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From niche to norm: Investment trends heading into 2026

According to Eda Property founder Anissa Cavallo, investment strategies once considered “niche” will likely become more common as buyers pursue asset growth to sustain them through retirement.

How the ‘Great Australian Dream’ has changed as new property trends emerge

Property investors seeking success in 2026 will need to be across some rapid changes emerging around real estate. Investment properties and home ownership are becoming more…

Smart strategies to help Aussie kids enter the property market

Property Strategist Anissa Cavallo joined Ben Davis on 4BC Mornings to discuss how parents and grandparents can assist young Australians in entering the property market without handing over cash.

Lending limits return as a risk in a red-hot residential market

It had to happen, just as the residential property market is rebounding, there are concerns that regulators may ‘remove the punchbowl.’ NAB has revived talk of rules that would limit investor lending.

The great divide: Houses outpace units by record 50 percent in recent market surge

The gap between Australian house and unit prices has reached record levels, with houses now averaging $363,000 or 49.9% more than units. Five years ago, the gap was 20%. Median house value: $1.09 million; unit value: $728,000.

We moved back in with our parents and shared a bathroom between six of us just to afford a home

Forty-something parents Matt and Connie Buhagiar never imagined they’d find themselves back under Matt’s parents’ roof with six people crammed into a three-bedroom home, sharing a single bathroom, all in the name of getting ahead in the property market.

Ep. 170 – Resilience, Rebuilding & Real Wealth: From Nothing to 17 Properties

In this powerful episode, Jo Gibb speaks with Anissa Cavallo, founder of EDA Property, about her incredible journey of resilience, reinvention, and rebuilding wealth through real estate.

Young Aussies have been sold a lie about buying a house.

At just 23, Maddie Walton bought into the great Australian dream, purchasing a three-bedroom house on the Gold Coast. She put down a $70,000 deposit and stretched her budget to the brink to sign a $690,000 mortgage.

How to avoid this $580,000 rentvesting mistake

Rentvesting has become the investment strategy de jour for many young people wanting to break into the housing market. But there’s a right – and wrong – way to play the property wealth building game.

‘You’re not going to be able to get a loan’: Crushing reason Aussies can’t get home loans

There’s one thing standing between countless Australians and homeownership, and it is the fact that they are parents. Anissa Cavallo, the founder of the property advisory firm Eda Property, said that she is seeing a lot of clients that are parents struggling to get mortgages.

Melbourne rebound – where are the bargains?

The nation’s second biggest city is climbing out of a decade-long period of severe property price underperformance – so where are the opportunities? Investors are scouring the inner-city, but our guest today takes a different tack – and as someone who runs a portfolio of 15 residential investments across the city…she should know!

Property: Regional Growth Areas in Victoria to watch in 2025

While the media is still obsessing over city rebounds and auction clearance rates, seasoned investors are looking in a different direction. I’ve always said the headlines are usually a few steps behind the real action — and right now, that action is happening in key regional corridors that have all the right fundamentals.

From Rock Bottom to Real Estate: How Anissa Cavallo Turned Adversity into Empowerment

When life crumbles, most people take time to pick up the pieces. For Melbourne mum of two, Anissa Cavallo, there was no such luxury. After the breakdown of her marriage, she lost her home, her property portfolio, and almost her sense of self. Bankruptcy and the threat of homelessness loomed, and she was forced to move back in with her parents — two kids in tow, the weight of failure pressing down on her shoulders.

Top Australian Investment Hotspots under $700K

After building a 10-property portfolio, she lost nearly everything in a divorce and had to start over as a single mum of two. Today, she owns 15 properties, has rebuilt a multimillion-dollar portfolio, and has helped thousands of others do the same.

Your guide to buying a home alone under $700,000

From homelessness to homeowner: Kostas Papadimitropoulos shares his inspirational story

Melbourne boilermaker Kostas Papadimitropoulos has turned his life around after being scammed out of his life savings and forced to live in his car – now becoming a homeowner and aspiring property investor.

