In this episode of Positive Property Show, George Markoski and Charmaine Adams discuss the structural forces driving costs higher across the entire economy, why none of it is temporary, and why every headline about the housing crisis is the most bullish signal in the market for property owners.

The average Australian house is forecast to hit $1.13 million by mid-year. Build costs are up 74% since 2019. The $500,000 new build is gone forever. Three hundred builders are going broke every quarter. And 13.4 million new Australians are projected to arrive by 2065, with 81% heading to major cities where supply is already under the most pressure. George's conclusion is direct: owners win every time the system breaks. Renters pay the bill. Positive Property member Sharon also joins live to share how she and her husband Greg built a three-property portfolio as a train driver's family from Sydney, with a fourth property on the way and a goal of 10 properties before retirement.

About Positive Property:Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.

P.S. Whenever you're ready… here are 3 ways George can help you create money for life through property:

1. Grab George's Free Book: The roadmap 3,500+ Australians have used to start building wealth through property. Get your free copy
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3. Watch Our Free Training: The exact strategy our members use to build portfolios of 5-10 properties and create money for life. Watch the free training

Is Australian property in a bubble?

In this episode of the Positive Property Show, George Markoski and Christina Markoski debate both sides before going through a national sentiment survey that reveals what Australians are genuinely thinking about housing, money, and the future.

George's case: record high property prices are not a bubble signal. In every decade of Australian history you could say the same thing. That is inflation, not a bubble. What actually matters is whether demand can sustain current levels, and with 3,000 immigrants arriving every day and a construction industry heading toward another wave of cost spikes and collapses, the structural answer is yes. The survey results add another layer: one in three Australians is skipping the doctor because they cannot afford it, 34% need six figures just to get by, and the housing crisis is the single biggest cultural concern in the country. Positive Property member Tristan also joins live to share how he built $296,000 in property profit across two properties in under 12 months.

About Positive Property:Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.

P.S. Whenever you're ready… here are 3 ways George can help you create money for life through property:

1. Grab George's Free Book: The roadmap 3,500+ Australians have used to start building wealth through property. Get your free copy
2. Join 9,000+ Australian Property Investors: Positive Property Investors Australia, our Facebook community of smart investors sharing tips, wins, and strategies. Join the group
3. Watch Our Free Training: The exact strategy our members use to build portfolios of 5-10 properties and create money for life. Watch the free training

Australia’s housing crisis is accelerating and the 2026 Federal Budget may have just made it worse.

In this episode, George Markoski and Christina Markoski break down the economic reality behind soaring rents, collapsing affordability, rising construction costs, record migration, and the growing pressure on Australian households.

While politicians promise affordability, the numbers tell a very different story.

George explains:

• Why Australia’s housing shortage is deepening

• How the Federal Budget impacts investors and everyday Australians

• Why rents and property prices continue rising

• The real consequences of anti-investor policy

• What’s happening with inflation, interest rates, and supply

• Why this crisis cannot be solved without dramatically increasing housing stock

The episode also features a real client case study with Stephen and Nikki, sharing how they built their property portfolio, navigated the market, and changed their financial future through property investing.

If you want to understand where Australia’s property market is heading in 2026 and what smart investors are doing next, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

The Federal Budget is due to be announced tomorrow and property investors must now adapt their strategy. In this episode on the Positive Property Show, recorded May 7, George Markoski and mortgage broker Carmine Alvero from Wealth Street break down what the changes mean, how grandfathering works in practice, and why the date of sale rather than the date of settlement is the detail that determines whether you keep up to $80,000 in negative gearing benefits and the existing CGT discount.

George also covers the broader picture: the RBA at a 15-year high of 4.35%, oil heading toward $140 a barrel, the US Federal Reserve printing $5 billion a day, and an inflation reality that most Australians have not properly calculated. At current rates, $100 today will be worth just $10 in 50 years. The budget is one piece of a much larger picture, and this episode connects all of it.

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Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.

