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Posted in Comment on 3rd August 2012 by Michael Matusik
Part 2 of Michael Matusik’s analysis of the Gold Coast property market. The Gold Coast’s population could rise by 135,000 people over the next 10 years. Past trends suggest this…
Posted in Comment on 25th July 2012 by Michael Matusik
THE GOLDIE All that most people hear and read about the Gold Coast residential market is when something goes cactus or when a big sale takes place. We have seen in recent weeks two high-value…
Posted in Comment on 16th July 2012 by Michael Matusik
Resident feedback Here’s some of what we’ve found from apartment renters and owner-occupiers which tells us that the most important features of an apartment complex are as…
Posted in Comment on 28th June 2012 by Michael Matusik
No argument – making a buck is harder these days – it’s a jungle out there folks, and survival depends, for mine, on working longer and smarter. Part of any worthwhile strategy…
Posted in Comment on 28th June 2012 by Michael Matusik
Prudent means to be discreet or cautious in managing one’s activities; circumspect practical and careful in providing for the future exercising good judgment or common sense it comes…
Posted in Comment on 13th June 2012 by Michael Matusik
So how can you tell if a market has turned the corner? Market watchers will have their own theories on milestones that signal a change in the fortunes of the real estate market. I, for one,…
Posted in Comment on 7th June 2012 by Michael Matusik
Australia’s economy grew much faster than forecast, up 1.3% during the March Quarter. On an annual basis, our economy is growing by 4.3%, again much faster than 3.3% market…
Posted in Comment on 4th June 2012 by Michael Matusik
Here we go again – three topics, three minutes – the best value speed-read you’ll get all week. 1. Trumped The debate is over; the big Donald has had the final say –…
Posted in Comment on 31st May 2012 by Michael Matusik
Development is now a dirty word. Some statistics to start: The decade-long average shows new dwelling starts at around 14,000 per month. At present across OZ it is just 11,000 per month…
Posted in Comment on 12th May 2012 by Michael Matusik
The usual drill – three minutes of your time and all with a positive feel. Monday is the day to be down, Saturdays are for looking up. 1. 3 good signs Here are positive signs from out…
Posted in Comment on 10th May 2012 by Michael Matusik
The Queensland Building Boost began under the previous State Government last August, with the usual fireworks and rockets, and a promise of help for the housing industry. Oh…..that is…
Posted in Comment on 8th May 2012 by Terry Ryder
The most confident property market in Australia is found in the Northern Territory. That was the finding of the Property Industry Confidence Survey published recently by the Property Council of…
Posted in Comment on 30th April 2012 by Terry Ryder
Property prices rise for myriad reasons. Sometimes joining the dots that link the initial catalyst with the eventual outcome can take you halfway around the world. Port Lincoln in South Australia…
Posted in Comment on 22nd April 2012 by Terry Ryder
Voters are fed up with broken promises. The message they’re sending to political leaders is that they don’t like being misled and they’ll punish governments perceived as having…
Posted in Comment on 19th April 2012 by Terry Ryder
Something big is afoot when mining companies start running warm and fuzzy television ads and threaten to close mines. It means the miners are embarking on a serious negotiation with an adversary,…
Posted in Comment on 12th April 2012 by Terry Ryder
It's easy to get a bad reputation and extremely hard to lose it. This can affect property investors, who often have attitudes to locations based on flimsy and outdated information. Ipswich City…
Posted in Comment on 7th April 2012 by Terry Ryder
Sydney has been the under-achiever among the capital cities for the past ten years. The Real Estate Market Facts report from the Real Estate Institute of Australia reports that the average annual…
Posted in Comment on 5th April 2012 by Terry Ryder
I have a conviction, one that is confirmed everywhere I go, that Australians do not comprehend the enormity of what’s coming to our economy. We’re on the threshold of the greatest period…
Posted in Comment on 1st April 2012 by Terry Ryder
Most analysts pretending to be real estate experts play it safe by predicting the recent past. So the fake experts started the year by forecasting gloom for Brisbane. They looked at the figures…
Posted in Comment on 26th March 2012 by Terry Ryder
The two best ways to destroy a property investment plan is buy in the wrong place or pay too much. If you do both in one investment, you’re almost guaranteed a horror experience. The worst…
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A property investor with a crystal ball would have bought a house in the Queensland mining town of Moranbah a decade ago. Ten years ago, the typical Moranbah house fetched about $50,000. In 2012 buyer…
The Ryder Report is a quarterly report that eliminates the burden of research for property investors.
QLD: Western suburbs of Brisbane Toowong is a key location in the highly-rated western suburbs of Brisbane. It is effectively the regional centre of the city’s inner west. It currently presents…
Why is the Perth market so hot? A clue is provided by a Statistics Bureau survey conducted in Western Australia seven months ago, but published only today. The Housing Motivations and Intentions surv…
Hotspotting will feature at the 2013 Home Buyer & Property Investor Show in Brisbane on the weekend of 1-2 June – and we can provide free tickets to the event. Hotspotting founder Terry Ryd…
Most signs point north for real estate markets around Australia. Indicators consistently describe rising markets. The best thing about this generally positive outlook is that few of the indicators su…
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