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	<title>No Guns ... No Horses&#187; global turmoil</title>
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		<title>Interest Rate Rises ... Are they a Good Sign?</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2010/05/05/interest-rate-rises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 23:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RBA&#039;s decision on interest rates yesterday came about because of what&#039;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&#039;s strong growth.

Since the global turmoil started in 2008, the $A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&quot;Things Can Change So Quickly&quot;</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2010/04/15/things-can-change-so-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
ave you stopped to think just how things have changed over the past 25 years? 

Just take a look at the global trade figures for the United States, Japan, Germany and Britain.

After the United States, China is now the world&#039;s largest economy. However, it is currently the largest exporter; while being the second-largest importer.

Here&#039;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest Economic Threat For Australia</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2010/01/13/biggest-economic-threat-for-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might surprise you to hear this, however ...

A Strong US Recovery

... would probably be the worst thing to happen for Australia in 2010.

If that occurs, the US Federal Reserve would be forced to quickly raise interest rates, from zero to around 3%. And that would cause the collapse in the Australian dollar from its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#039;s both Good News ... and Bad News!</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2009/08/31/its-both-good-news-and-bad-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[overnment statistics show that business investment rose by 3.3% during the three months to June &#8212; most of it accounted for by a massive 20% surge in Victoria.

This increase is the latest confirmation that Australia has entered its recovery phase &#8212; emerging from the global turmoil, without experiencing a technical recession.

But what does this mean?


In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Commercial Market?</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2009/08/17/state-of-the-commercial-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you would expect, the financial turmoil worldwide has had a significant effect on most property markets. However, the effect has not been the same across the board.

The current state of the various CBD office markets is probably your best barometer of future activity for two reasons. First, the Property Council of Australia (PCA) conducts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria is Starting to Shine</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2009/03/10/victoria-is-starting-to-shine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victoria may not have grown as fast as Queensland and WA over the whole of 2008.

However, it far outstripped every other State for the December &#8212; once the full impact of the global turmoil had started to take effect.

And as mentioned in an earlier posting ... the positive impact of the Bush Fire Relief funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Australian Office Markets are in Trouble?</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2009/02/10/which-australian-office-markets-are-in-trouble/</link>
		<comments>http://his-best.biz/2009/02/10/which-australian-office-markets-are-in-trouble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queensland seems to have been hardest hit. And in particular the Gold Coast, where vacancy levels have soared to around 18%.  

But the difficulties confronting Queensland (and fellow mining State WA) are not necessarily reflected Australia-wide.


Compared with the 20%+ vacancy rates of the early 1990s, and what&#039;s happening in the US and UK ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Stock of Commercial Property</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2009/02/03/taking-stock-of-commercial-property/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in a recent mail to some Clients, it&#039;s been surprising how few quality properties have been forced onto the market &#8212; given the difficulties caused by current global turmoil. 

You&#039;ve heard so much lately as to how bad things are.  But let&#039;s undertake a quick comparison for Australia &#8212; between 1990 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Not Quite the Stuff of Fairytales ...</title>
		<link>http://his-best.biz/2008/12/03/this-is-not-quite-the-stuff-of-fairytales/</link>
		<comments>http://his-best.biz/2008/12/03/this-is-not-quite-the-stuff-of-fairytales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But for the most of 2008, Australia has basically experienced what you might term a Goldilocks market for Commercial property ... &#034;not too hot, and not too cold!&#034;

Despite Office, Retail and Industrial being near the top of their cycles ... the global turmoil has prevented the usual runaway activity occurring &#8212; in most capital Cities.


The [...]]]></description>
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