Individual Profile: Mike Mortlock

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house underinsurance could cost homeowners hundreds of thousands in rebuilding and repair costs

Australian building costs have continued to soar, but has your insurance cover kept pace?

MCG Quantity Surveyors analysis found underinsurance could cost homeowners over $100K to replace a property, with the issue even more profound in the commercial property sector.
Perth property market The definitive guide to buying a modular home 3

Perth property market: The definitive guide to buying a modular home

Modular homes, misunderstood as inferior, offer efficient, durable alternatives to traditional construction methods.
australian rental market prices painful and worst in a long time march 2024

Australian rental market clocks in a near-40% price growth, while wages struggle to keep up

Rents soared by almost 40% across the pandemic, while wages barely clocked in 20% growth.
Is it a good idea to dump negative gearing and CGT discounts Expert says, “Not so fast.

Should the Federal Government dump negative gearing and CGT discounts? Expert says, “Not so fast.”

Expert argues that calls to limit negative gearing and CGT concessions are misguided, and doing so will exacerbate the housing crisis.
australian property market problems this year to persist in 2024

Key property market challenges from 2023 to persist next year

Constricted supply casts a long shadow over 2024.
Building a new home in Australia remains more expensive than buying one, a trend that will likely follow into 2024

Building a new home in Australia remains more expensive than buying one, a trend that will likely follow into 2024

Despite a 20% house price increase, construction costs in Perth grew by 40%, steering investors toward established homes.
WA has emerged as a property investment hub, and why that's a good thing

WA has emerged as a property investment hub, and why that’s a good thing

Eastern investors chase Perth’s affordability, doubling the distance between home and investment in 2023, reveals MCG research.