Paris: Real Estate Is in My Blood by NewsLook How many real estate developers walk in to a press conference as though it was the red carpet at the Oscars? Odd. But anyway, it will be interesting to see what Paris adds to the design elements of the development. Any thoughts?
The big headline in the property sections of the online Australian newspapers today goes something like this: “Australian cities among world’s priciest“ You’d think that this would be an indication of the property market in Australia, and how we are still overpriced compared to the rest of the world. That sounds reasonable, but you’d be …
According to some real estate agents, if the Federal Government ends the First Home Owners Grant on June 30 2009, the real estate industry will grind to a halt. Remax real estate agent Peter Secco has been working in my local area for 25 years. He’s seen property prices and the industry go up and …
New figures from the Bureau of Statistics show the number of dwellings built in the three months to September 30 slumped to a seven year low. Is this a sign of struggling times ahead for the construction industry, or is it just a minor drop before things start to climb again? It’s really hard to …
Sensis, owners of the 1 2 3 4 premium directory, the Yellow Pages, and a bunch of other stuff, have compared requests for real estate agents during 2007 and 2008, and found that enquiries are down 10 per cent. Associated industries are struggling as well, with calls for property valuation experts down 57 per cent …
First home buyers are checking out the market, learning what’s available, but they aren’t yet buying real estate. And that’s to be expected. Many of them had, until recently, pretty much given up on purchasing their own home. Prices were skyrocketing, and the old $7,000 First Home Owners Grant had long since been off-set by …
A Coast to Coast Conference in Darwin has been told that coastal homes in Australia that are at risk of being adversely affected by rising sea levels should carry some sort of warning when they go up for sale. Canadian planning consultant Clive Attwater suggested that people need to be made aware of the possible …
We’re being told that sea levels are on the rise, but that hasn’t slowed down the Aussie love affair with seaside homes. I’ve mentioned before that I thought low-lying coastal homes could drop in value in a big way if sea levels start rising, but people are still willing to spend a lot of money …
Some of the biggest property developers in the land will be a lot more cautious from now on when it comes to political donations, with some of the biggest names in the business saying that won’t be making any political donations for the next year. There have been a few issues where developers have made …
The value of the popular coastal property market may start to slide with news that the Victorian Government is set to designate vast new areas of Victoria’s coastline as floodprone. This is in response to the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the CSIRO, which suggests planners should allow for a sea …