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Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... published a table that Australian house prices (weighted average of 8 capital cities) were 48% overvalued based on "price-to-rent ratio" and 29.4% overvalued based on "price-to-income ratio" and are "at risk of price correction". ABS figures show that ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
It was good. Nay, it was very good. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on company profits helped explain the latest jump in the NAB survey that showed business conditions increased by 6 points to a reading of +16 in January - the highest ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Industry superannuation funds are ensuring their slice of Australia's infrastructure pie, investing in a 99-year lease of the Sunshine Coast Airport via Palisade Investment Partners. Following a competitive tender process comprising 17 domestic and ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... project. Elephant Park offers 25% affordable housing - half of which will be made available as a mix of affordable and social rent, and the other half available under shared ownership. In response to the 2016 Affordable Housing Working Group, industry ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... and personal finance author Clayton Daniel did the math. He found if a person contributed to super the difference between rent payments and the weekly cost of owning a property, over a decade they could achieve around 80% of the profit that a property ...

Investec snaps up NSW properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
The Investec Australia Property Fund increased its exposure to New South Wales with the acquisition of three properties. For a combined total of $160 million, the property firm has purchased 2 Richardson Road, North Ryde, and 20 and 24 Rodborough Road ...

ASFA slams Grattan as 'out of touch'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... Funds of Australia (ASFA) has labeled the Grattan Institute as 'out of touch' following its claims that the age pension and rent assistance would provide an adequate retirement for Australians. In a statement, ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the ...

Metro property markets continue reliable income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Property fund manager Centuria says Australian metropolitan markets will continue to deliver both reliable income and capital returns in 2017. Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) trust manager Nicholas Blake told Financial Standard that several underlying ...

Swiss manager acquires Melbourne property

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
A Swiss fund manager recently acquired a Melbourne property occupied by one of the country's leading industry superannuation funds. An office building in which HOSTPLUS is the main tenant was acquired by the Swiss AFIAA Foundation for International ...

N1 hires eight for new subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... property and N1 Projects teams. "N1 Realty's pipeline of residential sales continues to grow and will continue to actively seek rent roll acquisition properties."