Interest Rates Are NOT About to Fall

Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by Chris Lang.

All the talk about the RBA needing to slash interest rates seems to be emerging from a relatively small section of our community.

Retailers and manufacturers probably feel they are going through a recession; and housing is currently moving sideways.

However, you need to look a little deeper than this — because these three sectors account for only 20% of the economy.

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Some Gloom ... Yet More Glee!

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by Chris Lang.

The US Federal Reserve is concerned that consumption is still being underpinned by government funding. And so, even though stimulus measures may be winding down ... the Fed has decided to maintain interest rates at their historically low level. It seems that households and businesses are preferring to repay debt, rather than spend to encourage [...]

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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 Institutional buyers and REITs have virtually withdrawn from the market ...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 [...]

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