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Interest rate unchanged for 4th consecutive month

The Reserve Bank has decided to keep the official interest rate at its current level for a fourth consecutive month.   At its monthly board meeting today, the RBA decided to maintain th… Read More »

The Australian

Housing industry's missing persons reports pure fiction

MISSING: Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating 190,000 families who have mysteriously disappeared from Australia. REWARD: $60 billion, for any developer or builder who can find… Read More »

News Items

Spring myth pervades media misinformation

The greatest furphy in real estate – that Spring is the best time to be in the market – is bringing a host of market professionals out of the woodwork, attempting to generate business by t… Read More »

The Australian

Boom Times for the Rich

SYDNEY'S housing market came to life in the first half of 2010 -- or at least some parts of it did. The upper end surged amid the auction frenzy that seems to occur periodically in the mill… Read More »

News Items

Property analyst refutes under-supply claims

The Australian housing market is not under-supplied, it’s heading into over-supply. So says seasoned property analyst Michael Matusik who has challenged claims by the building industry that Au… Read More »

The Australian

Spin won't solve Mt Isa's problems with pollution

IN a former life, I wrote press releases for developers and real estate agents. Many of my clients tended to be uncomfortable with the truth. Often the reality of the story they were selling was h… Read More »

The Australian

Ugly duckling suburbs offer a chance to feather your nest

A $6 MILLION development application in Newcastle is not the stuff of national headlines. It doesn't rate so highly even for the local newspapers. It caught my eye, though, as an event with mess… Read More »

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Negative gearing will stay: Federal Treasurer

The Federal Government has declared its support for negative gearing for property investors. The Government ruled out the abolition of negative gearing at yesterday’s debate at the … Read More »

Feature Articles

Price data shows "boom" confined to select areas

The residential property boom and price “bubble” proclaimed by Australian media never existed in most areas of the country, based on my analysis of price data from three major sources.&n… Read More »

News Items

Interest rate unchanged for 3rd month running

The Reserve Bank has decided to keep the official interest rate at its current level for a third consecutive month.   At its monthly board meeting today, the RBA decided to maintain the… Read More »

The Australian

Hold the hate mail from mining capitals and millionaires' row

THREE things happen every year when I publish my No Go Zones report. One: media, which shows scant interest in my many positive reports, goes ballistic over my only negative one. Two: poli… Read More »

Feature Articles

Foreign investment rules tightened to stop “over-heating”

Tough new measures will in future allow foreign investors to buy Australian residential property only if that investment adds to the housing stock. Another important change ensures that established pr… Read More »

The Australian

Sea-change locations need more than the lure of the ocean

THE underperformance of sea-change locations is one of surprise features of the residential market. Many investors assume that Australia's fondness for the beach and the ocean -- and the po… Read More »

Feature Articles

Sydney’s fastest-growing suburbs – take a cut lunch

Those whose idea of a Sydney "suburb" involves pictures of cute little terraces and cottages in Newtown or Annandale could be in for a shock when reading about a new survey, which shows subu… Read More »