Brisbane Apartment

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Monday, March 30, 2015

What to do in Brisbane?

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Travel & Leisure magazine has an interesting blog post about Brisbane.   See post here .
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Arbour on Grey - recent sales

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It is hard to find out recent sales prices for a number of South Bank apartments in Brisbane.  This is because the land is leased on a 999 y...
Sunday, March 15, 2015

Brisbane the laggard, says Macquarie

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"Brisbane is still very much the laggard for this cycle given the sluggish domestic economy, with periodic price falls still common pa...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Brisbane Apartment Glut, then Crash

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Queensland University of Technology property economist, Professor Chris Eves, has warned a glut in apartments in Brisbane's CBD, South ...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Advice from Warren Buffett

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Forget what you know about buying fair apartments at wonderful prices; instead, buy wonderful apartments at fair prices. 
Saturday, March 7, 2015

Developments in Brisbane

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A good website to look for future developments in Brisbane is the Brisbane Development website.  It demonstrates that there are many large ...

Troubles within Body Corporates

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When buying an apartment, it is important to understand whether the body corporate committee is professional and sensible, and whether the b...

Recent Sales - Admiralty Towers One and Two

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Recent sales in Admiralty Towers One (35 Howard Street) Apt 145, 2 bed, 2 bath, river views from side (not direct riverfront) 105 sqm - $...

Austin Apartment Sale

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Aria developed a property at 77 Grey Street, South Brisbane, overlooking the Queensland Museum, called Austin. Apartment 1807 is currently...
Friday, March 6, 2015

Rental Yields Decreasing as Prices Increase

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From RP Data CoreLogic : "CoreLogic RP Data February Home Value Index results released today showed that Australia’s combined capita...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Quay West Brisbane Resales

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Recent sales for Quay West in Brisbane, at 132 Alice Street Apt 37, 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car - 72 sqm - $456,000 in October 2014 Apt 134, 3 ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Valuer's view of Brisbane property

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"Firstly, interstate migration is a long way off its heady peaks in 2003. It’s flat performance isn’t ...
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Monday, November 3, 2014

October is a better month for Brisbane apartment median values

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The RP Data CoreLogic Home Value Index registered a 1.0% capital gain across the combined capital cities over the month of October, howeve...

Tax for foreign investors on transactions involving taxable Australian property

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On 31 October 2014, the Government released a discussion paper outlining the proposed design options for implementing the previously announ...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

No capital growth for Brisbane property over last six years

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Most recent property investors in Brisbane are likely to have lost money. From a recent report from RP Data: "The next time you he...

When we abandon traditional underwriting standards

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" The regulators believe that lower loan underwriting standards promote homeownership and make mortgages and homes more affordable. The...
Friday, October 31, 2014

Brisbane rental market

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From an REIQ press release that was issued today: Rental markets remain tight in southeast Queensland and the state’s major tourism centr...
Monday, October 27, 2014

Admiralty Towers 2 sales

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Some recent sales in Admiralty Two, a tower on the Brisbane riverfront, at 501 Queen Street.  One of the better buildings in the city, which...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

What does the future hold for Brisbane apartments?

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My advice to those considering buying in a high-rise apartment block in Brisbane -- don't buy off the plan and don't buy for two yea...

Brisbane Skytower

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Pre-marketing has commenced for Brisbane Skytower, said to be the tallest residential tower in Brisbane when it is completed. It is being...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Win an apartment in Soleil

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RSL Art Unions are giving away, in an art union, apartment 5304 in Soleil.  This is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, no balcony, at 83 sqm, l...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Ray White Market Update for Brisbane City apartments

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From Ray White CBD: "The third quarter has seen prices remain stable after the growth of the first two quarters on 2014. Fallin...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Brisbane Still Behind

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Chart from RP Data.  Brisbane market has under performed the combined capitals average since 2008.
Friday, October 17, 2014

Rental Report

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RP Data has recently released its quarterly rental review .  It shows that Brisbane apartment rents are flat.  My sources tell me that rents...

Invest in Brisbane

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This report suggests that Brisbane is the best place to invest in property at present. " Overall, it’s a decent set of numbers with ...

Student Accommodation and Serviced Apartments - Good Investments?

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"In summary, it’s difficult to recommend pursuing an investment in either a serviced apartment or student accommodation. While they bot...

Another South Brisbane Apartment Complex

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Opera , another apartment complex is South Brisbane, is being marketed off the plan. One bedrooms from $385,000 and two bedrooms from $580...

South City Square in Woolloongabba

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A new apartment development in Woolloongabba has been launched, called South City Square .  It is located on Logan Road. Over 1,000 apart...

Legal Claim Against Meriton

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A Meriton construction company is being sued by a body corporate for building defects. "BILLIONAIRE developer Harry Triguboff is at t...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Index funds

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There is often a debate whether it is best to buy shares or property.  My investment focus has been property.  When investing in shares, it ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Brooklyn or Brisbane?

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I can buy a two bedroom apartment in Brooklyn NYC for about the same price as a two bedroom apartment in Brisbane city.  See this listing f...

Buy or Rent?

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The AFR recently had an article on whether you are better off renting or buying property.  See article here . For many people, I believe t...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Pain Report - Capital Losses

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From RP Data: The RP Data Pain & Gain report is a quarterly assessment of realised gross profit and loss based on dwelling re-sales ov...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

High Court said builder not liable to body corporate

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The High Court has unanimously held that listed developer Brookfield ­Multiplex, the builder of the $60 million Chelsea apartment tower in ­...

Spire at 550 Queen Street

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After it failed to sell the land,  Consolidated Properties has announced that it will be developing a 39 level tower at 550 Queen Street, ...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Large number of off-the-plan apartments being marketed in Brisbane

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There are a large number of new apartments being marketed by developers in Brisbane at present.  Buyers beware!  Here is a list of just some...

Oversupply of Brisbane Units

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There have been a number of articles this year regarding an oversupply of apartments in Brisbane, especially new high-rise in areas close to...
Friday, October 3, 2014

Poor Urban Design for South Brisbane and West End

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As previously reported , the government has released a "master plan" for South Brisbane. The plan has been widely criticised .  ...
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Recent Quay West Sales in Brisbane

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Quay West is a great apartment building, overlooking the Botanical Gardens on Alice Street.  A one bedroom apartment in this building is ove...

Spice Apartments at South Brisbane

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The  Spice Apartments  development at South Brisbane is currently being sold off-the-plan.  According to the agents selling these apartments...
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Brisbane still under performs

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RP Data reports that the Brisbane property market has under performed the combined capitals average since 2008 but is gathering some mome...

Economic Data remains mixed - RP Data

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RP Data reports the following: Mortgage demand has started to level recently The RP Data Mortgage Index (RMI) shows that mortgage dema...

W Hotels on old court site

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It is reported that W Hotels will manage a new hotel that will soon be developed on part of the old State Courts site on George Street.  Th...

Rental Pain

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The Courier Mail has an article today about potential pain for rental property owners.  "A flood of new apartments being built in Brisb...

Project Aparment

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The Australian newspaper has a lift out regarding buying and investing in new apartments.  See ProjectApartment .
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