Category: OTHER PROPERTY NEWS AND VIEWS
How An Ageing Population Will Affect Australia
July 5th, 2013Market analyst Catherine Cashmore said that taxpayers will bear the brunt of an ageing population's needs. With a fifth of Australians now expected to live into their nineties and a statistically-significant drop in the country's birth rate, Austral
Read MoreSydney’s Central Park Sustainability Investments Pay Off
June 27th, 2013Sydney’s city centre is in the process of being transformed. Frasers Property Australia recently showcased One Central Park, its new five-star green-designed development. The project consists of a large residential and retail complex featuring a l
Read MoreAre High-Rises a Sustainable Future?
May 31st, 2013The city of Shanghai is home to nearly the entire population of Australia – 19.21 million people packed into vertical structures that reach into the smog. Is this the future of all cities, wondered Lynne Blundell of The Fifth Estate. With urbanis
Read MoreInflux of Baby Boomers Hitting Property Market
May 29th, 2013Property analyst Catherine Cashmore is looking into the future of the property market and believes Australia must prepare for the influx of Baby Boomer retirees. There is sure to be a mass movement of people into apartments as population density inc
Read MoreChina’s Real Estate Rises Concern Analysts
May 29th, 2013China experienced surprising leaps in property prices with real estate in its 70 major cities jumping 3.6% in a year and 1.2% in just one month. China’s tier-one cities saw significant price increases – Beijing property costs went up 8.6% in the
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