阿德莱德讲座
针对2019年11月16日开始执行的偏远地区移民新政，澳洲政府近日公布了两条重磅消息：
1 西澳的珀斯和昆士兰的黄金海岸将被视为偏远地区；
2 偏远地区的移民配额将从23,000名增加到25,000名
“偏远地区”的移民福利有哪些？
根据11月即将执行的新政，居住和工作在偏远地区的技术移民，不但有资格申请“偏远地区雇主担保”和“偏远地区州政府担保”这两种可以转为永久居留签证的临居签证，更能在住满3年后转为永久居留签证时享受优先审理权，快人一步获得PR。
此外，在“偏远地区”读书满两年的国际留学生，在申请技术移民时还可以获得额外的5分。
另外，根据澳洲政府的声明，由于今年第一季度发放的偏
在近日举行的昆士兰州UDIA城市发展研究院颁奖盛典上，亚太集团的长期合作伙伴、精品开发商Aria再次摘得三项桂冠——其开发项目Valencia Residences荣获最佳高密度住宅（10层以上）大奖、卓越建筑设计奖；另一开发项目Akira则获得了最佳高密度住宅（10层以下）大奖。
近日，PIPA澳洲房产投资专家协会（Property Investment Professional of Australia）完成了他们2019年的年度房产投资者情绪调查。
这项调查覆盖了全澳近1200名住宅房产投资者，其中44%持有2-4套房产，17%持有5-10套房产。PIPA综合而深入地调查了他们对于市场一年来整体表现的观感、近期面临的挑战，以及对未来的预期。
在这项调查中，PIPA的专家发现了几点非常有趣的现象：
1) 82%的房产投资者都认为现在是入市的好时机
在2018年，有77%的房产投资者认为这是入市的好时机，而今年，这一象征市场信心的指标继续显著上扬，达到了82%，显示出投
在过去的10年中，墨尔本在澳洲房市上始终表现稳定而出色，交出了一份年均增值6.6%的高分答卷。
与此同时，在如今的大墨尔本，房屋空置率仅有2%，释放出极为强劲的供不应求的信号——而在可预见的未来之内，墨尔本的供需矛盾还将进一步激化：
从需求方面来看，眼下的墨尔本平均每一天都要新增327名人口，其中的65%均为海外移民，这些人自然都需要立即有一个遮风挡雨的屋檐；但在供应方面，《澳大利亚金融评论报（Australian Financial Review）》指出，在截至今年6月的过去12个月中，维多利亚州的建筑许可数量从75,613急剧下跌至59,719。
这一增一减之下，直接造成了墨尔本在2019
在目前的全澳市场中，有一个城市在长期增值潜力方面脱颖而出，这正是昆士兰州的首府——布里斯班。
根据权威预测机构牛津经济研究所（BIS Oxford Economics）的数据，布里斯班有可能在未来10年内超越全澳其它所有市场。
受到可负担性、生活方式以及人口组成等各方面变化的影响，如今，越来越多的澳洲人比起传统的带地别墅来，更倾向于选择联排别墅或公寓作为自己的家，布里斯班也完全不例外。
从全澳人口普查数据中，我们可以清晰地看到，澳洲人口从低密度住宅向中高密度住宅迁移的大趋势。2011年，联排别墅仅占澳洲所有住宅的9.9%，而在最新的人口普查中，这一比例已经上升到了12.7%。与此相对的是，独栋
1967年，两个从意大利漂洋过海来到澳大利亚的新移民兄弟俩，为了谋生而开起了一家砌砖的小生意；50年后的今天，仅仅只用了两代人，这个砌砖生意就发展成为了名下开发项目价值超过27亿元的业界巨头——这就是在BRW富豪榜上与Myer家族和Fairfax家族并驾齐驱的昆士兰显赫之家：Pellicano家族。
如今的Pellicano家族带领着业界知名的Pellicano开发及建筑集团，在昆士兰与维多利亚均成功交付了一系列质量卓著的住宅项目，广受同行的尊敬与消费者的青睐。
上周，Pellicano家族企业的现任掌门人，Nando Pellicano应邀来到悉尼，作为亚太集团精品访谈活动“总裁对话（CEO
9月6日晚上，850余位全澳人力资源业界精英在悉尼The Star星港城齐聚一堂，盛装出席由Ironfish亚太集团首席赞助的2019 Ironfish全澳人力资源大奖颁奖典礼（Australian HR Awards）。
这是亚太集团连续第三年携手这一业界盛典。本年度的颁奖典礼由澳洲著名电视节目主持人Tom Williams主持，亚太集团的创始人兼CEO周华先生进行了开场致辞。
在周华的演讲中，他向所有到场嘉宾抛出了一个至关重要的问题：
“财务健康对你来说意味着什么？”
“每一年，我都叹服于你们将人力资源的行业水准再次推向新高。我深知这样的成就得来非易，而是凝聚着许许多多的汗水与付出、常常以
在经济学人智库（Economist Intelligence Unit）刚刚发布的全球最宜居城市排行榜中，澳大利亚在前20名中独占5席，是全球唯一一个有此成就的国家。
这一排行榜覆盖了全球140多个主要城市，综合考察它们的稳定性、医疗水平、城市文化、环境、教育、基础设施建设等等30多个因素，并最终给出满分为100分的评分。
