Bad leadership has extinguished the fires of recovery
Poor judgement by politicians and bureaucrats has snuffed out the recovery that was building in the Australian economy and property market.
A series of bad calls from the Federal Government, the mediocrity of the Federal Opposition and misjudgement by the Reserve Bank have combined to extinguish the rising confidence that was inspiring the nation's rebound.
How to avoid feeding the pigs.
When times get tough and the tide goes out, that's when you get to see who's been swimming naked.
There are plenty of positives in the current market
Because of media's obsession with finding the negatives in any set of circumstances, the rise in house prices is being presented is a pessimistic way. Headlines such as The Great Australian Dream is Dead are now common. There are frequent articles about a price bubble. Misinformation rules.
We're going to see a different market in 2010.
Next year will see higher price ranges more dominant. Trade-up buyers and investors will be more visible.
More fear, thanks to a misinformed media
It's surprising how many people thought the real estate world would end on 30 June.
Latest national property market review.
McDonalds loves an economic downturn. It's thriving in the current climate, as people seek affordable dine-out options.
Latest national property market review.

Terry Ryder of Hotspotting.com.au
The whole dynamic of the property market changed in seven days early in October.
Latest national property market review.
Interest rate rises, coupled with a staggering stockmarket and high petrol prices, are really starting to hurt.
Ryder's review of today's market.

Terry Ryder
Interest rate rises, coupled with a staggering stockmarket and high petrol prices, are really starting to hurt.
Ryder's review of today's market.

Terry Ryder
Analysts are predicting 2008 will be Groundhog Day for tenants. They'll keep waking up to stories of rising rents, just like in 2007.
Ryder's review of today's market.

Terry Ryder
If your only source of information about property is the popular press, you'll be confused right now.
Ryder's review of today's market.
Overall, we have a market that's trying to break out, but is being kept in check by public hesitancy and low affordability.
Ryder's review of today's market.
Many pundits are searching for a reason behind the uplift in market activity since the New Year.
A comprehensive review of today's market.
The start to 2007 marks a crossroads for property markets throughout Australia.
A comprehensive review of today's property market.
During the June quarter, mortgage repayments for a typical first-home buyer topped $2,000 a month for the first time.
How sellers should interview agents.
Once my home is sold within the price range that you quoted me, I will be delighted to pay you a GENEROUS commission as a reward.
Travelling all this way to help us get rich.
Obviously, enough of us are silly enough to make it worth the journey for this North American travelling snake-oil show.
A comprehensive review of today's property market.
"The crisis in affordability" will keep home prices subdued for the next few years. The market is suffering its worst affordability crisis since the late 1980s
The property investment book of the year.
The best advisers are seldom the best promoters. They don't shout, they don't make wild claims and they don't charge thousands of dollars.
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