Category: Articles
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 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
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. Ap
Read MoreDerelict homes worth millions
April 30th, 2013A former boarding house at 64 Mullens Street Balmain, originally listed with a guide of $900,000 attracted a swarm of interested buyers. It looked like a scene out of Mad Max - gates rusted off their hinges, graffiti covered walls and advanced stage
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