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A 30 storey, 17,000sqm hotel built in 15 days! It would be interesting to see whether that building was actually any cheaper than conventional construction. Most of the figures I have seen for similar stuff ends up being only marginally cheaper to build for the same spec (most savings being...

Hi all So the recent bank equity raisings caught me off guard but now it's all starting to make sense (I haven't been watching closely)... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-18/investor-home-loans-tighten-as-regulator-clamps-down/6477134 That's a laundry list of strategies we all use to...

I found a great article here. I really enjoyed it - I hope others do too... A salient reminder to spend some time to discover what we really want in life, in the absence of marketing and other influences. At the end of the day I find my own desires getting simpler and easier to satisfy in the...

Hi guys Just to let everyone know I was made redundant when the Federal budget was brought down as a result of specific cuts in my industry. Many would see this as a bad thing but I have been exceptionally busy planning for our next stage of life since then, hence my absence from the forum...

I can remember way back reading Jan's books and being utterly convinced about the risk of relying on a pension in my dotage. Combined with a desire for Financial Freedom, this propelled me into the world of property investing in large measure. But then it never really entered my head that the...

I thought some may be interested in the sources of new power generation capacity in China over recent years... Approximately 90GW of new power generation capacity per year has been installed since 2006. To give that some context, the entire existing fleet of Australian power stations would...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-01/us-government-in-shutdown-after-dispute-over-obamacare/4991400 So, what thinks the brains trust? Just a temporary blip where someone will backhand the Tea Party and America will just get on with business? Or will this turn into a full-on impasse over...

Hi guys and gals We are staring down the barrel of building a large custom designed double storey PPOR in Perth to capture views etc. I'm looking for ideas on how to go about it. Some of the options seem to be: - Go to a few of the majors and let them design something up for you but they...

Some familiar names being bandied about in the MSM around property spruikers in the link below. Turns out allowing leverage of an SMSF into property has caused a bit of a market to develop - who would have thought it? No doubt there have been a few left a bit wounded by the equity market since...

Just saw Simon Crean call for a leadership spill saying he's backing Kevin Rudd. It's all rather sad to watch a political party and government disappear up it's own behind in this manner. Sad for the government and sad for the country. Let's see if the cross bench finally act as they...

Just listened to a great interview - the first "self help" style of thinking that I could relate to! http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/03/05/3703874.htm I particularly like the stuff around accepting insecurity, mortality, failure and embarrassment up front and looking it in the eye...

...was the one we just had. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-01/australia-experiences-hottest-summer-on-record/4547746?WT.svl=news2 Key Points: - Hottest summer on record across all weather stations, even if you take the extreme heat wave in the first half of January out of the readings...

The UCI has stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles. So ends what is the biggest and longest fall from grace that I can think of in the history of sport. Hero to millions - now a drug cheat. So very disappointing on so many levels - the training, the achievements, the...

So we have an interstate resi IP. Tenants have been in since 2009. Looked after the place well enough - rental inspections passed OK but they never surprised to the upside. Rent was frequently "just a bit" late but never late enough to warrant any action. They were being watched by our PM...

We are all getting nicely distracted by debate over the Carbon Tax but let's talk about something far more important. Firstly, some facts: - The majority of the world's developed economies are either in recession or teetering on it. - Yet the price of oil is currently over $100USD/ barrel...

On another thread I noted the following comments which I thought worthy of their own thread: OK, so I can imagine there may be some people who do this. But I am interested in how many actually push things to this extent? The fact TF has agreed with this statement so strongly makes me...

This sale evidence just floored me. - Bank in "prime retail" location (whatever that means...) in what looks to me like a pretty old building. - Less than four years left on the lease. - SOLD for 3.8% net yield Somebody really, really, really wanted stability of cashflows for the next...

OK, so we saw a deal one day. A nice established freehold medical centre with a steady trade in a growing area (in population terms) generally under serviced by doctors. Includes a bunch of doctors from a listed medical company doing a lot of corporate work and separate pharmacy, physio...

That someone started talking some sense on Climate Change policy... http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/45244.html And to think it would have come from our Prime Minister! :eek: I'm beginning to actually hope that she may well be able to get this done. She is right that history judges...

Right, well we've got a little something on the hook but we're yet to land it. The option but not the obligation if you catch my drift... Interested in people's thoughts as to its attractiveness: Pros - 8 years left on the lease to one of the big 4 - CPI+1% annual reviews - Market review in 3...