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Who gets to decide what you want?

August 31st, 2009

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Who gets to decide what you want?

When George Washington was a teenager, did he really, really, really want a car?
Unlikely.
In order to want something, you probably need to know it exists. But my guess is that it surely [...]

Laughs at mega mansion auction but no… – Gold Coast News – goldcoast.com.au

August 31st, 2009

Laughs at mega mansion auction but no sale
Melissa Townsend   |  August 31st, 2009

An animated developer Harry Habul hams it up at the auction

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Pictures: Millionaires mansions

THE auction of one of the Gold Coast’s most opulent mega-mansions seemed more like a friendly gathering in an Italian courtyard than a serious property sale.
The Madison at [...]

Homeowners ’should brace for rate rise’

August 31st, 2009

While economists expect the Reserve Bank to leave the official cash rate unchanged at a 49-year low of 3 per cent at tomorrow’s monthly board meeting, the central bank has warned it will need to raise the rate to “a more normal” level at some stage.
Loan Market Group executive director John Kolenda said homeowners could expect variable mortgage [...]

City-fringe suburb wins rental contest

August 31st, 2009

THE trendy Sydney harbourside suburb of Rushcutters Bay has the highest residential yield in the country, bucking the typical pattern where units on the city’s outskirts have the best rental rates of return.
The result comes as agents report residential property buyers are looking more closely at rental yields than ever before after recent comments from [...]

Property gets prudent

August 31st, 2009

WHEN Westfield boss Peter Lowy called an end to the traditional 100 per cent payout to enable the shopping centre giant to build a war chest of retained earnings for strategic growth, he introduced a new regime, not just for the company but the entire Australian listed property trust sector.
It signals a new era of [...]

Two ways to hire (and a wrong way)

August 29th, 2009

The wrong way first: interview someone for an hour. If you like them, have them interview three or four other people in your organization for an hour each.
You've invested five hours of your team's time, but really you only were looking for approval, because you'd already decided you liked the person enough to work with [...]

Demand for home buyers grant fades

August 29th, 2009

New figures released by Labor showed by the end of July more than 137,000 people had taken up the grant since it was boosted last October.
But for the first time during that period, monthly breakdowns indicated the amount of people taking advantage of the more generous grant was shrinking.
In June, home owners grant take-up peaked [...]

Clouds hang over Sunshine Coast

August 29th, 2009

THERE has been a lot of attention paid to the increased confidence and even the odd fierce bidding war erupting for capital city residential properties.
But so far that heat hasn’t filtered into the Sunshine Coast apartment market.
It’s had another tough quarter, and although sales have increased slightly, there is still plenty for bargain hunters [...]

Adelaide: 1 of only 3 capital cities to be in +ve territory, RPData

August 28th, 2009

Each week, well known real estate industry expert, Anthony Toop, releases his views, opinions, observations and predictions of the South Australian real estate market, as well as talks about the latest on his national award winning company, Toop&Toop Real Estate. Anthony is happy to answer any questions you may have, simply visit www.asktoopie.toop.com.au to [...]

Video: InsideStory 28th August 2009

August 28th, 2009

via adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com

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