Archives for February 2009

You May be a Doubter … But I say: “Yes, we can!”

The Weekend Financial Review ran several articles, which seemed to echo many of the sentiments contained in my last blog about the Capital City Markets — but perhaps putting things a little more bluntly.

h3. Brisbane

Qeensland DebtMark Ludlow (on page 2) referred to Queensland as having moved from “boom state to gloom state” — because of its heavy reliance on resources. [Read more…]

Which Australian Office Markets are in Trouble?

Queensland seems to have been hardest hit. And in particular the Gold Coast, where vacancy levels have soared to around 18%.

But the difficulties confronting Queensland (and fellow mining State WA) are not necessarily reflected Australia-wide.
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ANNOUNCING …

h2. This Year’s Full-day Property Workshop

The actual date will be Saturday 4 April; and I should have complete details available for you next week.

Originally, I’d planned it for 21 March. However, during January, one of my daughters chose to announce her engagement. And the subsequent wedding plans took over — as they tend to do.

Therefore, to make sure all the necessary prep-work is done for the Workshop … I felt it best to push the date out a couple of weeks.

As you can appreciate … the 9-step Investment Formula we’ll cover during the Workshop, now takes on even greater importance — given the current economic climate.

But after spending a whole day together, you should be well placed to gain the upper hand with Commercial property.

Anyway, more on that next week.

Taking Stock of Commercial Property

As I mentioned in a recent email to some Clients, it’s been surprising how few quality properties have been forced onto the market — given the difficulties caused by current global turmoil.

You’ve heard so much lately as to how bad things are. But let’s undertake a quick comparison for Australia — between 1990 and now.
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