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Modern Families

Setting aside external factors like interest rates, supply and demand, it is families that drive residential property markets. Families constantly change over t...

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Thursday Round-Up

Moving House or Not According to Roy Morgan research 40.7% of Australian’s have been at their current address for 10 years or more. While 17.4% have not moved f...

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Title and Security

I think it’s reasonable to suggest that when most people think of property what mainly attracts their immediate attention are factors like location, design, pri...

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Posted in new apartments

Work Starts on New Pymble Community

Construction has commenced on LFD Developments and joint venture partner Tian An’s $115 million Cascade Gardens in Pymble, with the developer announcing the app...

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Thursday Round-Up

Foreign Investors Flee the Market The FIRB 2016-17 Annual Report was released this week. The reports showed that residential real estate approvals fell substant...

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Posted in productivity commission

Productivity Commission & our Cities | Part Two

Last week I took a birds-eye view of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) charter and Shifting the Dial , a 5-year productivity review across many of the factors...

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Thursday Round-Up

Home Sizes Shrink Big homes are still popular and the appeal of a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with garage space for two cars, on a large 660sqm block is what man...

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Productivity Commission & Our Cities

First some brief background. The Productivity Commission was created as an independent authority by an Act of Federal Parliament in 1998 however, its roots go b...

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Posted in kitchens

The $5 Million Dollar Real Estate Question – What Do Buyers Want?

Street appeal. The kitchen. The neighbourhood. The bathroom. Searching for an answer to the eternal real estate question – what is the most important factor to...

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Posted in baby boomers

Thursday Round-Up

Baby Boomers not to Blame Research forecasts that millennials are half as likely to own their home at age 30 than baby boomers. They will also spend more on hou...

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Posted in property investment

Property Lending APRA Policy Move Welcome

Only a week ago I asked the question ‘Does it still make good sense to invest in residential property?’ In my post Making Sense of Property Investment I looked...

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Posted in Federal budget

Thursday Round-Up

Budget Highlights Impact of Demographics Tuesday’s Federal Budget highlighted the importance and impact of demographics on our economy, part of which relates to...

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Posted in property investment

Making Sense of Property Investment

Does it still make good sense to invest in residential property? The answer to this question just 12 months ago would have been an all too easy ‘yes’ however, o...

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Posted in Glebe

Suburb Profile: Glebe

Glebe – History Lives Sandwiched between the CBD, Sydney Harbour, Sydney University and UTS. Glebe and its immediate neighbour Forest Lodge, are popular suburbs...

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Posted in home loans

Thursday Round-Up

FHB Getting Older As if getting older is not enough of a mindset, older first home buyers can face hurdles getting a home loan. Something to keep in mind as dem...

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Posted in inner west

Glebe and West End Residences

Glebe is one of those beguiling suburbs that if you came across it almost by accident, during a Sunday stroll or afternoon drive you’ll find yourself thinking;...

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Posted in backyards

Don’t Lose Your Backyard – Here’s How To Keep Your Green Thumb Happy

The proportion of Australian households with gardens has steadily declined over the last 20 years. This may reflect the move towards higher density housing in m...

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Thursday Round-Up

Renovations Boom Figures published in the Building and Construction Industry Forecasts from the Master Builders Australia forecasts the boom in home renovations...

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Posted in gst

Shake-up of GST Rules for New Residential Property

New laws now in place will reduce tax evasion in the property development sector, that require buyers to pay the GST at settlement. However, the GST is not an a...

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Thursday Round-Up

3D Printed House Currently in the centre of Milan you will see a 100sqm concrete house on display, a slightly incongruous site but for Milan’s reputation for de...

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Colliers International Annual Asian Developer Dinner 2018

Colliers International Residential Division held their Annual Asian Developer Dinner again this year as a thank you to their clients and their partnerships. As...

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Social Media Update

Social media can be a positive way to market property but it’s been a rough ride lately for some of the key players. May 18, 2012 Facebook made its market debut...

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Posted in dual occupancy

Thursday Round-Up

Dual Occupancy Boost In Sydney & Melbourne some of the most popular suburbs are populated with terrace homes, think about Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern and R...

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Posted in interest rates

Home Loans a Mirror of The Housing Market

Predictions about the housing market are one thing but, the trouble is predictions will always vary and be tinged with at least some degree of speculation. Wher...

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Posted in Rental Markets

Thursday Round-Up

The Evolving Rental Market The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has recently published a report that reveals how the Australian rental market is...

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Posted in Real Estate Market

Residential Market More Complex Than Ever

I’m asked many times a week how I would characterise the current health of the residential property market? The answer is never easy, the market is very convolu...

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Quantum Leap in Research Investment Needed to Meet Dementia Challenges

How can we confront dementia, the greatest public health challenge in Australia? Understanding modifiable risk factors through large-scale, population based stu...

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Posted in nsw planning

Thursday Round-Up

Sydney’s Traffic Congestion Infrastructure Australia quote the cost of congestion in Sydney is estimated to increase from around $6 billion in 2011 to $15 billi...

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Posted in co-ownership

Ownership and Finance Disruption

This week I’m continuing the theme of disruption in the housing and property markets looking at two new and emerging finance, investment and ownership options....

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Posted in superannuation

Thursday Round-Up

First Home Super Saver Scheme The First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme was introduced by the Australian Government in the Federal Budget 2017–18 and became law...

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