PIAA creates Regulatory Committee to Spearhead Drivers for Regulation During Election Campaign (1446 Reads)

PIAA has announced today it will create a Regulatory Committee of industry professionals to target political leaders on the issues facing investors in an unregulated environment.

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The Rocket Ride – Will It Continue – A Property Review of Gladstone QLD (5976 Reads)

Before recommending a property or an area to a client I like to visit and do my own research...
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Mining Towns Offer the next big returns on investment - Moranbah (8844 Reads)

Dotted through the Queensland hinterland are little towns that are playing host to major new mining enterprises. They are small towns that have had sleepy livelihoods and haven’t shown up on the hot spot radar compared to their glamorous coastal neighbours.

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Waterfront Property outperforms in QLD (5215 Reads)

Living the good life next door to a golf course, and the allure of waterfront property, help explain the top performing suburbs in Queensland last year.
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Resources boom underpinning top QLD suburbs (6962 Reads)

Nine of the top 10 performing Queensland suburbs over the past year are located in or close to resource-rich areas, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
REIQ figures released today show that in the 12 months to the end of September, median house price growth has been the strongest in the suburban areas of Mt Isa, Belyando, Bowen and Cloncurry.
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Sea change: the next wave (4711 Reads)

The sea change phenomenon has arguably been the most talked about Australian property trend of the past decade.
In the summer edition of Queensland Property & Lifestyle, the sea change affect is examined to ascertain whether the hype is warranted and, more importantly, if it is here to stay.
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Trading places: Brisbane’s east side takes off (4587 Reads)

On cinema screens back in 1997, Darryl Kerrigan was offered the king’s ransom of $70,000 for his modest home, practically in Melbourne Airport’s backyard. If someone told you that 10 years on, property just a few streets from an airport would be worth 10 times that, your response would probably sound like something Mr Kerrigan would say: “Tell ’im he’s dreaming!”
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Property Investment in India – not there yet. (3256 Reads)

India’s tourism industry is booming with over 15% growth in the past year but around 30-35% of Airline flights were canceled last month.
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Rents Increasing in the UK (2555 Reads)

A survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in the UK has shown that while rents had fallen in 2002 and 2003 they risen since. Rental rates have increased in London by about 12% over the last year.
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Latest Global Property Survey by RICS (2956 Reads)

A Global View on Performances of Commercial Property Markets in all Emerging and Developed Regions.This latest edition details market conditions for the second six months of 2006 based on information collected from leading international real estate organizations and local firms. Survey covered extensive geographical scale from Europe and USA to Australia, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

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Investor Surge in Sydney – Market Update APM (2977 Reads)

The latest Australian Property Market update June 2007 shows that inner suburbs in cities are booming and that Investors are returning to Sydney. Whilst house price growth remained stable in Sydney units grew by 2.2%. Inner suburbs of Melbourne (Port Melbourne, Malvern and St Kilda) surged 10.7% for the quarter and Brisbane (Balmoral, Hawthorne and Kangaroo Point) 15.4% for the quarter.
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Investing in a holiday home (3197 Reads)

School holidays are here and many people across the State are likely to return home from their hols with something much more positive than a case of back to work blues.
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REIWA News - Market growth (13257 Reads)

In case you haven't had a chance to read the latest Real Estate Institute of WA update they announced on the 20 April that " Perth's preliminary median house price reached $470,000 in the March quarter. This represents growth of 2.2 per cent during the March quarter, lifting the new median price by $10,000 in the first three months of this year."
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The big earners: where are they... (1479 Reads)

Employees in mining and inner metropolitan areas generally had the highest average wage and salary incomes in Australia in 2003-04, according to figures released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Affordability challenges for Gen X, Y (1955 Reads)

Gen X and Y Australians, stuck in the rent trap and struggling to save a deposit for a first home purchase, may well be called the Rent Generation, Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) President Graham Joyce said this week.
Home loan affordability plunged in the December quarter 2006 with 35.2 per cent of median weekly family income required to meet average loan repayments, according to the Deposit Power/REIA Home Loan Affordability Report.
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Red Tape Strangles Housing Supply (2312 Reads)

Delays with development assessments and the associated blow out in holding costs is hurting the new housing sector.
Dwelling approval figures released today for the month of January show further falls in the approval of new houses, down by 2.2 per cent over the month. For flats units and townhouses, approvals rose 2.2 per cent but this wasn’t enough to stop the overall fall in total approvals, down 0.9 per cent for the month.
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Green light for Whitsunday resort (1978 Reads)

Gold Coast developer Resort Corp has received development approval for a five star resort and convention centre at Waterson Way, Airlie Beach, on the Whitsunday Coast
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Why invest in Yandina Glen (1804 Reads)

Why invest in Yandina Glen. Where is Yandina Glen. The key strenths of investing in Yandina Glen
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Buying Beach Houses in New Zealand: Real Estate and Investment Opportunities (2881 Reads)

Buying a beach house in New Zealand offers many possibilities.



New Zealand is made up of two main islands, North Island and South Island, giving it miles of coastal lands and perfect beaches to live by. Each island offers its own unique climate conditions and way of life.
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Brisbane Units Hot (2725 Reads)

Vendors of Brisbane inner-city units this year have reaped an average capital gain of close to $50,000 and tbe western suburb of Auchenflower is emerging as a hot locality.
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