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It was Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 work ‘Outliers’ who made the “10,000-Hour rule” famous.
Gladwell repeatedly referred to the rule whereby he says that the key to success in any field is a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of 10,000 hours.
Well, they tell us that it makes the world go round, and maybe it does for all I know about solar physics, but how often do we stop to think what money actually is?
There are more property investment articles, commentaries and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month. Each Saturday morning I like to share some of the interesting ones I’ve read during the week.
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You often hear location is paramount when choosing a great investment property. But what makes a good location?
Figures released this week by SQM Research reveal a continued rising trend in vacancies for most cities, with vacancy rates increasing in every capital city except Darwin, during April 2013.
Today I’d like to talk about asset bubbles, but first a little about collectors’ items.
Back in 1986, a company called Pannini released an amazingly popular sticker collection book by the name of Football ’86.
One of the more common property investment questions that I get asked is, “What’s hot?”
Now, I happen to think that is the wrong question. What the investor really should be asking is, “What should I buy?”
And for mine, the answer comes down to understanding three simple concepts: [Read more...]
A whole bunch more of us are going to be flying solo in the not-too-distant future, and one-bedroom apartments may well top our wish-list when it comes to living arrangements according to an article in Domain.
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, the fastest-growing household type is the lone-person dwelling, which is projected to grow by an average of 2.2 per cent a year, reaching 3.2 million households, or 28 per cent of all households, by 2031. [Read more...]
Louis Christopher of SQM Research has highlighted a worrying trend towards increasing vacancy rates in a number of mining towns. In this article on Property Observer and also here on Bloomberg, some of the larger recent rises were identified in Port Hedland, Karratha, Gladstone and Roma.
Scott Keck, chairman of Charter Keck Kramer valuers and property consultants, recently gave his market update with some insights into what he sees ahead for our property markets.
I’ve known Scott for over 30 years and respect his views. Here is what he had to say… [Read more...]
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