Given the recent financial turmoil overseas, there are several questions that seem to be continually surfacing.

Can the world live with a ballooning US trade deficit? Are asset prices currently too high? Does anything good actually come from outsourcing to China and India? How will all that’s going on affect you as a Property investor?

To fully address these questions, you first need consider the change in the way Western companies are now operating.
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Your latest G+L eBulletin is now available. And you will be astonished at just how much the Resources boom has been impacting upon the Office markets around the country.

How will it affect you?

Interestingly, it is not spread evenly across Australia — so make sure you’re not caught unaware.

Read the full G+L eBulletin — Winter 2007

Every now and then, I’ll have a client call to check just how the market is traveling relative to the 1980s. And there is no question that it’s strong — but you do need to place it into context.

In the last eBulletin, I tried to give you an overview of where things stood. Recently, the ANZ Bank’s research team put out a report — and an extract from that reads …
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Should you hold, sell, refinance or simply transfer your Commercial property investments into your Super Fund?

You have until 30 June to put up to $1million into your Super Fund tax free. And then, that figure drops to $150,000 from the start of next financial year.

This simple logic is very persuasive — some people would even say a “no-brainer”. But, according to ING, that logic could be misguided and leave you worse off for up to 20 years.

Read the full G+L eBulletin — Autumn 2007

By now you are probably winding down, and getting ready for a well-earned Christmas break.

As you’re aware, the purpose of the postings on this site is to give you quick updates on events affecting you as a Commercial property investor.

However, our regular eBulletins are still designed to give you a more in-depth analysis of Market trends — but on a quarterly basis.

The current eBulletin takes a look at where you are in the Property Cycle; and what it is you need to consider.

You can now go to our main website for the complete picture.

Will there be another Crash?

If there is to be a Crash … When?

How widespread will the Crash be?