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For many years I had been looking at various long term graphs etc to determine if there was a huge housing bubble and if prices would drop drastically. I looked at various long-term graphs, including australian house prices and many of them there clearly showed a huge jump starting from mid...

With the first of the oldest baby boomers reaching the "official" retirement age next year, what do you guys think will be the impact on various assets, and in particular the various property markets in australia? Which asset and prop markets will benefit and which will loose out ? Baby...

I have a feeling there is some change coming in terms of interest rate spreads... I rekon banks are going to focus divert lending towards business, including commercial prop, and thus reduce spreads on those loans while increasing spreads on residential loans ... If this eventuates in...

Starting a new thread to discuss and share ideas about "what next" in terms of economy investments. Its apparent now that globally economies are recovering, and australia in particular is doing well (along with various emerging countries). So the question becomes appopriate "what next"?

well, well here we are.. about a year since this thread was started.... http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37403 finally there is acknowledgement of a slowdown, and appreciation of the size of this whole problem... it took a while but its happened.. and as suggested post olympics...

Some positive signs.. In my view, based on some indicators, banks are unlikely to hike rates more than any RBA increases. Note: This is based on the situation at present.. if there are some other external events e.g. another bank in US collapsing etc, it will change ..

Based on short term money markets a major source of australian bank funding – short term rates, have increased by about .75% just since early Jan.. About .25% was recouped by the banks when they hiked their rates independently of RBA.. But it looks like there is more pressure on them to...

A friend and I were chatting yesterday and thinking about why property has become so unaffordable in Sydney. One of the main reasons we came up with was …. Olympics !! Billions were spent from mid 90s on construction of various projects and infra, e.g. stadiums, train line to olympic park...

are the signs there for a global slowdown ?? copper and other industrial metals, although volatile, are a good indicator.. they were the first to rally from 03 boom .. and recently as USD has been falling they should be rising.. however, the bigger picture says there is a slowdown coming...

Here is the article: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a6uLRCzBxDf4&refer=news Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors index of U.K. house prices dropped to the lowest level in more than two years in October after rising mortgage rates deterred...

Australia is a large country/continent with very low poupulation density (overall). Most of the population is in and around the major cities. Sydney being the largest city, has natural land constraints - east is the ocean, west the mountains, north and south national parks. In between is the...

Hi Guys, I am looking to get into the property market, but would like to legally set myself a structure before making any purchases. Is it better to buy under your own name or buy under a structure such as a trust? What are the benefits of a trust as opposed to buying under your own...

Hi Guys, Just want to get a view of where we are in the economic cycle.. Its difficult to do with so many factors etc so I have narrowed it down to the following: Regions (these are the regions that have most impact on Australia): - US - Asia - Japan - Europe - Australia For each region I...

Hi guys, The property market is massive and to find that special gem you have to look carefully. When doing searches are there special keywords that you look for, or when reading at a property decsription are there some special things you lookout for.. Some of the ones I look for are: -...

Hi, Firstly, the intention of this thread isnt to slander property investment. It is simply to understand the drivers of property prices and what has happened in the current cycle. The fundamental drivers for property prices, as I understand it are are: population growth, wage growth...

Hi, I have question for the experienced and also newbie investors on this forum. What appraoch do you take when assessing a property for investment? Given that nowdays you can easily buy interstate etc, how do you go about selecting which area, which street, which property? I guess the...

Bernanke cut the key rate by 50 basis points to 4.75. What do you think are the likely impacts of this move, and the change in US feds stance from controlling inflation to ensuring US doesnt receed? And what impact will it have on Australia and Property (in general)?? My own views are...

I have read various posts here where younger genration (Gen X andf Y) get blasted. My view as a gen X/Y, whichever it is, is quite the opposite. The media has portrayed our younger generation to be credit card junkies, gadget junky, no hopers, and thats the image readily accepted by many...

Hi all, I came upon data showing percentage of properties in a suburb that are owner-ccupied vs rented. All else being equal, what is better for to an INVESTOR a suburb that has high level of owner occupied properties (e.g. 65% or over), one that has about equal (50-50) or one with low level of...

Hi Guys, I want to research Melbourne, but don't know too much about it. I lived there for 2 months few years back, for work secondment, but did not get much opportunity to explore. What are the areas in Melbourne that would be equivalent to Sydney areas such as Gordon, Lindfield, Pymble...