Tag Archives: confidence
"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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Retail Returns to Favour
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Retail property has had some press coverage of late.
It has shown a surprising improvement, given global events and the hike in interest rates.
Westfield (a good retail barometer) reported a strong mid-year result from its Australian shopping centres.
As you can see from the table, Vacancy rates have fallen significantly and Yields firmed — particularly within the [...]
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Sentiment is Strong ... Despite the Economy
Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by Chris Lang.
These graphs are painting a very encouraging picture.
As you can see, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased strongly by 9.5% for June.
And that means it has now leapt by some 23% since May — the largest 2-month increase for over 30 years.
First-home buyers have also been active, accounting for nearly 30% of [...]
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The "Fund Gap" Threatens ...
Higher-Priced Commercial Property
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by Chris Lang.
Earlier this year, you read about a funding crisis pending for Property Trusts and Institutional buyers. And this is not helped by the RuddBank failing to materialise.
With a surge in the Share Market since March, several recent capital raisings have helped some of these larger property owners.
However, with the latest hiccup in Share Market [...]
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Demand Finally Surfaces!
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by Chris Lang.
The pent-up demand for housing serves to underline that this downturn is more like the credit squeeze of the mid-1970s, than the recession of the early 1990s.
It's principally a confidence thing.
However, the recent surge in purchases by first-home buyers confirms that with the encouragement of low interest rates and government hand-outs ... the buyers will [...]
