Tag Archives: early 1990s
Do You Remember Back Then ... ?
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Chris Lang.
In an earlier article, I gave you a bullet-point comparison of how things are NOW ... compared to the early 1990s ... in relation to Commercial property.
Anyway, here are some very revealing graphs — based upon figures from the RBA.
Back in the 1990s, the banks were burdened with a heavy corporate exposure; and interest rates [...]
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CBD Office Markets
Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by Chris Lang.
As a result of the global financial crisis ... sales of Melbourne CBD Offices fell in 2008 (to $425.2m) from the level achieved in 2007 (of $850.9m) — according to research released by CBRE.
Institutional buyers and REITs have virtually withdrawn from the market ... leaving private syndicates, wealthy families and overseas buyers to transact most [...]
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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 [...]
