• 04/05/2025

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Record breaking housing construction can’t keep up with demand: BIS Shrapnel

Property Observer – 22 July, 2014 By Jennifer Duke http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/investment-strategy/market-trends/33651-record-breaking-housing-construction-still-can-t-keep-up-with-demand-bis-shrapnel.html The housing shortage is a much-lamented problem and BIS Shrapnel’s latest Building in Australia 2014-2029 report suggests that we may continue to feel its effects…

Leave us alone in our big homes, say baby boomers

The New Daily – 7 July, 2014. By Jackson Stiles http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2014/07/07/leave-us-say-baby-boomers/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+New+Daily+Tuesday+872014&utm_content=The+New+Daily+Tuesday+872014+CID_16dd42a45213a4b8dbb381bc2f870762&utm_source=&utm_term=Baby%20boomers%20are%20being%20encouraged%20to%20downsize%20in%20retirement%20but%20they%20arent%20happy%20about%20it%20Find%20out%20why%20theyre%20hanging%20on%20to%20huge%20homes#?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+New+Daily+Tuesday+872014&utm_content=The+New+Daily+Tuesday+872014+CID_16dd42a45213a4b8dbb381bc2f870762&utm_source=&utm_term=Baby%20boomers%20are%20being%20encouraged%20to%20downsize%20in%20retirement%20but%20they%20arent%20happy%20about%20it%20Find%20out%20why%20theyre%20hanging%20on%20to%20huge%20homes&_suid=140488108465309546130815833851 Baby boomers want to retire in their larger homes, and have little desire to downsize or be shipped off to a retirement village, the latest…

Low interest rates to continue to underpin the residential markets – for now

www.bis.com.au – 23rd June, 2014 Angie Zigomanis & Cameron Wells http://www.bis.com.au/verve/_resources/Rel_RPP14_FINAL.pdf Low interest rates to continue to underpin the residential markets – for now But rising dwelling supply and tightening in interest rates to bring about downturn…

16 Things You’re Doing All Wrong on LinkedIn

U.S. News and World Report – 23rd June, 2014 By Careers editor, Jada A. Graves. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/16-things-youre-doing-all-wrong-on-linkedin-89653015534.html It’s not enough to just sign up for LinkedIn, you also have to use it properly. And there’s the…

Property prices about to drop without interest rate cut, warns report

The Sydney Morning Herald – June 17, 2014. By Eryk Bagshaw http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/property-prices-about-to-drop-without-interest-rate-cut-warns-report-20140617-3aach.html After two years of surging growth, pushing prices to record highs, the housing boom is finally over, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley.…

Memo to the IMF: there is no housing bubble

The Conversation.Com – 13 June, 2014. By Ross Guest http://theconversation.com/memo-to-the-imf-there-is-no-housing-bubble-27925 Australia’s house prices are grossly overinflated – if you believe the International Monetary Fund’s recent analysis. It says radical policies are required to deflate this…

How to Negotiate the Best Commission

News.com.au – June 13, 2014 http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/how-to-negotiate-the-best-commission/story-fndban6l-1226953481037 SELLING your home can be expensive with legal fees, stamp duty and of course the agent’s commission. It can all add up to tens of thousands of dollars. While…

Are You ASIC Compliant?

A legal deadline is rapidly approaching the mortgage industry which will determine whether or not brokers meet ASIC’s requirements. According to ASIC, as of 30 June, Responsible Managers need to have credit industry qualifications to…

House Price Drop Good for Buyers and The Reserve Bank

The recent RP Data house price figures showing a drop in prices have given the media a wake-up call.  But for others, they represented a buying opportunity. The RP Data analysis showed that house prices…

House Prices Falling, But Not So Fast

Daily Telegraph| Garry Shilson-Josling| 2 June 2014 http://m.news.com.au/BusinessBreakingNews/pg/1/fi11688941.htm HOUSING prices are following the usual early-winter pattern – heading lower. But for those hoping prices will recover from their usual lull, there are some positive signs…

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