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Posted in The Australian on 21st February 2012 by Terry Ryder
It sounds like a good thing. Six of the top 10 building and population hotspots in Australia are in the Melbourne metropolitan area, with two more just outside the top 10. But what it describes is…
Posted in The Australian on 16th February 2012 by Terry Ryder
The key to succeeding in real estate is understanding linkages. A residential property market in a capital city can grow because of events thousands of kilometers away. A regional town may prosper…
Posted in The Australian on 11th February 2012 by Terry Ryder
The world order is changing and the re-shaping has great relevance for Australian real estate.It may not be readily apparent why office construction in the Chinese city of Chongqing makes Perth…
Posted in The Australian on 9th February 2012 by Terry Ryder
It’s difficult to imagine a Queensland region with higher levels of investment than Gladstone but the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday (MIW) region has managed it.The latest figures from the Regional…
Posted in The Australian on 4th February 2012 by Terry Ryder
One of real estate’s dominant paradigms – that detached out-performs attached – needs further overall.The evidence of apartments challenging houses on price and rental growth has…
Posted in The Australian on 28th January 2012 by Terry Ryder
Queensland has just announced an extension of its Building Boost Grant scheme – not because it’s working well, but because it isn’t.So few people have taken up the $10,000 grants to…
Posted in The Australian on 26th January 2012 by Terry Ryder
My last column for 2011 analysed “the Year of the Furphy”. Fittingly, the year ended with publication of a report that advanced one of great furphies of Australian real estate, the…
Posted in The Australian on 21st January 2012 by Terry Ryder
The economic phase Australia is entering is being described as a resources boom. I believe this is wrong. The term “boom” implies a relatively short, sharp upturn to be followed by an…
Posted in The Australian on 14th January 2012 by Terry Ryder
One cause for optimism about the housing market in 2012 – one of many – is the return of first-home buyers in large numbers.The growing body of anecdotal evidence from mortgage brokers,…
Posted in The Australian on 17th December 2011 by Terry Ryder
At some point in 2012 buyers will start piling into real estate. First-home buyers, trade-up buyers and investors will collectively go “Oh my god, it’s time to buy” and start a fun…
Posted in The Australian on 15th December 2011 by Terry Ryder
The year about to pass into history will be remembered by me as “the Year of the Furphy”.The year has been resplendent with dire forecasts which have served little purpose other than to…
Posted in The Australian on 12th December 2011 by Terry Ryder
The two weakest city markets this year, Perth and Brisbane, are poised for a change in status.I expect them to emerge as the strongest city markets next year.The two cities have much in common:…
Posted in The Australian on 9th December 2011 by Terry Ryder
Many will be happy to see the back of 2011, especially those who make a living out of real estate in our capital cities.But not everyone will feel that way. Those who owned property in selected…
Posted in The Australian on 3rd December 2011 by Terry Ryder
After 30 years researching real estate I’m still amazed at the gulf between perceptions and truth in the property industry.The ease with which vested interests can have their propaganda…
Posted in The Australian on 1st December 2011 by Terry Ryder
One of Australia’s worst offenders for values going backwards has been handed a get out of jail card. Maybe.The Gold Coast has won the right to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games and with it hope…
Posted in The Australian on 26th November 2011 by Terry Ryder
One of the slides I throw up on the screen when speaking at seminars shows my perception of typical property investors.The image of a flock of sheep is meant is lighten the mood while making a point…
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The driving force of economic growth in the next five years will be new resources projects. Projects with a combined cost of $400 billion are in the pipeline, most of them still to start construction.…
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260km west of MelbourneWarrnambool is a regional centre with a strategic location, a population above 30,000 and a diverse economy – and is now being boosted by major developments nearby.…
New vacancy figures indicate Sydney’s vacancy rate is the highest since August 2006 – but remains below 2% and is expected to tighten from March onwards. The Real Estate Institute of NSW …
Lenders will be relying on “customer inertia” if they decide to raise their interest rates regardless of the Reserve Bank’s decisions, according to financial comparison website RateC…
It sounds like a good thing. Six of the top 10 building and population hotspots in Australia are in the Melbourne metropolitan area, with two more just outside the top 10. But what it describes is th…
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