Disconnect Between Euphoric Markets and Economy Could Cause Another GFC
July 30th, 2014
A recent report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that there’s a disconnect between euphoric markets and the economy which could lead to another global financial crisis (GFC), wrote Philip Baker of The Australian Financial Rev
Read MoreWhat can Australia learn from Germany’s Progressive Property Market?
July 16th, 2014
“It’s not a house, it’s a home,” Daryl Kerrigan once said in the quintessentially Australian film The Castle. But it seems that this very obsession with homeownership is holding the country back, argued Eryk Bagshaw in The Sydney Morning He
Read MoreA Guide to Sydney’s Top Property Suburbs 2014-2015
July 7th, 2014
Domain.com.au estimated house values in suburbs around Sydney with the release of their 2014 property guide. However, they should truly only be understood as a guide. As Chris Curtis explains in his article about the contradictory nature of recen
Read MoreHow to Overcome Information Overload in Real Estate Investing
June 29th, 2014
In real estate, property investors tend to be overloaded with information in the form of diagrams, statistics, data providers and recommendations. Confused yet? Here are some ways to overcome real estate information overload, thanks to Jessie Richa
Read MoreA Study of the Sydney Property Market Over Two Decades
June 23rd, 2014
Over the last two decades, the Sydney property market has undergone significant changes in regards to the median price of a home and the property’s location, according to Cameron Kusher on Property Observer. Let’s take a look at how things have
Read MoreAustralia’s Property Boom – Is it Over or Not
June 18th, 2014
Is the Australian property boom over or not? Terry Ryder from Property Observer explained that media stories on the property boom tend to contradict figures released by real estate agents and government bodies. The media has stated three times in
Read MoreWhat Does the 2014 Budget Mean for Property Investors?
June 10th, 2014
The Federal Budget has caused a stir at nearly every level of society - middle class families, the sick, public servants, students, motorists and those approaching retirement. Yet there will most likely be some big changes that affect property buye
Read MoreInfrastructure the Key to Identifying Sydney Property Hotspots
June 5th, 2014
Sydney’s property market stagnated for almost a decade up until 2003. Since then, however, property prices have seen solid growth. According to commentators, the biggest factor in this growth has been infrastructure. Infrastructure spending rem
Read MoreSydney Needs Smarter Public Transport for Smarter Workers
May 27th, 2014
The Sydney Morning Herald’s economic writer Matt Wade believes that poor public transport could cost Sydney heavily in the long run. Research shows that mass transit systems support the successful development and growth of a knowledge economy.
Read MoreThe Federal Budget Threatens the Health of All Australians
May 23rd, 2014
Many people have been left feeling hard done by after the release of the Abbott government’s first federal budget - but the true repercussions may not be felt for years. Dr Liz Hanna of the Australian National University, and president of the Cli
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