Single mums reveal how they became property investors

Melbourne-based Eda Property founder Anissa Cavallo, a single mother herself, works with many solo parents across Australia to help them get into rent-vesting.

Melbourne man’s amazing journey from sleeping in car to homeowner

A Melbourne man has revealed his incredible journey from living in a car after being scammed out of his life savings, to becoming a property investor.

Why Gen Z women are falling behind in home ownership

As Gen Z delves further into adulthood, many are looking to enter the home market. However, women of this generation are vastly falling behind their male counterparts.

Investing in property as a single mum

In this episode, Anissa Cavallo from Eda Property Group opens up about her journey from hitting financial rock bottom as a single mum to building a successful career as a property investor. We chat about why financial independence matters so much, how outdated gender roles can hold us back, and why financial literacy is a game-changer for women.

Rent Traps and Tenant Hacks: Surviving Australia’s Rental Crisis

After leaving a toxic relationship in 2024, Kara* was faced with a harsh reality: finding a stable home for her and her son and pet cat was next to impossible.

‘My mum found me at rock bottom in a pub. What happened next transformed my life completely.’

When my marriage of seven years ended, I walked away with next to nothing.

There I was — the former corporate “power woman,” the financial expert, the breadwinner — suddenly single with two young children.

Investing in customers or efficiency: Which wins long-term?

Running a business is a constant juggling act – tight budgets, never-ending to-do lists, and no room for slip-ups.

Do you put your energy into winning over customers with faster support, better service, and loyalty perks? Or do you focus on streamlining operations, cutting waste, and making every dollar work harder? Both can help your SME thrive, but which one truly secures your future?

‘Mum, why aren’t I ever invited to anything?’ Boy’s heartbreak over exclusion

In his entire first year at school, Anissa’s son, Massimo wasn’t invited to a single birthday party or playdate.

At the time, the Melbourne mum didn’t think much of it – but it turned out to be something that would eventually break her heart into a million pieces.

That’s because one year stretched to several more, and sadly, at nine years old, Massimo was yet to receive his first birthday invitation – or even one for a playdate.

Real life: “I was a broke single mum facing homelessness, now I own 17 properties”

Being a single parent is not a full-time job. It’s about five full-time jobs.

Add in two neurodiverse children, and you are literally running a country.

‘Almost went bankrupt’: Aussie reveals how she almost lost everything

Anissa Cavallo was drinking a glass of wine during the daytime in a Melbourne restaurant in 2018 when she finally admitted to herself that she’d lost everything.

She was 43 years old, a single mum with two children, and knew she needed to move back in with her parents.

How the gender pay gap impacts home ownership

Dig deeper, and you’ll find a disturbing reality: while more women own property, men dominate in sole ownership, and the gender pay gap is a major culprit.

With Gen Z women earning significantly less than their male peers, and spending habits that don’t favour long-term wealth building, it’s time for women to flip the script and start investing smarter.

‘I still had a really unhealthy relationship with money’: The harsh lesson Anissa learned following her divorce

Anissa Cavallo thought she knew everything she needed to know about money and property, following all the steps she had been taught.

She was working hard and had bought a home with her then-husband and had purchased an additional property through her superannuation.

Aussie mum buys 15 homes in five years after she loses ‘everything’ in divorce

A Melbourne mum who lost everything in her divorce has revealed how she built herself back up and amassed a portfolio of 15 properties within five years.

Anissa Cavallo was the “breadwinner” of her family and had a well-paid corporate job as an executive in the financial services industry.

Mum with 17 homes is ‘very bullish’ on investing in Victorian property

Anissa Cavallo is a former financial services executive turned single-mum property adviser.

17 properties in Victoria, and has thrown her support behind investing in the state in 2024.

I’m very bullish on Victoria. The only reason it’s losing points is because of current policies and their impact on buyer sentiment.

Rent-vesting building wealth through property

Anissa Cavallo is a visionary entrepreneur and advocate for empowering middle- aged women to achieve financial independence through property investment. With a deep understanding of the challenges faced by this demographic.