P.S. Whenever you're ready… here are 3 ways George can help you create money for life through property:

1. Grab George's Free Book: The roadmap 3,500+ Australians have used to start building wealth through property.[Get your free copy]
2. Join 9,000+ Australian Property Investors: Positive Property Investors Australia, our Facebook community of smart investors sharing tips, wins, and strategies. [Join the group]
3. Watch Our Free Training: The exact strategy our members use to build portfolios of 5-10 properties and create money for life. [Watch the free training]

Most Australians with a mortgage are paying more than they need to, and the strategies that actually work are rarely explained by most creators or advisors. George Markoski is joined by mortgage broker Carmine Alvaro to break down how to cut mortgage costs, lift borrowing capacity, and structure loans the right way when rates are elevated.

George also delivers a state of the nation update, including private inflation data already running at 4.2% and rising, rental listings at their lowest level on record, rents up 48% since 2019, and the Geelong oil refinery fire that took one of Australia's last two refineries offline after it was pushed to full capacity. The structural pressures on housing are not easing. The strategies you use right now matter more than ever.

Join the free Positive Property Investors Australia community for live sessions, Q&As, and member support: https://george.property/PositivePropertyInvestors

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About Positive Property: Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.-

P.S. Whenever you're ready… here are 3 ways George can help you create money for life through property:

1. Grab George's Free Book: The roadmap 3,500+ Australians have used to start building wealth through property. [Get your free copy]
2. Join 9,000+ Australian Property Investors: Positive Property Investors Australia, our Facebook community of smart investors sharing tips, wins, and strategies. [Join the group]
3. Watch Our Free Training: The exact strategy our members use to build portfolios of 5-10 properties and create money for life. [Watch the free training]

If current conditions hold, Australia will be in recession within 90 days. In this episode of the Positive Property Show, George Markoski and Christina Markoski go through the data driving that prediction, from collapsing consumer confidence and contracting GDP to inflation crushing real wages and a fuel stockpile vulnerability most Australians have no idea about.

George frames it through his economic seasons model: winter always follows autumn, and the investors who position themselves correctly before the season turns are the ones who benefit from the spring that follows. He predicts a brief dip in property prices, governments will print money and cut rates in response, and then the market will surge. He also makes a call that surprises many longtime listeners: Sydney and Melbourne are becoming worth buying in again. For the first time in years, George says he would consider adding both cities to his own portfolio.

Join the free Positive Property Investors Australia community for live sessions, Q&As, and member support: https://george.property/PositivePropertyInvestors

About Positive Property: Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.

Consumer confidence is at a 57-year low and Australians are scared. In this episode, George Markoski and Christina Markoski discuss why the oil crisis, as damaging as it feels right now, is setting up conditions that have historically preceded some of Australia's biggest property booms.

George explains the difference between demand-driven and energy-driven inflation, why the RBA's rate hike is the wrong tool for this problem, and how the Iran conflict is being fought as an economic war through the Strait of Hormuz as much as a physical one. He also introduces Barry, a Black-Belt Positive Property member who built a $2.5 million property profit, retired to Bali by investing through every downturn.

Join the free Positive Property Investors Australia community for live sessions, Q&As, and member support:

george.property/PositivePropertyInvestors

About Positive Property:Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.

Consumer confidence is at a 50-year low, builders are going broke under fixed-price contracts as diesel and material costs surge, and the RBA is stuck in a catch-22 where every move creates a new problem.

In this Easter special of the Positive Property Show, George Markoski and Adam Albright discuss the data behind Australia's building crisis and explain why the structural case for property has not changed.

The construction industry is under real strain. But supply is shrinking, immigration continues outpacing new builds, and history is clear on what follows every major crisis. George goes on record predicting Melbourne will return to Australia's top three property markets from its current position as the most affordable capital in the country.

Join the free Positive Property Investors Australia community for live sessions, Q&As, and member support.

https://george.property/PositivePropertyInvestors

About Positive Property:Positive Property has been empowering Australians to build financial freedom through strategic property investment for over 20 years. Founded by George Markoski, the community is built on the mission to help 10,000 Australians achieve financial independence through proven, principle-based property investing.