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Will Rogers infamously suggested real estate was the best investment in the world because no more was being made.  He obviously wasn’t considering how many apartments could be constructed on a postage stamp of land nor do I expect he had Singapore in mind; In the two photos following you can see that Raffles Hotel on Beach Road in Singapore is one block back from the beach.  Between it and the coast sits the Britannia Club building.  In the second image Raffles is partly obscured by the roof of a high rise building in the foreground but the Britannia Club now has a green painted roof in the section of land marked for sale. continue…

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Australia has a love affair with property the likes of which the rest of the world may not fully appreciate. The 18^th top-ranked site in Australia is realestate.com.au, pipped only by sites operated by global powerhouses such as Google, Twitter, Ebay and Facebook. continue…

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REA Group (ASX: REA) has just released their first half results for the 2016 financial year.

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Yesterday we attended Citi Group’s ‘Fireside discussion’ with Tracey Fellows, CEO of REA Group Limited (ASX: REA).

Below we share a few noteworthy points from the conversation. continue…

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Yesterday REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) released their full year results. Whilst it slightly missed expectations we were nonetheless pleased by the result. continue…

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Do we have a property bubble in Australia? It’s a topic that has numerous sides to the debate; from supply, demand, debt levels and affordability. However, perhaps the best view of the state of Australia’s property market has rather silently and with little fanfare come straight from the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry. continue…

by Russell Muldoon Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia released its June credit data last week. The data continued to show strong growth in investment mortgages, with outstanding loans increasing 10.7 per cent on the same time last year. This remains above APRA’s targeted ceiling growth rate of 10 per cent and represents a slight acceleration in the rate of growth relative to the May data. continue…

by Stuart Jackson Posted in Financial Services, Insightful Insights, Property.

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There’s no doubt that REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) has been an excellent performer in terms of share price over the past decade, it’s up over 2,600 per cent. We now ask, with questions arising about a potential housing bubble and maybe even a looming burst just around the corner, will REA be able to maintain this?

The answer may surprise you. continue…

by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia recently released private sector credit data which showed another month of strong growth. The RBA has raised concerns regarding the rate of growth in lending on speculative assets, and housing in particular, for some time. Glenn Stevens stated recently that he views some developments in the Sydney property market as “crazy” and “acutely concerning”. continue…

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After a comprehensive review of Australia’s infrastructure projects, there is one thing that is very clear. Sydneysiders must brace for significant disruption. continue…

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