一个指标我一直在追,几乎没人讨论。它在一个城区抬头的时候,房价会放缓;它到达顶部的时候,增长完全停住。这就是 unit-to-house 比率,它刚好告诉我哪些城区该躲开。
- 10 January 202111 min read·Property Management
A $5 Million Property Got Split in a Divorce. A Family Trust Would Have Prevented It.
One of my clients spent $5 million on a property for her daughter. The marriage lasted under two years. The ex-husband walked away with half. A $2,000 family trust would have prevented the entire disa
- 12 September 202011 min read·Finance & Tax
He Earns $80K a Year and Bought 17 Properties in 12 Months. I Broke Down Exactly How.
A Hugo Boss sales assistant earning $80,000 a year just bought 17 properties in a single year. His total portfolio sits at 38 houses. Before you call it impossible, let me walk through the mechanics —
- 13 August 2020约 11 分钟阅读·城区分析
我怎样用 Google Maps 在离开办公桌前就刷掉 70% 的房子
上周末我看着一家人开车在墨尔本东南跑了四场开放日。四套里有三套在 Google Maps 上就能看到致命问题。他们本来可以省下五个小时和一箱油。下面是我用的那套完整筛选方法。
- 14 July 2020约 10 分钟阅读·投资指南
一个开发商直接禁用了那个最会抓质量问题的验房师。这一件事说明了一切
一家澳洲开发商真的在销售合同里加了一条,明令禁止买家使用某家特定的建筑检查公司。这家公司的"罪行"是什么?在社交平台上积累了 100 万粉丝、以及挑剔到不放过任何一颗螺丝的名声。如果这件事都没把你对新房的警惕拉起来,那真的没什么能拉起来了。
- 14 June 2020约 11 分钟阅读·装修与开发
你的跨州买家中介根本没看房。他们实际在做的是这些。
上个月有个跨州买家中介给我打电话问 Cranbourne 一套房。他从没去过 Cranbourne。他准备通过卖方中介发来的视频来 '看房'。那个卖方中介 —— 就是吃这口饭、负责让房子显得好看的人。我来解释一下为什么这事你应该觉得害怕。