It's still 95% resi property.
Maybe 1% commercial property, 1% shares, 1% economic and environmental chat, 1% garbage, 1% other stuff.
Do you reckon that specific TC ??
I reckon it's closer to ;
92% residential property
3 or 4% shares
2% commercial property
1% rural property - mainly thanks to your excellent threads
1% fixed interest
and bugger all on bonds
Almost all of the side chat re: banks / PMs / economic generalities etc all revolve around how they affect and impact ressy only.
I've yet to see a thread on say, "Interest rates going up - how will that affect farming land or purchasing hotels" etc. It's only ever about houses and units.
The website says "Somersoft Property Investment Forum", but almost all forms of property are almost completely ignored - commercial / retail / industrial / rural / islands etc hardly get a look in and aren't 'encouraged' to the exclusivity of residential. I guess it comes back to this being a dominantly newbie site, and hence the budgets available are very low, where almost all forms of real estate are out of reach.
The other thing to note is that everyone participates in residential real estate whether they like it or not. You either own outright your PPoR, are paying off your PPoR, or rent your PPoR, all of which must be residential, excluding farmhouses. I'm sure this has an overbearing influence on chit chat, as the cost of this necessary expense overwhelms most people's budgets, especially when they are just starting out. Phaffing about with other fancy stuff other than residential when you don't have the money seems a tad irrelevant.....and even if you try, usually the other half pulls the wayward investor back into line.
If you want to take it further, most people feel comfortable chatting about ressy real estate because everyone has grown up with it, regardless of whether their parents rented or owned. It's something they have a little knowledge of regardless of trying, and hence they feel quite comfortable chatting about. On the other hand, strike up a conversation about bond yields or share imputation credits....and the holes and gaps in knowledge are glaring, and hence people will hold their tongue. Ask them about renting tips and how to fob off PMs, and everyone and their dog will have something to chip in.