Perth Property Market Update October 2026 - Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful

Perth Property Market Update: Fear is everywhere in the Perth property market right now. Prices have dropped fast, rates keep rising, and it seems that investors have all but vanished.  If you own, rent, sell, or want to buy in Perth, this update shows where things really stand, and where the oppo…

When to Transition from Growth to Income

When should capital growth stop being your main goal? In this episode of Perth Property Insider, I answer that simple question (with big stakes). Growth builds your asset base, and it deserves respect. But if you keep investing the same way forever, you can end up with a portfolio that looks great…

The 7 Mental Traps Costing Smart Property Investors Money

Your own brain can cost you more than a bad suburb ever will. In 18 years of property investing, I’ve watched smart investors lose money on decisions that felt rational at the time. They buy because everyone else is making money. They hold a property because they’ve owned it for a decade. They wai…

Finance Strategy to Bridge the Negative Gearing Cashflow Gap

Since the federal budget quarantined negative gearing, Australian property investors buying established homes face a much bigger cashflow gap.  You still get the tax benefit, but you just wait 10 to 15 years to use it (and that wait is painful for investors). In this episode of Perth Property Ins…

What a Rough Fishing Trip Reminded Me About Property Investing

In this episode of Perth Property Insider, I take you inside a fishing trip that doesn't go to plan, and show you the lessons it made me realise for your property decisions.  It’s no secret that the Perth property market has changed. Earlier this year, I set a record price almost every time I sold…

Why Three or Four Good Investment Properties Can Still Make a Bad Portfolio

Your properties can all be winners and your portfolio can still lose. In this episode of Perth Property Insider I’m sharing a problem I see in almost every portfolio review.  Investors in their 40s and 50s hold three or four solid investment properties, each in a decent suburb with good rent and …

Perth’s Property Correction: Which Suburbs Are Holding Up Best?

Perth's median house price cracked $1 million in the March 2026 quarter. By June it slipped back to $977,000.  That's a fall of about 2.3% from the peak, yet still around 4% above December.  So is this a Perth property correction or not? In this episode I walk through what the data actually shows…

Perth’s Buying Window: More Choice, Less Competition

Could this be the best time in six years to buy property in Perth? The Perth property market has shifted. Buyers now have more choice, properties are taking longer to sell, and there’s more room to negotiate. But that doesn’t mean you should rush out and buy just because market conditions have cha…

The 3-Part Selling Strategy To Get Better Results This Spring

Spring is usually the busiest season of the year for home sales. But spring alone won't sell your home this year.  The Perth property market has changed and most sellers are still using the playbook from six months ago. Perth listings have jumped from about 6,200 to 7,200 in five weeks.Sales now …

How to Know If You're Ready to Buy an Investment Property

You do not need perfect market conditions or complete certainty before investing in property. But you do need a few key things in place first. In this episode, Jarrad Mahon reveals how to know if you're truly ready to buy an investment property.  And what actually makes an investor ready might su…