全球最宜居城市连续第2年花落维也纳，其得分为接近满分的99.1。
以微弱差距屈居第二的是墨尔本（98.4），墨尔本此前曾经有连续7年傲居榜首的传奇纪录。
紧随墨尔本其后的第三名是澳洲最大的城市——悉尼（98.1），其他澳洲上榜城市包括阿德莱德（第10位），珀斯（第14位）以
8月27日，亚太集团房产总监Will Mitchell与ANZ澳新银行的房产与投资贷款经理Sue Hatch一道，在ANZ珀斯分部办公楼进行了一场别开生面的2020房市见解讲座。
在讲座上，Sue Hatch为到场听众介绍了目前最新的银行信贷政策动态，而Will则通过翔实全面的房产市场大数据，为到场听众深入浅出地介绍了目前存在于珀斯的反周期投资机遇。
讲座一开始，Will就向听众抛出了这个问题：
“你应该在什么时候买雨伞？晴天的时候，还是下雨的时候？”
“下雨的时候，每个人都在买雨伞，你可能需要和别人一起抢购质量不怎么好的雨伞，还很可能要多付溢价；而晴天的时候，雨伞的价格更实惠、购买更从容，更
眼下，澳洲人的生活方式正在日益发生着变化。
尤其是在各大首府城市，“大后院”的澳洲梦正在迅速更新迭代。最新的人口统计数据表明，如今选择居住在高密度住宅（联排别墅或公寓）中的澳洲人，比历史上任何时期都要更多。
由于可负担性、生活方式以及人口结构等方方面面的因素，联排别墅成为了别墅和公寓之间的“完美中间地带”——它们既能提供公寓式的低养护居住方式，又能提供别墅式的户外娱乐空间。正因如此，许多白领人士、年轻家庭、或大房换小房买家（downsizer），都将联排别墅视为首选的房产类型。
如果你不确定自己该买联排别墅还是公寓/别墅，或者想知道投资联排别墅时应该格外注意哪些方面，那么这篇攻略都会一一为你提
在这些年房产市场的起起伏伏中，我见证了不少所谓的“成功人士”来了又走。
当市场火爆的时候，做好人、做对事都是自然而然的，事业成功也来得更加容易。
但当市场情况改变、挑战丛生的时候，不论对于个人、还是对于企业，要做好人、做对事，就显得不那么轻松了——要获得并保持成功，则更是难上加难。
在MGM Research最新发布的《2019全球百万富翁人口分析报告（Global Millionaire Population Analysis 2019）》中，百万富翁被定义为：除了自住房产之外拥有100万美元及以上资产的人士。根据这一定义，在2018年，全球共有1960万名百万富翁——也就是说，全球每10
提到布里斯班，你可能知道这里是一座阳光之城，终年沐浴在灿烂阳光与蓝天白云之下；
你可能也知道这座城市的“母亲河”布里斯班河从市中心蜿蜒穿过，为这里的人们带来别具一格的水畔生活；
如果你是一个资深投资者，你可能还知道这座城市正在经历着十年以来最迅猛的州际移民增长，各项基础设施和新兴产业都在蓬勃发展；
但你是否知道，就在仅仅距布里斯班市中心6公里的地方，有一个占地面积接近布里斯班市中心9倍大的国家级贸易特区？
——这就是澳大利亚贸易口岸（Australia Trade Coast）。
强强联手
澳大利亚贸易口岸是整个澳大利亚设施最全备的贸易特区，由布里斯班机场、布里斯班市政府、布里斯班港和昆士兰
都说“富不过三代”，这个墨尔本的神秘家族是怎么做到富五代的？
中国有一句俗语，“富不过三代”，说的其实就是财富在家族之间代际传承的难度。
墨尔本的Deague家族在这方面则是一个成功的典范 ——这个家族中的“富一代”W H Deague在1867年从英国启航并登陆澳洲，在墨尔本一手开创了当时闻名遐迩的建筑企业，自那时开始至今天，执掌并创造财富的企业家精神在这个家族中薪火相传已有5代。
如今，Deague家族企业的掌门人是身为CEO的Will Deague，这位身家在全澳名列前茅的“富五代”今年41岁，日常从位于Portsea的家中驾驶直升机去墨尔本上班，一举一动都会引起媒体的好奇与猜测——不过
众所周知，澳洲的房产市场向来不是一个整体市场，每个城市、甚至每个城区都有自己不同的市场趋势、行情和周期。
在如今的澳洲房产市场上，当悉尼和墨尔本正在从上一波上涨周期中进入调整阶段时，另一些城市则在蓄势待发，静待属于自己的绽放。
上涨前夜？
世界领先的经济预测机构国际清算银行牛津经济研究院（BIS Oxford Economics）在上个月发布了最新的住宅市场前景展望。
报告的作者Angie Aigomanis表示： “随着澳洲住宅供应量从2020-2021年开始大幅下降，市场预计将迅速收紧，价格增速将超过预期”。
同时，在报告中，他还对澳洲不同城市未来三年的房价上涨幅度进行了预测，其中，阿德莱
提到布里斯班，你最先会想到什么？
蜿蜒流淌过市区的布里斯班河？还是横跨河岸的标志性建筑故事桥？
长久以来，提到布里斯班的水畔生活，大家脑海中的第一个印象就是河景。
