Brisbane Apartment

The AFR on 27 April 2017 had a story on page 39 about apartment sales slowing in Brisbane and Melbourne.  "Slower off-theplan apartment...

According to RP Data CoreLogic, Brisbane apartments did badly in 2016.  See report here . Brisbane apartment prices  (to 31 January 2017)...

Two stories in the AFR today are worth reading, both on page 33. The first is titled "Industry warns of settlements failure".  I...

A story in today's Australian Financial Review is titled "China limits cash moves offshore" and show the risks for developers ...

It is interesting to see how resales have gone for off-the-plan purchasers in Meriton's Soleil (501 Adelaide St, Brisbane).  Some origin...

It has been reported recently that the Soda apartment development in South Brisbane did not receive development approval from the Council.  ...

The AFR on Thursday (30/01/14, p.38) had a full page story about Brisbane apartment developer, Aria .  Some highlights: Aria has sold 188 ...

At present, it seems that off-the-plan apartment developments are overpriced, and buying off the plan carries significant risks.  A series o...

A story in the Courier Mail yesterday:  " Bank revaluations hit apartment buyers ".  Some extracts: Buyers of off-the-plan apart...

Many owners of apartments in Festival Towers in Brisbane, and the body corporate, are suing Devine Limited and Brookfield Multiplex Construc...

"Bank of Queensland is worried about a surge in people borrowing money to invest in small apartments, citing Brisbane and Melbourne as ...

"If it's profitable and seems riskless, it's a business you don't understand."

I have re-looked at Meriton's Soleil apartments, now that they have finished.  If you like high apartments with great views, then the up...

An interesting article Off-the-plan properties are a risky acquisition .  This article has some good information, but it is focused on the s...

I feel that now is probably a good time to buy an apartment in Brisbane.  Prices are down, and there are many good apartments for sale.  How...

There are two large apartment buildings currently in presales in South Brisbane.  One is Metro's The Plaza development.  The other is P...

Property commentator Michael Matusik published some articles recently about the risks of buying of the plan.  See: Risks 1 to 3 Follow Up ...

An extract from an article by Chris Joye: " A third myth is the popular claim that luxury, or more expensive, properties outperform che...

I have previously written about the risks of purchasing off the plan apartments. See this post for example. Others have also written abou...

Here is an interesting article, that discusses the risks of buying off-the-plan. " Three surefire ways to lose money in property "