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Perth Market That Video was prepared back in Feb last year -- simply to alert clients of a few problem areas. From what I can see, most of the development was originally of a speculative nature -- but now seems to have a solid level of pre-commitment. However, with what has occurred...

Commercail Property Workshop Cameron Glad to hear your clients found my 9-Step Investment Formula worthwhile -- because I guess it covers everything I've leant that works, over the past 40 years. Anyway, I let you have more details on the upcoming Workshop shortly. All the best ...

Trrouble spots around Australia Hi Glenn: Only came back this week, and saw your post from just before Christmas. Both Perth and Brisbane or spots to watch very carefully -- and now Sydney with the global turmoil, given it is the financial centre for Australia. If you would like...

Annual Commercial Property Workshop Happy New Year everyone ... Just back from the Christmas break, and I have now fixed the date for this year's full-day Workshop in Melbourne -- being Saturday 21 March. With what's been going on over the past 12 months, there are more and more good...

The upcoming "Warning" video My apologies for not having the Warning video (about the real danger spots around Australia) up for you yet. But I just needed to wait for some important stats to become available. They're now out -- so I'll be summarising them into a short table; and also putting...

Your various Queries on Finance ... Hi JIT: Sorry -- but it was a hectic morning ... and I wanted to try and address your queries as best I could in the time I had. The situation Centro find themselves in ought not spread any wider; and is basically self-inflicted. Put simply, it...

Hi JIT: I can always count on you to come up with not just one question but 4 or 5. As I'll be tied up for the rest of the day, let me think about that over night ... and I'll come back to you in the morning. Regards ... Chris

It's been a while ... Happy New Year to everyone. And my apologies for not being a great contributor, during the latter part of last year. Although, I've been keeping a passing eye on the various postings. And I did appreciate the feedback from people like ... JIT, mortgageman, The Y-man...

Property Workshop DVDs Hi GJS : As I mentioned yesterday, it was a pity you couldn't have been at the Workshop on 24 February -- because we had a select group of 36 investors. If you have read my latest Book, you could look upon that as being the "Graduate" course ... whereas, the...

The recent Property Workshop Hi GJS : It's a pity you couldn't make to the Workshop -- because the response to it was rather good. Yes, we did tape it; and it is now being edited. As soon as I have finalized the the actual cost (which should be this week) ... I'll notify you on this...

Matrix queries Hi GSJ: Apologies for not coming back to you on your further queries before now. 1. The purchase price of $7.75 million. Yours is a simple question -- but the answer is somewhat more complex. It simply came down to establishing an underlying figure for the...

An Ashes' Treasure Hi everyone : I'm not sure if any of you are a mad keen cricket fan? But if you are … I've just made a posting on my blog, which might interest you. It's about a fascinating piece of Ashes' history I came across. Anyway, go Aussies this weekend! Regards … Chris

Accessing your Capital Growth Hi GSJ : The members actually borrowed a little more - but your numbers are close enough. Interestingly, the Syndicate members all used their personal Super Funds for the Investment. (SFs can invest into a "vehicle" that borrows - provided no one SF has...

Hi GSJ : That's correct. But that doesn't reveal the full story. You need to fully understand the psychology of "making public" the Valuation on the website -- when we had advised our clients the property was now worth considerably more than that. You see, no valuer is prepared to...

Various queries on Private Syndication Hi everyone : I noticed a few of you picked-up on the topic of Private Syndicates, and raised several issues. Perhaps a few points of clarification might be helpful. ASIC's requirements grossreal is quite correct in saying there being a limit...

Net Passing Yield

Here's the Case Study I promised you Hi everyone : Thanks for all the feedback on the answers I provided to GSJ's 10 Questions. A few of you raised several good issues relating to Private Syndicates - on which I will come back to you with a few thoughts. However, I did mention to you...

10 Questions on Commercial Property Hi everyone : The other day, GJS posed a number of key questions on Commercial Property. And apologies for not replying sooner. What I've tried to do is briefly address each query. And, where possible, give you some links to read further -- if you...

10 Questions on Commercial Property ... Hi GJS: Thanks for your 'shopping list' of queries. It's been one of those days for me -- so I won't be able to come back to you on them till tomorrow, if that's OK. But I should be able to contribute something worthwhile on most items. Let me...

Hi GJS and other CP investors ... Tell me what some of the queries are that you have. And let's see if I can be of any help. By the way, are you planning to come along to the February Workshop? Best wishes ... Chris Lang