Category: OTHER PROPERTY NEWS AND VIEWS
Are 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 urbani
Read MoreAsia-Pacific Investors Choose Australia
May 30th, 2013The biggest investor market for the Asia-Pacific region is Australia, with 45% of all property investment in the region going into the country. The next biggest investment market is Japan with 19%, followed by China with 18%. Australia is said to
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 i
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 t
Read MoreLow interest rates send Sydney property buyers on a spending spree
May 20th, 2013
One of the more useful insights into the Sydney property market over the past month was a speech given on 23 April 2013 to the Citibank Property Conference by Luci Ellis, the Reserve Bank of Australia's Head of Financial Stability Department.
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