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Good thing bananas don't pay rent

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
If bananas becoming luxury goods were a key driver of the 0.1 per cent lift in inflation, then escalating rents could be the next black cloud on our inflation horizon. The problem is increasing rents, which experienced their biggest quarterly rise in ...

Rate rise spectre saps consumer confidence

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
Flying in the face of a 4.5 per cent jobless rate, strong currency and figures showing 5.5 per cent of household finances have improved in the last month, interest rate uncertainty may account for the latest figures in consumer confidence dipping to ...

Houses at half price

... with a twist. Essentially, their home loan products break the ownership 50-50 between the purchaser who wants to live or rent the property and the 'equity partner', which can be a friend or a relative. Unlike other products in the market, any capital ...

Property scheme lands promoters in court

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... Property Holdings. The pair purchased properties from elderly persons but granted them lifetime tenancies for $1 per year rent. They then on-sold the properties to third part investors, sometimes helping the investor obtain a mortgage. Stephen O'Neill ...

Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

Property fund manager APN Funds Management said Japan and Europe will give the listed property trust (LPT) sector its second wind following the industry's boom in Australia and the US. Pete Morrisey, APN's latest recruit and formerly a Lonsec senior ...

Property 'extreme makeover' a winning formula: FKP

FKP Funds Management, the funds management arm of FKP property group, delivered more than its full year return target in the space of six months by buying into and refurbishing distressed properties. The group's FKP Core Plus fund returned 18.8 per ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... were caused by domestic travel and accommodation which was up by 6.2 per cent, vegetables which were up by 4.1 per cent and rent which tallied to a 1 per cent national increase. Further analysis reveals that Darwin leads the capital city inflation with ...

Orix sells to Allco

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
Finance company Orix Australia has sold three of its five business divisions to Allco Finance Group. The business, equipment and commercial property finance operations will form part of the restructure of Allco Hybrid Investment Trust, which was announced ...

Mobile age drives up demand for storage: Abacus

With an increasing number of people moving house or traveling frequently overseas, more investors are turning their attention to the untapped potential of the self storage industry, according to Abacus Property Group. The group manages Abacus Storage ...

Risky LPTs distorting the sector: Macquarie

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
Listed property trusts (LPTs) have never varied so widely according to Macquarie, who say out that much of the sector has been skewed by LPTs operating like anything but a traditional LPT and carrying risk beyond their traditional scope. David Dix ...