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Which Australian Office Markets are in Trouble?
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Chris Lang.
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.
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Taking Stock of Commercial Property
Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by Chris Lang.
As I mentioned in a recent mail to some Clients, it's been surprising how few quality properties have been forced onto the market — given the difficulties caused by current global turmoil. You've heard so much lately as to how bad things are. But let's undertake a quick comparison for Australia — between 1990 and [...]
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Year-end Recap, on Where Things Stand!
Posted on 08. Dec, 2008 by Chris Lang.
During October, business borrowing actually expanded by a healthy 1.1 per cent — to be 13.2 per cent for the 12-month period. However, business debt and credit cards are considered more risky than home loans. Therefore, banks will raise their risk premium in these two areas; and not lower those lending rates, as much as [...]
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