但其实，布里斯班也有着碧蓝清湛的海水、绵延优美的海湾、活力四射的滨海社区，而且距市中心仅有25分钟车程……一切的一切，都恰如悉尼的Manly。
这，你知道吗？
布里斯班的秘密宝藏
Wynnum West位于布里斯班以东13公里，是布里斯班人“私藏”的宝藏区域。
这里面向布里斯班风景优美的Moreton Bay海湾，海水湛蓝，视野开阔，还拥有清澈如镜的Wynnum Wading Pool海洋泳池，以及豪华游艇云集的港口码头……这一带，
但凡对澳洲有所了解的人，一定都听说过墨尔本“世界最宜居城市”的称号。
根据经济学人智库（Economist Intelligence Unit）每年公布的“世界宜居城市排行榜”，在2011年-2017年，墨尔本连续整整7年被评为“全世界最宜居的城市”。
直到2018年，墨尔本才以微弱的差距惜败维也纳——但即便如此，墨尔本在这一榜单上也仍然傲居全球第二，大幅领先东京、伦敦、纽约等一系列全球大都会。
不过，尽管墨尔本有着如此“辉煌”的战绩，但经验告诉我们，居住在一个城市中，最重要的还是你所在的那个“区”（suburb）。尤其在澳洲，即使身处同一个城市，不同的suburb往往有着天差地别的生活方式和
这个七月，是亚太集团13岁的生日。
13年前，也就是2006年的7月1日，我、Susanne、Grant、Lanny以及Linda等12个人一起，在悉尼创建了亚太集团。
当时，悉尼和墨尔本的房产市场正处于下滑周期，人们纷纷失去了对于房产投资的信心，而我们却怀着一个远大的愿景——建立一家与众不同的房产投资公司。
我们要建立的这家公司，不同之处在于：
我们要对我们的投资者负起责任，绝不能仅仅只是卖给他们一套房子，而是要长期专业地服务他们。
我们要能吸引和留住那些我们看重的人才——那些已经获得了一定的事业成功、并且对于房产投资和客户服务充满热情的人。
这就是亚太集团成立的初心。
2006年，1
联排别墅（Townhouse）在如今的澳洲住宅市场中扮演着非常重要的一环。不论是生活方式、居住空间还是价格，联排别墅都提供了一个位于别墅（house）与公寓（apartment）之间的完美中间点，受到许多白领人士与年轻家庭的青睐。
然而，在如今布里斯班的内城区，联排别墅这种住宅形式却备受“排挤”，甚至即将“消失”，这到底是为什么？
保护布里斯班的后院
素有“阳光之州”美称的昆士兰，是全澳气候最为温暖灿烂的地区。
坐落在这片土地上的传统布里斯班别墅，有着非常典型的热带地区民宅特色——宽广葱绿的后院、清爽的木质结构、人字形的挑高屋顶、以及充满风情的户外檐廊。
在布里斯班的低密度居民区，放眼望去，家
去年，亚太集团墨尔本CBD分公司的董事总经理Jimmy Yan带着家人迁入了位于墨尔本知名富人区Toorak的全新别墅。除了这栋自住房之外，他还坐拥十余套不同地段、不同类型的投资房产。
作为整个集团最年轻的董事总经理，在30岁出头的年纪，Jimmy已然拥有了许多同龄人仍在为之不断奋斗的东西。
然而，时光倒回11年前，24岁的Jimmy，还在终日为生计奔忙。每天晚上，他在饭店后厨做帮工直到深夜，第二天清晨，他又要早早出门，挨家挨户派送报纸。但不论他如何努力，银行账户上的储蓄额也都只能艰难地维持在四位数上。
想买投资房的送报小哥
机缘巧合之下，Jimmy在他所派送的报纸上读到了一篇讲房产投资的文章
在全新到来的2019-2020财年度，当展望未来一年的财务规划时，许多人都难免思考一个问题：
新财年里，澳洲房产市场会走向何方？投资者的目光，又该聚焦于哪里？
明智的投资者都懂得一个道理：房产投资的根基在于长线收益，长线收益的根基则在于市场的基本面。
房产市场的基本面无外乎P.I.E三个方面——而新财年伊始，在澳洲五大首府城市中，有一个一直“默默无闻”的首府城市，突然开始在这三个方向全面发力：
崭露头角的阿德莱德
Population（人口）
目前阿德莱德拥有130万人口，是全澳第五大城市。当前的南澳州政府正在将吸引人口和增长就业作为制定政策的重中之重——尤其是吸引那些年轻且具有职业技
居住在悉尼西南区的Clint Indrele是一名典型的自雇人士，他经营着一家小型人力资源咨询公司。
Clint的自雇生涯已经有九年半了，如今他的麾下有一名全职员工，一名兼职员工及一名合同工。这份小生意做得风生水起，让Clint颇为自豪：“在过去的四、五年间，我的企业都一直在稳定成长，而今年我们的业绩很有可能比去年要再提高上30-40%”。
生意蒸蒸日上的同时，Clint的家庭也在不断成长。他的妻子是特殊教育行业的老师，专门帮助那些有学习困难的孩子，夫妻两人抚养着两个活泼可爱的儿子，一个四岁，一个两岁。
和大多数澳洲人一样，Clint也有一个愿望：
他希望能尽早退休，更多地享受生活。
从期权到
近日，亚太集团房产项目总监William Mitchell应邀为澳洲顶级建筑设计事务所Rothelowman的布里斯班分公司员工进行了房产投资讲座。
