Real Estate Industry

March 17th 2013

PROPERTY REPORT - April 2013

What is in store for 2013?

I expect it to be a time of improving prospects for our major property markets. We are unlikely to see boom markets in many places - there will be some - but we will see more growth than in 2012

Real Estate Industry

December 6th 2012

PROPERTY REPORT - December 2012

What is in store for 2013?

I expect it to be a time of improving prospects for our major property markets. We are unlikely to see boom markets in many places - there will be some - but we will see more growth than in 2012

Real Estate Industry

September 28th 2012

PROPERTY REPORT - October 2012

It all looks positive - if only we could find some leaders.

The consumer confidence index published by Westpac shows most Australians absolutely insist on being pessimistic, despite everything.

Real Estate Industry

May 16th 2012

PROPERTY REPORT - June 2012

It's all about resources and infrastructure..

The places delivering strong capital growth are the ones creating jobs.

Real Estate Industry

December 14th 2011

PROPERTY REPORT - December 2011

The only thing missing was confidence

This time last year I recorded my predictions for 2011. I suggested it would a better year than 2010 and in my view that's the way it turned out.

Real Estate Industry

August 15th 2011

PROPERTY REPORT - September 2011

After all the warnings, property stays solid while the share market collapses.

Australia is a boom nation but doesn't know it. Its citizens have a glass-half-empty mentality when the glass is three-quarters full.

Real Estate Industry

June 7th 2011

PROPERTY REPORT - June 2011

It's a buyers' market but the only active people are sellers

The key factor constricting real estate activity is not interest rates. It is a crisis of confidence among the citizens of Australia.

Real Estate Industry

January 18th 2011

PROPERTY REPORT - February 2011

Planning turns to construction.

I've been very much looking forward to 2011.

Real Estate Industry

September 24th 2010

PROPERTY REPORT - October 2010

Those who ignore the regions are the losers

I've been wondering what it would take for Australia to notice that there is a bustling life beyond the coastal areas and the capital cities. The nation is full of amazing towns and small cities with vibrant economies but they seldom attract any attention because they're mostly inland, away from the beaches and big cities.

Real Estate Industry

August 2nd 2010

PROPERTY REPORT - August 2010

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.

Real Estate Industry

May 26th 2010

PIGS AT THE TROUGH

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.

Real Estate Industry

May 7th 2010

PROPERTY REPORT - May 2010

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.