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Michael Yardney

Michael Yardney is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who create wealth for their clients through independent, unbiased property advice and advocacy.

Michael has often been called Australia's leading expert in wealth creation through property and his opinions as a property commentator have been featured in major newspapers and magazines throughout Australia and on his regular radio segments.

He has authored five books, including the best sellers, How to Grow a Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio – in your spare time and What Every Property Investors needs to know about Finance, tax and the Law. But he's not a theorist; he is an active property investor and developer.

Subscribe to Michael's Property Update blog today and receive a free video training – The Golden Rules of Property Investment.

Is buying property a risky investment for you?

What most of us have been taught about risk is wrong, and it’s probably holding you back from obtaining real wealth.
May 16, 3:49 pm
What's going to happen to house prices now that interest rates are falling?

The old connection between interest rate drops and house price increases appears to be broken.
May 11, 11:59 am
Fifteen wealth myths that hold you back: Part two

Success in wealth creation is no more about luck than is success in anything else in life.
May 2, 10:56 am
The secret power of persuasion

Persuasion can be a powerful communication tool that can help you in many ways, even in property investment.
April 23, 10:25 am
Fifteen wealth myths that hold you back: Part one

Money doesn’t discriminate; it doesn’t care who you are or where you come from.
April 19, 11:36 am
National market Update – what’s really happening in our property markets?

Now that we’re a quarter of the way through the year and our property markets have had a chance to show their hand, it’s probably a good time to do a whip around Australia and see how property is performing.
April 13, 9:16 am
Why in the world is there a property boom in Cuba?

There are some things we just take for granted. Like the ability to buy and sell a car or a home.
April 4, 10:11 am
Uncertainty may hold opportunity for property investors

With property sales at a 16 year low and a growing number of properties listed for sale, what's going to happen in 2012?
March 27, 9:57 am
Is Negative Gearing really unfair?

Tax breaks for property investors favour richer Australians to the tune of $4.5 billion - but should they be scrapped?
March 21, 12:29 pm
Ten rules for successful property investing

While many unsuccessful property investors speculate emotionally, the pros use research and education to get their investments right.
March 14, 10:40 am
Mistakes all property investors must avoid

Here’s a starling but true fact: most Australians who get involved in property investment never develop the financial freedom they were looking for.
March 6, 3:05 pm
Has the property market bottomed? (WHO CARES!)

If like many property investors you’re asking has the property market bottomed - you’re asking the wrong question!
February 29, 10:44 am
Decades of wealth ahead

How the massive reshaping of China will impact Australian property prices over the next 25 years.
February 24, 11:18 am
The biggest property myth of 2011

Probably the biggest property myth of 2011 was the claim that Australia was in a "property bubble" that was about to burst.
February 16, 2:28 pm
2012 may be a good year to buy property

I have always found it a good time to buy property when everybody tells you that property is a bad investment.
February 8, 2:54 pm

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