Rothelowman事务所在悉尼、墨尔本和布里斯班均设有分公司，他们以设计出划时代的宜居建筑闻名遐迩，其作品在澳洲及国际各项设计大奖中屡获殊荣。
亚太曾经向投资者推荐过许多Rothelowman的杰出作品，如布里斯班的Valencia，St Julien及墨尔本的Dux等等精品项目。而本次讲座，则是两家企业首次直接联手合作。
Rothelowman的作品之一
Rothelowman之所以特别邀请亚太集团为员工进行房产投资讲座，是希望能够从亚太这
从最新出炉的2019-2020财年度南澳财政预算来看，未来几年内，南澳州及阿德莱德即将迎来一系列翻天覆地的变化。
根据这份财案，在接下来的四年中，南澳将斥资119亿用于基础设施建设，其中主要的工程包括：
54亿将用于阿德莱德南北走廊道路工程的最终阶段，这一工程贯通后，将彻底改变整个阿德莱德的交通格局
14亿将用于学校教育，包括三所新建学校，其中将有南澳州第一座“垂直学校”
15亿将用于提高南澳医疗条件，其中包括一座预算5亿的全新妇幼医院。
在澳洲全面进入基建热潮的今天，南澳州也不甘落后，在交通、教育及医疗等方面都进行了大笔投资，这些基础设施建设将创造大量工作岗位、盘活区域经济
近一段时间，许多关于澳洲公寓建筑质量的负面新闻占据了某些媒体的头条。一时之间，许多人不禁产生了这样的疑虑：
澳洲公寓的建筑质量到底怎么样？
1.个例不能代表整体
许多人可能仍对去年平安夜撤离居民的Opal Tower记忆犹新。
Opal Tower完工于2018年上旬，根据澳洲统计局的数据显示，仅在2014-2018年的5年间，整个新州就新增了153,203套公寓及联排住宅，而这其中，只出现了Opal Tower这一起紧急撤离事故。
再往前追溯，在Opal Tower之前，新州历史上只有一栋多层住宅楼曾经因为结构问题而进行了居民大规模撤离，那是在2009年，起因是Bondi J
APRA（澳洲审慎监管局）已于今天正式确认，银行可以改变评估客户还贷能力的测试方式，且这一决定立即生效。
此前，根据APRA的要求，银行要对贷款客户执行7%压力测试：只有当贷款客户在利率升至7%之后仍有能力还款时，才能获得相应的银行贷款。
由于APRA之前的压力测试政策，绝大部分银行都以7.25%的利率作为压力测试的标准来评估客户的还款能力，这一标准直接影响到了澳洲人获得自住房或投资房贷款的可能性。
7%时代结束后，APRA引入的新压力测试标准是：只要贷款客户在比自己的实际利率高2.5%的利率环境下仍有能力还款，即可获得贷款。
这一决议发生在澳联储宣布降息至1%之后不久，这是澳联储自2012年
我第一次意识到“变化”这件事情，是在北大念书时，了解到了辩证法。
辩证法认为，所有事物都处在永恒的变化之中——这让我意识到，在人生道路上，所谓的“前后”，只不过是一个相对的概念：
有些人处在领先于我的位置，但只要我积极改变、提高自己，就能超越他们；同理，有些人暂时处在落后于我的位置，但如果我安于现状、拒绝改变，或者他们比我更加努力地提高自己，那他们也会超过我。
因此，在落后于别人的时候，我从不会因此而失去信心；面对暂时落后于我的人，我也绝不会傲慢自得。
还记得刚入学北大的第一年，我所处的环境就发生了翻天覆地的变化。在这座全国最顶尖的学府中，我第一次直接感受到了“周围的人都比你更优秀”的巨大压力
一段时间以来，在各机构与专家关于澳洲房产市场的分析、预测与展望中，布里斯班都是常常金榜题名的宠儿。
究其原因，是因为澳洲五大首府城市都有自己有迹可循的房产周期：纵观市场历史，布里斯班的上涨周期往往都出现在悉尼和墨尔本之后。此外，整个布里斯班乃至昆士兰州现在的市场基本面一片向好，人口、经济和基建均处于上升通道之中。
也就是说，无论是从市场经验还是从数据分析来看，布里斯班在如今全澳的房产市场上，都处于名列前茅的优势位置。
正如亚太集团反复强调的那样：房产投资中最重要的理念，就是“长期持有位于正确地段的正确房产”。那么，如今，假如我们在布里斯班正确的地段找到了正确的房产，投资回报究竟如何呢？
在亚太集团，最令我们自豪的事情之一，就是“亚太集团认可的房产项目”(Ironfish Approved Properties)。
在市面上成千上万的房产项目之中，经过大浪淘沙般的重重考验和筛选，我们只选择那些地段优越、品质卓著、开发商品牌值得信赖的极少数精品项目，最终推荐给我们的投资者。
在过去的13年中，正是因为我们始终秉承着这一严格到近乎苛刻的标准，才能一次又一次的见证到这样的惊喜：
我们所推荐给投资者的期房项目，在完工之后，呈现出比效果图更为惊艳的成品。
最近，我们再一次体验到了这样的惊喜——在布里斯班的FV No.1项目，我们亲眼见证了，这座城市的公寓生活标准，将如何随着这座项
日前，昆士兰州的2019-2020财政年度预算案正式公布。
在本财年的预算中，昆士兰州政府对于基建和医疗的拨款可谓相当大手笔，这也是本次财案中值得房产投资者格外关注的两个亮点。
