Category: OTHER PROPERTY NEWS AND VIEWS
Berejiklian and the Beaches Link – Premier facing a rebellion in her backyard. From our Principal.
July 10th, 2017Last week, I was invited by the Northbridge Tunnel Group to address what turned out to be well over 100 people in Northbridge about the possible impact of the proposed Beaches Link on property prices in their suburb.As far as I know, the Premier
Read MoreLast Saturday’s Sydney property auctions splutter yet again. It’s now a trend.
June 18th, 2017Downward trend confirmed: paltry unadjusted 70% clearance rate just reported by Domain from another very high 33% non reporting rate. And yet again, lots of sales prior to auction.That's nearly two months in a row with the effects of APRA's t
Read MoreHeads up counter cyclical Sydney property buyers. Last Saturday’s auction clearance figures expose buying opportunities in a two tier market
June 7th, 2017Regular readers will know we are generally not a fan of Sydney auction clearance rates published by Domain and other research houses.For years, our main concern has been the ease with which such voluntary reporting systems can be manipulated
Read MoreJust sail away Captain John McGrath
June 2nd, 2017Captain, my captain.Coming from the Captain who sold out at the peak of the market and whose:IPO was one of the biggest bourse flops in living memory causing multi million dollar shareholder losses (down in 18 months from $2.10 to 57c) b
Read MoreSydney development sites. More history repeating?
May 31st, 2017We first mentioned these pressures in this passage of our 2016 Q1 CurtiseCall:"For the many developers who have paid premium prices for sites and need to sell at premium prices, there could be serious consequences of any reduction in demand
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