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How and where to build a property portfolio in a highly competitive market

These seven tips could pave the way towards overcoming the affordability hurdles that can stifle plans to build a property portfolio.

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Dual income properties, such as duplexes, can improve gross rental yields. (Image source: Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock.com)

Breaking into the property market has never been tougher.

Affordability pressures continue to reshape the investment landscape, demanding sharper strategies from those determined to grow their portfolios.

With Sydney’s median house price

 at almost $1.72 million and Melbourne’s climbing to $1.06 million, investors in these cities face higher entry costs and more intense competition.

Yet confidence is returning.

In August 2025, the national pre…

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