Archive for 'Investment Opportunity'
"Doing Nothing Will Cost You!"
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Whenever Investors are confused ... the Property Market tends to do nothing and simply moves sideways.
You observed that when the GFC first struck.
People simply put their buying decisions 'on hold'. And then, frantically played catch-up over the last 12 months ... as soon as they realised things were still okay here in Australia.
Over that [...]
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Can You Afford to Miss Out?
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Chris Lang.
The other day, we took a look at Commercial property cycles, and where the various Australian CBD office markets might sit.
Currently, Melbourne seems to be "leading the pack". But you might be interested to explore exactly why that is.
Some recent research by Jones Lang LaSalle indicates that Melbourne's Office vacancy is likely to fall to [...]
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"Cycles Ain't Cycles"
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Overall, Australia has sailed through the Global Financial Crisis more or less unscathed. And from all accounts, Victoria and enjoys the standout economy of all the States.
The Traditional Cycle Has Been Interrupted
Last week, you explored the traditional cycle for CBD Offices — being 18 years from peak to peak. And over that same period, Retail [...]
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Commercial Property Cycles ...
Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Chris Lang.
How do you ever understand them?
Before talking to you about Commercial property, let's take a quick look at Investment Cycles in general.
A recent AFR article contained this rather clever chart ... showing an Investor's mood at different points throughout the Cycle.
My reading would be that Australia is currently at the "Optimism" stage of the upturn [...]
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Mega Truck-Stop Facility
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Chris Lang.
This Track-Stop is simply enormous — probably the world's largest! And being located at Tarcutta, it is midway between Melbourne and Sydney.
You may have seen the launch of the marketing campaign on Wednesday, in the national newspapers? And the response has been quite extraordinary.
But you can go straight to a dedicated website, and find [...]
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Never Underestimate ...
"The Value of Your Firm"
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Chris Lang.
On several occasions over the past fortnight ... I have had to give this very same advice. And so, I thought it might be worthwhile exploring this in some detail with you.
What we're actually referring to are the times when you need to relocate your Firm's headquarters. And in the process, unwittingly forego considerable benefits [...]
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Some Gloom ... Yet More Glee!
Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by Chris Lang.
The US Federal Reserve is concerned that consumption is still being underpinned by government funding.
And so, even though stimulus measures may be winding down ... the Fed has decided to maintain interest rates at their historically low level.
It seems that households and businesses are preferring to repay debt, rather than spend to encourage investment [...]
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Macmillan Magic
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by Chris Lang.
It's not often a property of this quality comes onto the market — offering you a tenant of such a high calibre.
15-19 Claremont Street, South Yarra
Macmillan Publishers Australia have a lease over three floors, which runs until March 2017. And their current Net Rental is $886,341 per annum.
You can go across now to a special [...]
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Interest Rate Rises ...
Are they a Good Sign?
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Chris Lang.
The RBA's decision on interest rates yesterday came about because of what's happening here in Australia, rather than in Europe.
It has been made against the backdrop of our exporters having recently extracted massive price hikes for iron or in coal, as a result of China's strong growth.
Since the global turmoil started in 2008, the $A [...]
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Only 2 Left ...
Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Remember those 7 small Office Investments I mentioned in South Yarra, during last week?
Well, only 2 of them now remain — because, five were snapped up and went straight to contract.
had thought the others were to be taken by a couple of investors in Shanghai. But they probably needed to see them first.
Therefore, [...]
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South Yarra ... Amazing!
Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by Chris Lang.
f you haven't been there for a while, you'll be simply astounded at the Commercial transformation going on — between Chapel Street and the South Yarra Station.
nyway, I've just been given access to several newly-tenanted Office Suites at 9 Yarra Street — which I presented to a select group of Clients, only yesterday.
And they've started [...]
