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
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
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.
It's all about resources and infrastructure..
The places delivering strong capital growth are the ones creating jobs.
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.
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.
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.
Planning turns to construction.
I've been very much looking forward to 2011.
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.
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.