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NSW is the Star Economy

By Pete Wargent on 25 Jun 2014 No Comments

I've been arguing for a long time that New South Wales will be Australia's star economy of the coming decade. There are a number of reasons for that, including Sydney becoming a world class financial hub for Asia, and the harbour city becoming a self-sustaining jobs magnet, resulting in population growth and increased economic activity ...

Melbourne Auction Results – June 23, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 23 Jun 2014 2 Comments

In addition to the obligatory results and pulse on the Melbourne property auction market over the weekend, there are some significant changes coming into effect that will also be discussed in today’s property market wrap. As reported by REIV there was a 72 per cent property clearance rate from the 708 auctions reported over the weekend ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – June 21, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 21 Jun 2014 No Comments

On the back of a record month in May the property industry prepares itself for another month of potentially high auction results and clearance rates. But what's driving prices? In his weekly wrap Peter Sarmas discusses the growing strength in the Melbourne property market after we experienced another weekend of strong auction results ...

Lyme Disease, A Growing Cause of Illness

By Trevor Chetcuti on 20 Jun 2014 No Comments

The lack of education on Lyme disease is a growing concern for individuals who work with chronically fatigued and ill people. Driving this concern is the notion that the Australian Government refuses to acknowledge that Lyme disease is here in Australia. Despite this, many medical practitioners continue to tirelessly work with patients ...

South Yarra Residential Towers Keep Coming

By Urban Melbourne on 19 Jun 2014 No Comments

A few short weeks ago, Urban Melbourne highlighted South Yarra's steamrolling ability to continually accommodate new residential apartment projects. Latest cab off the rank is Claremont Manor, which has seen a slew of new images and information released in preparation for sales ...

Forget Affordability Measures and Ask Yourself Some Tough Questions

By CoreLogic RP Data on 18 Jun 2014 No Comments

There are many measures of affordability in the marketplace. Sadly, I believe that many of these measures fail to accurately depict the affordability or otherwise of housing in Australia. The main reason being that housing affordability is extremely complex and many factors drive the issue ...

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