The next Government elections in Australia will be decided on housing.

CoreLogic released its listings data this week, which covers the total number of homes listed for sale in Australia today.

Listings data is meaningful because it represents the supply of housing in the sale market.

There is something about knowing the people you share your neighbourhood with. What’s their story? How long have they lived here? Why do they like to live here? It’s good for the soul.

As I grew up with Margot, I don’t see her as a movie star; I see her as someone who has become a movie star.

The Victorian Government is merely suggesting rent caps as one of many options under consideration to navigate the housing crisis confronting every city in Australia.

I consider Warren Buffett to be one of my mentors.

While I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking with him, I have read his biography Snowball, I read his annual letter to shareholders, and I read any news article where he is quoted.

I’m an advocate for cash when it comes to discretionary spending. In fact, I would go as far as saying it is an essential right of passage for any young Australian wanting to learn how to budget.

What I realise in hindsight is that I wasn’t so much worried about any of those things happening. I was dealing with self-doubt. The real question I was asking myself was “am I worthy?”

It’s almost impossible to open a newspaper or get through a TV news bulletin, without hearing about interest rates.

In fairness, with interest rates increasing 12 times in the past 13 months, it has constituted news more often than not.

Last week the Queensland Government last week delivered the biggest budget surplus ever delivered by a Government in Australia.

I’m not a gambler and if you’ve read my book Bulletproof Investing, you will know why.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could see the future before making our investment decisions? As investors, we must think a little differently in a high inflation, high interest rate environment.