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With 640 new leases signed and rents up, Westfield records ‘modest’ sales growth
Shopping centre owner and landlord Westfield has reported “modest growth” in speciality retail sales in its Australian shopping centres for the first ... Read More -
Federal budget was politically smart but built on hopeful assumptions
The budget showed that the Labor government intends to win back its traditional voters by pushing money to households through tax cuts and cash bonuse... Read More -
The formula to success is to keep making mistakes
What is the formula for success? It is quite simple. Keep on making mistakes. You may think that failure is the enemy of success, but it is not true.... Read More -
Rate cut good for borrowers, but savers have some thinking to do
The cut in interest rates last week was a good story for mortgage holders, but now what for savers? With the cash rate at 3.75%, what do Australia’s r... Read More -
Confidence in NT property market growing as economy ‘to go from stagnant to starring’: Terry Ryder
The most confident property market in Australia is found in the Northern Territory. That was the finding of the Property Industry Confidence Survey pu... Read More -
It is time for an RBA interest rate cut
Tomorrow I predict the Reserve Bank of Australia is going to cut official interest rates by either 0.25 percentage points or 0.5 percentage points. L... Read More -
The so-called chronic housing shortage is the number-one furphy in Australian real estate: Terry Ryder
One of the great mysteries of real estate is the lack of strong rental growth in a land that allegedly has a chronic housing shortage crisis. The lat... Read More -
Negative gearing is unethical
I love reading reports that predict real estate movements. You’ll hear it trotted out frequently that we’re at “such and such” stage of the “property ... Read More -
Shane Warne denies buying Healesville property
Shane Warne has taken to Twitter to deny the Fairfax Media report that he and fiancée Liz Hurley had spent $1.6 million on a Healesville property. Sh... Read More -
Federal government is largely responsible for current financial malaise
Last week the former Commonwealth Bank CEO Ralph Norris went out on an apparently shaky limb with his brave statement that a budget surplus is "a... Read More -
The two-speed economy and independent bank interest rate rises are changing Australia’s economic structure: Mark Bouris
Australians look at the Reserve Bank’s cash rate announcement on the first Tuesday of each month and make decisions based on it. And the RBA has been ... Read More -
Housing is not too expensive, but Gen Y expects to have it all
Getting into the property market for the first time is tough, there’s no doubt, but there are many factors impacting on why people view this as a majo... Read More -
With pessimism lingering in the property market, the RBA must cut rates in May
It is a sad state of affairs that the current mood of the nation is one of pessimism about the future. The recent hold on cash interest rates by the ... Read More -
Does a forklift driver know more about a balanced portfolio than a super fund CEO?: Mark Bouris
During the week we saw the curious discrepancy between the views of the CEO of Australian Super and the outlook of a forklift driver. The 62-year-old... Read More -
Adelaide mistakenly overlooked by investors as projects get under way: Terry Ryder
South Australia is our most under-rated economy. People still see it as a state that lacks population and economic impetus. Some economists believe it... Read More -
Become an expert in bonds so you can save smarter
This week I asked my Twitter followers where they would invest $10,000 to get a good return over 12 months. Almost two-thirds said they would invest ... Read More -
The impact the resources revolution will have on Perth's property market is unprecedented: Terry Ryder
Take a look at this number: 500,000,000,000. What does it mean to you? It describes the dollar value of projects happening or soon to happen around A... Read More -
A check in on the home news, for a day of rest
So how do you follow-up on last week’s tsunami? “Wait a minute, Kochie, there are bright spots for property investment on the Gold and Sunshine coasts... Read More -
Colliers takes the lead on global giving charity drive
Real estate group Colliers is urging Australians to take part in its eight-day global giving campaign, which launched yesterday in Australia and more ... Read More -
Property valuation 101
At last Friday’s Property Council of Australia gig – seehere – there was a lot of discussion about valuations currently coming in well under purchase ... Read More