基建：持续腾飞
昆士兰州政府在过去数年中都以其高瞻远瞩的基建布局而闻名遐迩，如果说悉尼和墨尔本是在人口增长之后才“补建”各种基础设施，昆士兰则是在人口增长之前就开始为此进行前瞻性的规划布局。
昆士兰州政府持续在基建上加强投资，2019-2020财年度，州政府将拨款130亿澳元，用于各大基础设施建设，包括跨河铁路、黄金海岸轻轨延长线及数条高速干道等重大工程。
昆士兰州财政大臣Jackie Trad表示，这130亿拨
一年一度的报税季马上就又要到了，对于房产投资者来说，这也意味着——从税务局那里拿回退税的时间又快到啦！
作为世界上为数不多的实行投资房产负扣税的国家之一，澳大利亚的房产投资者享受着更加优渥的实惠：一手可以赚取租金收入，另一手可以从税务局那里拿到真金白银的退税。
在为投资房产申报抵税的过程中，“房产折旧”是极为重要、却又常常为投资者所忽视的一环。那么，房产折旧到底能怎样帮助你抵税呢？
在今年的报税季， 亚太集团特别邀请到了全澳领先的折旧税务事务所BMT的专家，来为您全面科普：房产折旧抵税那些事儿。
房产折旧抵税到底是怎么一回事？
如果你的房产能够创造租金收入，那么你就可以为持有该房产所产生
5月30日晚，亚太集团创始人兼总裁周华Joseph Chou与昆士兰精品开发商Aria的创始人兼总裁Tim Forrester进行了一场别开生面的对话。
这是亚太集团“总裁对话（CEO Talks)”系列活动的第一场。在这一系列活动中，著名的演讲家周华先生将“反主为客”，化身主持人，与全澳各个领域最为成功的总裁们进行对话，为听众带来成功者之间的思想交流与碰撞。
第一期的到场嘉宾Tim Forrester，是一名隐藏在“重重迷雾”之后、从不轻易现身于聚光灯下的神秘房产开发界巨擘。他是昆士兰州榜上有名的“富二代”，却亲手挣出了自己的“第一桶金”；他年纪轻轻就执掌价值数十亿的企业，却从来不在媒体
就在刚刚，澳联储在大选结束后的第一次月度会议上宣布：
降息25个基本点，降至1.25%。
这是自2016年8月以来澳联储的首次利率调整。
[caption id="attachment_5396" align="alignnone" width="362"] 澳联储1991-2019年利率走势[/caption]
澳联储声明，这一降息决定主要是为了“支持经济增长，并为通胀率与中期经济增长目标保持一致提供信心”，另外，中美贸易战所带来的不确定性也是这次降息的原因之一。
澳联储目前预期
两周前，澳洲联邦大选结果揭晓，联盟党获得连任。
我和周围的许多人都聊到了这件事——他们中的绝大多数都对这个结果持极为积极肯定的态度，包括我的客户、同事、商业合伙人、伙伴开发商、以及家人和朋友。
联盟党的连任之所以广受欢迎，在我看来，主要原因是澳洲人对于“稳定”的追求。
一直以来，澳大利亚的经济表现都比其他大多数发达国家要更好，而这正是基于我们对于经济稳定的极端重视。
在这次两党竞选的过程中，工党提出了一系列在经济市场方面的重大政策改革，比如负扣税改革、资本利得税改革等。因此，人们不由得质疑工党是否有能力顺利、平稳地执行这些改革、而不伤害已经打好的经济“地基”。这种可能会失去“稳定”的恐
上周日正式开通的悉尼高速铁路（Sydney Metro）西北线，标志着本届自由党州政府在悉尼西部耕耘数年的基建布局结出了第一个果实。
俗话说，“火车一响，黄金万两”。当人们蜂拥进入充满科技感的站台、享受“即到即上”的高频次列车之时，许多人这才第一次真真切切地感受到了：那些他们曾经认为遥不可及的规划蓝图，究竟是怎样改善、甚至重新定义他们的日常生活的。
悉尼的大基建时代已经正式揭开帷幕，在接下来的数年之中，居住在悉尼的人们还将不断地接收到像今日西北线沿线区域的居民们所感受到的惊喜：
随着各项国际一流水准的大型基建逐步完工，一个个从前并不广为人知的区域，将在时代的浪潮中，率先变身成布局科学、出
万众期待的悉尼高速铁路（Sydney Metro）西北线，将于这个周日，也就是5月26日正式开通。
线路开通的第一天，所有乘客均可免费乘坐，体验这一全悉尼目前最为先进的无人驾驶轨道交通工具。
全面升级
新开通的悉尼高速铁路西北线始于Rouse Hill的Tallawong 车站，终于北岸枢纽Chatswood。沿途共设13站，包括8座新建站点和5座升级站点：
Tallawong - Rouse Hill （新建）
Rouse Hill （新建）
Kellyville （新建）
Bella Vista （新建）
Norwest （新建）
Hills Showgroun
从上周六（2019年5月18日）晚上联邦大选尘埃落定的那一刻开始，相信大家一定都被自由党领袖、刚刚胜选的连任总理斯科特·莫里森（Scott Morrison）的那句话给刷屏了：
“I have always believed in miracles.”
