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Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... been no US-style housing collapse. The market is moving back up off a solid base. One question is whether the demand for houses from first home buyers will weaken once the Federal Government's First Home Owners Boost is no longer available. Braddick ...

Up, Down, Flat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... for an increase to 360,000 units. What's more, the previous month's tally was revised lower to 344,000. And the supply of houses available for sale remained high despite declining to 10.2 months in May from 10.4 months. So which is it? For me, the mere ...

ING battles longevity risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... to launch a new suite of income and investment products tailored around longevity risks. At a time when most investment houses are hunkering down and consolidating their products, ING Australia is revving up, with plans to launch the range later this ...

Take your pick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... 10.2 months -- the highest since November last year. This becomes more gruesome when you account for shadow inventory - houses that should be in the market but are waiting for better prices. The presence of this shadow inventory (reported to be substantial) ...

HSBC appoints Australia CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009

Plus Capital eyes offshore managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... currently in talks with three offshore managers and wants to geographically diversify. "In international equities all the big houses are already here and it's hard to say we've got someone that no-ones heard of, whereas in the alternatives space we believe ...

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... housing starts plunged 13 per cent in April to 458,000 units - the lowest since records began in 1950. Permits to build houses - a leading indicator of housing - also dropped to a record low of 494,000 during the month. This is exactly what I referred ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... adjust to a post-bull market lifestyle. In the past, consumers "traded up", buying luxury goods, expensive cars and bigger houses. In a recession, the trend reverses and consumers start trading down, cutting down expenses and "retrenching to their own ...

Surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... Hotels & Resorts soared 17 per cent and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide jumped 11 per cent. Americans may not be buying houses but they sure are still buying iPhones and iPods - just ask Apple which doubled the sale of these items. Perhaps they are ...

Wealth Within joins IMA race

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... service a limited number of IMA clients, usually around 100," said Owens. "Indeed most IMAs are powered by large investment houses or firms that are big enough to support a larger number thereby providing the service at a lower cost and with more bells ...