Anissa is on a mission to transform lives and reverse the alarming trend of middle- aged women falling into homelessness.

I owned two properties and had a healthy bank balance

Speaking to FEMAIL, Anissa, 48, explained how she managed to claw her way back to financial independence and now has 15 properties to her name.

Anissa, then 43, was in shock – she had worked her way up the corporate ladder in financial services, owned two properties and a healthy share portfolio. By the time she was divorced she had nothing.

Property investing while earning $90k or less per year

Property advisory agency founder Anissa Cavallo says that people earning less than $90,000 a year often believe they cannot afford an investment property – but the opposite is true.

The single mother-of-two said she lost everything in her divorce but now has a 15-property portfolio consisting of homes and land across Victoria.

Mind the gap!

Women in Australia continue to trail men in the property investment stakes but there are women narrowing the gender gap, Emma Duffy reports.

MORE THAN 150 YEARS AGO IN AUSTRALIA, women couldn’t vote, couldn’t access the contraceptive pill (unless they had a husband), couldn’t drink in public bars, and had little to no abortion rights. When you think about how the world looks today in 2023, we’ve progressed in leaps and bounds. But we still have a way to go.

Single mum with 15 homes shares her secrets to building a property empire

A single mum who has bought 15 properties in five years has shared her secrets for building a property empire while earning less than $90,000 a year.

Anissa Cavallo, the founder of Eda Property Group, said Australians who simply have a job or are willing to get one are already eligible for the property market.

It might sound like a good idea, but here’s what you need to know buying property with friends

With the cost-of-living crisis rising across Australia, lot’s of Aussies are looking for creative ways to get a foot on the property ladder, including “teaming up” with a friend or relative.

Whilst this strategy has obvious benefits in terms of pooling resources for a deposit, there are some risks.

A mums mission to help other women achieve their property dreams

Anissa Cavallo of EDA Property featured on 7 News in June 2023. Anissa talks about her mission to help other women realise their property dreams.

The real estate guru shares her secrets to success with tips to take control of your financial future.

Why Melbourne property won’t be in the bargain basement for very long

Property investors are fleeing Victoria thanks to high taxes and escalating regulation pushing the state to the bottom of the ladder.

But when you look at the numbers, the argument for growth is much stronger than the actual cost of the state government’s recent tax increases, which some refer to as “tax gouging”.

Founder Friday: Anissa Cavallo’s impactful story of growth and resilience

Anissa Cavallo is a passionate entrepreneur dedicated to empowering middle-aged women through property investment.

As the founder of EDA Property, she uses her expertise to offer personalized mentoring, coaching, and strategies for building wealth, helping women secure their financial futures.

How to buy an investment property on an income under $100k

Ever thought that buying an investment property is out of reach? Well, think again.

While many believe property investment is reserved for the uber-wealthy, a large portion of Australian residential property investors earn under $100,000. In fact, more than 20%, according to the ABS.

5 things for Gen Z to know about property

Gen Z dreams big and craves financial independence, but skyrocketing housing prices make property investment seem out of reach – but it’s still possible to break into the market.

Gen Z are unique. You’re the first generation of digital natives. You haven’t experienced the world without the internet. And with the internet and its boundless information and connectivity, you’re more worldly than past generations.

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Client Testimonials

Property investors' success stories

"Amazing advice and an even more lovely team! I’d like to thank everyone, especially Anissa, for the help and understanding throughout my purchase of house and land packages."

Harika – House and Land Support, First-Time Investor

"Great service by Eda Property. They really spent the time and effort to help me find the ideal first investment property. Anissa is knowledgeable and personable. Would highly recommend their services."

Mo – First-Time Investor

"What a fantastic experience! I was introduced to Anissa through a friend purchasing her first investment property, and she spoke highly of Anissa’s market knowledge. Now I see why. The best thing about Eda is their processes. Clear, supportive and well-structured."

Jason – Referred and Reassured

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