Just 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
Read MoreThe 2017 Budget and the Sydney property market
May 16th, 2017
Our take on the Budget:While the devil will be in the detail, there seems little on the face of this budget to cool the Sydney property market.But dig a little deeper and there could be indirect mechanisms with potential to increase mor
Read MoreHow mainstream media spins weekend auction clearance rates
May 3rd, 2017With Sydney’s property market precariously poised, now more than ever our systemically conflicted mainstream property media has a responsibility to be balanced and not peddle fake news.The bolded emphasis in the quotes is ours.Consider this
Read MoreThe Sydney property market in 2017 Q 1 compared to 1990 and 2002 – “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”
April 30th, 2017
Buried under the avalanche of words written in 2017 Q1 about a bubble having or having not formed in Sydney’s property market, four distinct trends emerged which together, may have far reaching implications. Our day to day experiences at sever
Read MoreA Sydney property bubble? It’s starting to feel like 1990 and 2002 to us. We know. We were there both times.
April 5th, 2017Sydney property bubble talk is getting serious and with good reason.This piece tonight from Dr Lowe pulls no punches. It's a long overdue and brave move given an increasingly febrile pre Budget environment.There will be more from us shortly o
Read More“How close is too close to a tunnel or a tunnel portal?”
March 25th, 2017Now for the last post in this series.This one relates to the Premier’s leaked announcement that a tunnel and expressway upgrade will be built to ease congestion to and from the northern beaches via the Spit and Military Road – an infrastructu
Read MoreThe next interest rate rise will be three times harder than the 1990’s
March 21st, 2017This alarming article puts an historical perspective on the risks of over gearing in today's world where real incomes are falling, underemployment is rife and now (if the latest figures are to be believed), unemployment is rising.Those of us wh
Read MoreA separate interest rate for Sydney’s heated property market? Why not?
March 5th, 2017Instead of the many rushed regurgitations of the OECD's influential Economic Survey of Australia 2017, this more considered piece by the AFR's Jacob Greber is worth reading.What's lacking in all of it however is (a) an emphasis on the Sydney and
Read MoreYes, building inspectors can be liable if they get it wrong
March 1st, 2017Building inspectors shouldn't be relying on a raft of exclusion clauses to escape liability for a shoddy building report.A tragic case, this recent decision has big implications for property buyers especially if it is upheld on any appeal.Int
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