January 6, 2012
I predict that this is going to be a boom year!
BY MICHAEL YARDNEY
But before you start wondering what I’m ‘on’ to make a comment like that, let me explain… I believe this is going to be a boom year for fright!
There’s no shortage of scary stuff in the media, with headlines such as ‘House prices are unaffordable!’, ‘Property prices will crash’, ‘Which economy will topple next?’ and ‘Britney Spears does it again!’
January 4, 2012
I recently interviewed an investor who appeared in API and was very much inspired by her story.
BY VANESSA DE GROOT
She was a Russian immigrant who came to Australia in search of a better life and has begun to build a very respectable property portfolio.
This lady is just so happy to be in Australia, where the opportunities are endless, and it made me realise how extremely fortunate we are to be in this country, where we have immense freedoms and the ability to do just about anything.
January 3, 2012
There’s an incredible amount of concentration on the state of the world’s economic situation and what it bodes for the average mum and dad investor in Australia. However does anyone really understand all the implications of the data being reported and interpreted by journalists and economic commentators?
BY CATHERINE CASHMORE
Let me give you some idea of the range of opinions hitting the papers each week. A recent article in the UK Telegraph by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard suggested the US economy is not only rising, but “within five years or so” America will be well on the way to “self-sufficiency in fuel and energy”. The report makes plenty of other bullish assertions under the premise that the “American phoenix” is on the rise once again and indicates a return to prosperity, which would no doubt hit the real estate sector.