“我一直相信奇迹。”
在大选之前，从民调到媒体，各方面的舆论与预测都普遍倾向于工党，不乏认为工党“不可能输”的论调。澳洲博彩公司Sportsbet甚至由于觉得工党稳胜，提前支付了押工党赢的赌注——选举结果揭晓后，他们因此至少损失了520万澳元。
自由党此次的胜选，确实当得上“出乎意料”四个字。
与“奇迹”一同刷屏的，还有斯科特·莫里森
对于中国投资者来说，资产的全球配置几乎是一种必然的选择；而在全球配置资产的多种选择之中，澳洲的住宅房产则始终广受青睐、脱颖而出。
对于不熟悉澳洲房产的中国投资者来说，跨国投资难免会让人在乍听之下感到困难重重，但实际上，澳洲房产投资早已是非常成熟的产业，有着完善而健全的规章制度。
亚太集团为您总结了一份中国买家投资澳洲房产投资的完全攻略，供您参考。
一 为什么要投资澳洲房产？
和许多发达国家一样，在澳洲，绝大部分房产也有着永久产权，是一份可以代代相传的优质资产。除此之外，澳洲的房产还有着一系列的独家优势：
完善可靠的市场记录
澳大利亚对于房地产的记录极为详尽丰富，可谓应有尽有。
当谈及购买房产时，相信每个人对于“贵”和“便宜”都有着自己不同的定义。
不过，如果我们把预算定在40万，相信绝大多数人都会认为这是一个非常“经济”的价格——只是，你可能会问：
40万的房子，真的存在吗？
答案是肯定的。
根据澳洲房产权威机构CoreLogic在2019年1月公布的最新数据，在全澳五大首府城市中，平均价仍然处在40万以下的区域（suburb）数量，根据房产类型的不同，从325到1个不等——
澳洲各城市房产价格仍在40万以下的区域数量:
阿德莱德
布里斯班
珀斯
墨尔本
悉尼
公寓
325
218
223
54
62
别墅
97
95
70
2
1
我相信许多人都注意到了一个有趣的现象：在悉尼房产上一波大涨行情即将退潮的时候，仍然有很多人在前赴后继地买入，唯恐错过了赚钱的时机；现在，同样也是这些人，每天对着媒体的负面报道唉声叹气，不知道该怎么处理他们的投资。
为什么会这样？因为许多房产投资者只是“为买而买”，缺乏正确的心态与策略，也就很难获得令人满意的投资结果。
我在房产投资行业的这二十年间，见到了许多成功的投资者，也自然见过了很多失败的、或者本可以更成功的投资者。在为他们所付出的时间、精力和金钱感到惋惜的同时，我也从这些人的身上看到了一些具有共性的常见错误，正是这些错误，在他们的投资之旅上设下了一道又一道难以逾越的路障。
错误1：缺乏
对于澳洲政治制度有所了解的人，可能都知道澳洲的政府自上而下分为三级：
联邦政府(federal government)
州/领地政府(state/territory government)
市政府(local government/council)
在实际的执政中，由于代表的利益不同，这三级政府“各自为政”、乃至“背道而驰”的情况屡见不鲜，难免造成种种区域发展方面的不均衡、以及资源上的浪费。
为了改善这一现象，达到“集中力量办大事”的目的，联邦政府推出了一项雄心勃勃的“城市协议（City Deal）”计划，这一计划所展现出的壮志与愿景，堪称是澳洲版的“一带一路”。
什么是“城
“教育”是每一个家庭避不过去的话题——尤其对于华人家庭来说，为孩子提供最好的教育，更常常是家中的头号任务。
在澳洲，对于一般家庭来说，如果想为孩子提供顶尖的教育，从家庭财务安排的角度出发，通常有两种截然不同的策略：
策略1:
咬牙买一套顶级学区房，然后把孩子送进当地的顶尖公校。虽然学区房往往有很高的溢价，但公校的学费通常都比较低廉；
策略2：
另一种则是住在学区之外，然后把孩子送进优秀的私校。虽然私校学费很贵，但在买房置业上则有可能省下一大笔。
公校和私校常常有着不同的教学风格和教育体系，但毋庸置疑的是，两者都能培养出优秀的学生。今天，我们不讨论公校和私校哪个更好，我们讨论的是
众所周知，澳洲的一项重要产业就是教育出口。每年，数以万计的留学生从全世界各地来到澳洲，选择一座城市、一所学校，开始他们的异国深造之旅。
虽然悉尼大学古色古香的“哈利波特楼”几乎是澳洲高校的招牌形象，但从数据上来看：在全澳五大首府城市中，墨尔本才是最受留学生欢迎的城市。
根据澳洲政府公布的最新数据，在2017财年度，新南威尔士州新增了129,653名留学生，同时期内，维多利亚州新增了156,952名国际留学生，成为全澳留学生最多的州。
更令人印象深刻的是，从2005年开始，维多利亚州就稳稳地占据着全澳最多留学生这一宝座，从来没有拱手让人过。
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在过去的13年间，亚太集团帮助成千上万名投资者在全澳五大首府城市建立起了跨城市的多元化投资组合。
而我们之所以有信心在横跨全澳的尺度上为我们的投资者做出成功推荐，是因为——每一处房产在得到亚太集团的认可之前，都必须接受我们事无巨细的尽职调查，这些调查不仅包括市场数据和历史记录上的调查，也同时包括亚太人实地的、亲眼的调查。
