Tag Archives: chris lang
"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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"Capture Your Firm's Full Value"
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Last week, we talked about what you could be missing out on ... when you find the need to move.
Whenever you decide to relocate to new Headquarters, what are the key things you are seeking to achieve?
New premises that perfectly meet your needs — as to design and location;
A secure lease, with built-in flexibility down [...]
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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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Commercial Property Yields?
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Chris Lang.
... Exactly How Do They Work?
Recently, I was invited to conduct a Workshop at a 3-day Conference for some 1200 delegates.
My role was to provide some insight into the main Commercial property sectors. And explain just how the combined returns for each sector relate to one another.
So what I've done is to create a short [...]
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Distortion Guaranteed?
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Chris Lang.
While the Rudd government may have moved quickly to provide guarantees for the major Banks during a financial turmoil ... the impact of doing so has been disastrous for borrowers.
Right now, these major Banks seem to account for virtually 80% of all owner-occupier loans for property.
As such, the margins they are charging have never been [...]
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Is Negative Gearing for You?
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Buying and negatively gearing a Commercial investment property is not forever in one — particularly, with interest rates on the rise.
And if you already have high personal debt ... adding to that wouldn't be a smart move on your part.
Make Borrowing just one of your Tools
ny gearing you decide to take on, should be viewed [...]
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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 [...]
