Worked-example guides on Australian property investment.
Tax, due diligence, suburb research, offer strategy, and portfolio strategy — written from the Heyward Research Team's models, audits, and live deals. Numbers and methodology, not opinions.
The 'Good Suburb' Myth: The Demographics That Tracked Property Growth Backwards
High income, good schools, a blue-chip postcode — the demographics you're told predict growth all tracked it backwards across 30 markets. What the data shows.
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Australian Rental Yield Benchmarks: Why Units Out-Yield Houses, State by State
Gross rental yields by state, house vs unit. Units out-yield houses in 26 of 29 markets; Sydney yields least. What's normal — and why gross isn't net.
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Property Growth by Capital City: Why the Biggest, Most-Hyped Markets Grew Slowest
Over 12 years, Sydney and Melbourne were the two slowest capitals; Hobart and Brisbane led. Australia's capitals ranked by growth — and why regions beat them.
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The 7% Property Growth Myth: What 12 Years of Real Australian Price Data Shows, State by State
The '7% a year' rule is wrong in 5 of 7 states. What 12 years of data across 30 Australian markets shows — and how to find a suburb's real growth rate.
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How Many Investment Properties Do You Need to Retire in Australia? A Stress-Tested Equity Framework, Not a Magic Number
Why property count is the wrong question — the equity-and-yield framework that answers how many properties you need to retire, with worked CGT sell-down math.
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How to Make a Winning Offer on Australian Property — Frameworks, Tactics, Walk-Away Math, and the Consistency Moat at Scale
Frameworks, tactics and walk-away math for making offers on Australian residential property — auctions, private treaty, hot and cold markets, scale.
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Buyer's Agent Cost in Australia: What $14,500 Buys You — and the Third Path
Buyer's agent fees in Australia (avg $14,500 in Sydney), what they actually do across 10 deal stages, what courses don't fix, and the alternative.
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Negative Gearing & CGT Reform 2026: The Rules, Worked Examples, and What They Mean in Real Dollars
Worked dollar examples on the 2026 Budget's proposed negative gearing and CGT reforms — for established buyers, new builds, and existing portfolios.