在亚太集团，我们会投入大量人力物力为我们的投资策略师进行持续的培训，其中一项重要的培训内容就包括：到访其他城市，亲身体验亚太集团推荐的区域和项目。
近日，亚太集团的房产总监William Mitchell带领亚太集团的北悉尼团队和Burwood团队一同访问了眼下全澳最炙
所有投资了由ARIA所开发的Oxley + Stirling项目的投资者，亚太集团谨此向你们致以由衷的恭喜和祝贺！
在上周举办的全澳UDIA颁奖盛典上，由亚太集团所甄选出的精品项目 —— 布里斯班的Oxley + Stirling在全澳80多个优秀的提名项目中脱颖而出，一举夺得了全澳最佳高密度住宅大奖。
UDIA城市发展研究院奖（The Urban Development Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence ）是澳洲建筑发展业领先的权威机构奖项，素有澳洲房产业“奥斯卡”之称。该项大奖专为表彰在城市发展过程中做出突出贡献的团队和个人而
今天早上，众多澳洲房产界巨擘济济一堂，共同参加了由瑞士信贷（Credit Suisse）举办的住宅房产市场对话会议。
亚太集团创始人兼总裁周华先生作为房产投资领域的代表人士，也应邀作为对话嘉宾出席了本次会议。
参与本次对话讨论的均为房产行业中的顶级巨头企业的总裁及总监级别人物，涵盖公司包括ANZ澳新银行、Mortgage Choice、Porbuild、Multiplex、Mirvac、GreyStar、Boral和Crown皇冠集团等，可谓是整个澳洲房产界的半壁江山。
周华与Crown皇冠集团总裁Iwan Sunito及Metro集团房产管理总监Luke Hartman一起参与了专
来自亚太集团创始人兼总裁周华先生的职场小建议：
你该怎样选择行业？面试时又该询问哪些问题？
两年前，我的外甥刚刚从大学毕业，手里握着一份毕马威（KPMG）的优厚工作机会。当他意气风发地准备进入职场时，我给了他三个事业方面的建议。
第一个建议是：拒绝这份工作。
毕马威当然是一家大名鼎鼎的公司，这也是许多毕业生梦寐以求的工作，但是在我看来，职场上有着远比“锁定一份光鲜的工作”更重要的事情。
“你应该先学会和人打交道”，我对他说，“如果你只会和数字打交道，那你在事业道路上是走不远的。”
第二个建议是：转投房产行业。
我的外甥听从了我的建议，加入了一家澳洲本地的大型房产公司担任销售——但当然不是我的
上周六（3月23日），新州大选投票日结束后，联盟党获得胜利，赢得了“再干四年”的机会。
这次胜选代表着联盟党将在新州迎来第三次连任，也意味着目前的新州州长格拉迪斯·贝瑞吉克莲（Gladys Berejiklian）成为了新州历史上首位由民选产生的女性州长 —— 她在2017年半途接任了当时辞职的前任州长麦克·贝尔德（Mike Baird），这是她经历的首次大选。
计票结束后，大选结果已经正式成为历史上的一个节点，而这个节点到底将为悉尼和整个新州投射出一个怎样的未来，则是我们眼下最应该关注的事情。
未来四年期待之1：连贯统一的城市布局
从城市规划与基建布局的角度来说，联盟党的第三次连任对于新
在中国迅速发展的过程中，各项“世界第一”都在源源不断地涌现，并且，每一项“世界第一”的诞生，都会对其他国家、乃至整个世界产生深远的影响。
截至2018年，中国的电动汽车产量已经连续四年位居世界第一。并且，在过去的四年中，中国领先的幅度越来越大，显示出“一骑绝尘”之势。
根据电动车辆全球销售数据库的最新数据，从2015年开始，中国的电动汽车产量就跃居世界第一，紧随其后的是美国、挪威和德国等。到2018年，中国的电动汽车产量（下图中红色部分）已经大幅领先第二名的美国，形成了极为明显的产量优势。
Source: EV Volumes
中国电动汽车的产量不断攀升，直接导致了全球范围内对一种资
相信在澳洲居住的人，一定都有这样的感受：住在一个城区，就宛若一场与这个地方的爱情。
澳洲的各个首府城市都由动辄上百个区域组成，每个区都有自己与众不同的性格与灵魂：有的灵动活泼、有的沉静内敛、有的华丽贵气、有的平易近人……选择居住区域和选择爱人一样，都是在选择一种你愿意与之朝夕相处的生活方式。
[caption id="attachment_5231" align="alignnone" width="300"] 墨尔本以她的文化底蕴和艺术氛围闻名于世[/caption]
而在这些“千人千面”的城区之中，那些魅力值特别出众的，就会成为大家的“梦中情人”——也就是我们平日里口口相传的“好区”
早在上个世纪，我们耳熟能详的一句话是：“要想富，先修路”；到了如今这个时代，这个“路”不仅包括陆路，还要包括航路。
在今天，航空运输吞吐量是衡量一个城市先进与否的硬指标，这也是为什么，在澳洲的各个城市向国际化大都会靠拢的路上，与机场相关的工程都是基建布局中首当其冲的“先锋项目”，比如：
