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RBA Cash Rate April 2021: The Return of The Roaring 20’s!

Hi, Ben Kingsley here with the economic and RBA update for April, 2021. There's plenty of data and economic news in this month's announcement, but the three big takeaways I'll be covering are: Will we see a repeat of The Roaring 20’s!?! RBA stays on message Property is HOT! The RBA kept the cash rate at 1% and are in no rush to in...

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RBA Cash Rate March 2021: Property Prices Break 17 Year Record!

Hi, Ben Kingsley here with the economic and RBA update for March, 2021. Lots going on. We are definitely seeing momentum building in the Australian and global economies. And that has seen a few bears poking their heads up in regards to the inflation and the risk of a spike in inflation around that. But the central bankers around the world aren't g...

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RBA Cash Rate February 2021: “Up, Up & Away” For The Aussie Property Market…?

Well, here we go again. It's February 2021 and it's time for another economic update. Now, I do these economic updates every month from February to December. My name is Ben Kingsley and I'm the Managing Director of Empower Wealth. And you're receiving this video presentation because you're an Empower Wealth customer. And so we're delighted to b...

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RBA Cash Rate May 2020: The Three Critical Themes Unfolding In The Economy Right Now — And How They Impact Property Prices!

Today Governor Lowe and the Reserve board met, and they kept the cash rate on hold at 0.25%, so nothing to see there. What I wanted to highlight in regards to some of the activity from the RBA, we did get an update in the middle of May, in terms of how their stimulus package and monetary package they introduced in March is going to work. So, a ...

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Empower Wealth Team!

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas to all! In this year’s 2019 Christmas message, I wanted to focus on a theme around financial peace. I mean, the year has been challenging for some —a bit of economic uncertainty, a bit of job uncertainty — but the bright spot in the second half of the year has definitely been the property market. And that hopef...

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Labor’s Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 2)

This video is part of our Negative Gearing video series. You're currently watching Video 3. Video 1: What is Negative Gearing and Why It’s NOT a Strategy? - Watch here Video 2: Labor's Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 1) - Watch here   Transcript: Hi Ben Kingsley here. In part 2 of this series of Labor's Negative Gearing Po...

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Labor’s Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 1)

This video is part of our Negative Gearing video series. You're currently watching Video 2. Video 1: What is Negative Gearing and Why It’s NOT a Strategy? - Watch here Video 3: Labor's Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 2) - Watch here   Transcript: Hi Ben Kingsley here. In this negative gearing series, I'm going to talk to y...

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SKY News Real Estate with Bryce Holdaway | Opportunities for First Home Buyers

Live at the Property Buyers Expo in Sydney, Bryce chats to Sky News Real Estate about the opportunities that exist for First Home Buyers and how they can maximise their success getting on to the property ladder! With the heat coming off the property market, first home buyers are now in a good position to make their own property dreams a reality....

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SKY News Real Estate with Ben Kingsley – Investing in a Changing Market

The main theme running through today is obviously buy, sell, hold. What's the best thing to do in this market, which is clearly fluctuating in the major capitals , what's the main advice that you're giving to people today? Yeah, it all comes down to the asset selection. So if we've made a good selection, we want to play the long game. Look, there'...

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RBA Cash Rate Decision – November 2018

On this Melbourne Cup Tuesday, Reserve Governor Lowe and the board met and they've kept the cash rate on hold for another month. Really, what we're seeing here is no new stories — inflation is just non-existent. The September CPI data came in at 0.4% increase, which took the annual rate to 2%. Now, the market was expecting a 0.5% increase so w...

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RBA Cash Rate Decision – October 2018

On this first Tuesday in October, the RBA Board met and, really, the challenge was, “What could they do?” They did very little — probably sipped a bit of tea because there's nothing more for them to do with the cash rate. And this may be the case for several years to come. Now, why is that? Especially considering that the GDP numbers in Ju...

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The Importance of Better Price Point, Better Location, Better Returns

G'day, Ben Kingsley here. In this How-To video I wanted to spend a bit of time in talking about the importance of better price point, better location, better return on investment. So let's switch over now to Google Earth — and here we are. We can see the two marketplaces that I want to show you. I've set the date stamp back to 2000 and I can s...

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Today Show – Getting an Investment Property on a Budget

Allison Langdon: It is now time to talk Weekend Property. Jayne Azzopardi: These days investing in the property market isn't just for the rich. Allison: Buying a slice of Australia can be done on a very tight budget if you know how. Jayne: So here with their savvy advice is Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley from The Property Couch podcast. G...

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