You have seen strong growth and investor activity over the past 12 months; but neither of these have been very consistent — whether you look across the nation, or within each of the Commercial sectors.

Let’s take a quick look at each sector; and also consider the likely impact that further interest rate rises may have on your Investment Strategy.
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Last week I posted two articles that you may find interesting — and just wanted to make sure you actually received them.

If you didn’t get a chance to look at them then … here are the links to the full articles

Economy tipped to enter new Golden Age

Vietnam … Asia’s 2nd Fastest-Growing Economy

Both these articles cover things that could impact on your overall Investment Strategy.

Having survived the unintended barrage of postings last week, I just thought you needed a short break. Anyway something has now come up, which I thought you might wan to hear about.

About 6 weeks ago, I alerted you to an investment opportunity in the CBD. It was a strata office for around $240,000 with good depreciation benefits.

The interest from our eBulletin subscribers was quite amazing. And, during the ensuing fortnight, we had strong enquiry; plus a number of positive inspections … culminating in a rather quick sale.

As it turns out, I now have something similar close to the CBD.
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You are always reading about how China has been breaking annual growth records. And then it was India’s turn to steal the limelight.

But after throwing off the Soviet shackles, Vietnam signed an accord to roll back trade barriers with the USA. And its stagnant economy has literally leapt into action.
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One of Australia’s leading economic forecasters has predicted a new golden age of growth for the economy as the problems of worker shortages and production bottlenecks are solved amid a continuing boom in demand for commodities.

Canberra-based consultancy Access Economics predicts Australia’s gross domestic product will soar 4.6 per cent in 2007, compared with just 2.9 per cent this year, representing the strongest annual growth rate since 1997-98.
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A couple of weekends ago, I spoke at a 2-day Seminar in Sydney organised by Wealth Creator Magazine. My session was all about the Emerging Trends in Commercial Property.

As a regular subscriber, you are pretty much kept up to date with those trends through the eBulletins you receive — and now, via these regular Updates. However, several people at the seminar showed a keen interest in how you go about successfully structuring an acquisition.
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