悉尼：斥资53亿澳元的Badgerys Creek第二机场，以及数十亿澳元的第二机场轻轨线路
墨尔本：斥资10亿澳元的国内及国际航站楼大型重建工程、以及造价150亿澳元的机场铁路
珀斯：斥资6亿澳元的机场至CBD联结铁路
布里斯班：斥资5亿澳元的机场第二跑道
阿德莱德：斥资65亿澳元的航
如果这两天你翻开报纸或者打开手机，一定会看到无数“腥风血雨”的大标题：“澳洲经济开始衰退” “澳洲即将迎来萧条” “大批澳洲人将面临失业”……
这么耸动的标题，背后到底发生了什么故事呢？
发生了什么？
根据最新的澳洲统计局（ABS）数据，在过去的两个季度中，澳洲的人均GDP增长分别缩水了0.1%和0.2%。因此，许多媒体立刻抓住这一数据，声称澳洲经济陷入了“人均GDP衰退”（“per capita recession”）。
但实际上，“人均GDP衰退”这一指标在平时很少被提及，也几乎不会被采用为政府制定经济政策的参考数据。也就是说，这项数据是被媒体专程捕捉出来、刻意放在聚光灯下的。
在即将到来的联邦大选中，工党除了提出对负扣税进行改革以外，还提出了对资本利得税（capital gain tax）进行改革。这两项提议，都牵动着舆论的心弦，在主流媒体上引起一波又一波的争议。
资本利得税到底是什么？如何计算、又如何收取？如果你是房产投资者，可能到来的税制改革又将如何影响你的投资呢？
花3分钟时间阅读本文，让你立刻变身“资本利得税专家”。
资本利得税是什么？
在澳洲，当你购买了一种资产（比如投资房产或股票），并在之后用比买入价更高的价格售出时，你从这笔交易中所获得的利润，将被计入你的个人所得，并和你的其他收入一同征取个人所得税。
根据澳洲税务局的政策，绝大多数个
2019年2月28日至3月2日，来自中澳两国14家分公司的亚太精英们，在绚丽旖旎的泰国首都曼谷欢聚一堂，参加一年一度的亚太年会盛典。
曼谷：天使之城
曼谷是泰国首都及最大城市，又名“天使之城”。
这里既有金碧辉煌、肃穆静谧的传统佛教文化，又有高楼林立、车水马龙的摩登都会氛围，穿梭在曼谷街头，犹如进入了奇妙的时空隧道：这座流光溢彩的城市，巧妙地融汇着东方与西方，过去与未来。
本次年会，亚太集团来到了湄南河畔的著名奢华五星酒店 —— 曼谷半岛酒店。在这里，辛苦拼搏了一年的亚太精英们，开始了为期三天、充满感恩、励志与友爱的年会盛典。
第一天
在波光粼粼的湄南河畔，亚太集团首先为各位与会者准备
“2019年，我该投资澳洲房产吗？” —— 相信这是许多人眼下最为关切的问题之一。
一方面，我们都经历过了上一轮澳洲房产的迅猛涨势，“上车”的人盆满钵满，没来得及“上车”的人则后悔不已；另一方面，2019年的澳洲房产市场，似乎又有着重重的迷雾，让人看不清前路。
皇家委员会的调查结果还会对房产市场有其他长期影响吗？即将到来的联邦大选会对市场带来什么决定性的改变吗？2019年澳洲各大城市房价走势将会如何？现在会是“抄底”、“捡漏”的好时机吗？……如果你关注房产，那么这些问题一定萦绕在你的心头。
在亚太集团，我们始终秉承着科学、理性的房产投资理念。在过去的13年间，我们发展起了一支令我们引以为
不知不觉中，我们已经来到了2019春节的最后一天。在这里，我首先祝大家元宵节快乐，也祝各位有一个硕果累累、幸福美满的猪年！
说到幸福，许多人认为这个词非常抽象，因人而异、捉摸不定，但我却从不这么想。我坚定地认为，幸福是有其“计算公式”的，而且这个公式普遍适用于各个国家、各种文化、各个时代：
幸福=健康+财富+爱
是的，财富并不完全等于幸福，但对于大多数人来说，幸福一定建立在拥有财富的前提之下。
我注意到一个有趣的现象，在中国传统文化中，我们并不回避“财富”。最直接的例子就是在过春节时，我们常常祝福亲友“日进斗金”“财运亨通”，并互相赠送红包；但另一方面，对于西方文化——很大程度上也是当代主流
如果说眼下澳洲哪个城市称得上是一支“潜力股”，那无疑是昆士兰的首府，布里斯班。
受益于源源不断涌入的州际移民和热火朝天的基础设施建设，再加上实惠亲民的房价，在澳洲人眼里，如今的布里斯班俨然是一个能够实现“澳洲梦”的理想乡。
在这样的大背景下，布里斯班居民的生活方式得到了不断的改善和提高，一改以前“村”、“土”的形象，在文化、教育等等方面直追悉尼和墨尔本，其中最具代表性的，就是我们今天要聊的这个地方：
West End
West End是一个非常成熟的布里斯班内城区，距CBD仅有2公里，这里生活便捷、环境秀美。
网红店大本营
West End是布里斯班的网红打卡胜地，有着数不
“中国买家”这四个字，一直牵动着澳洲房产市场的神经。
根据UBS（瑞士联合银行）的报告，在2012-17年间，随着市场的不断走强，澳洲房产上的中国买家数量也呈现出爆炸式的增长。
2016年悉尼市场上的中国买家（图：Daily Mail）
但是，在2017-18年间，市场相继经历了中国的外汇管制政策、澳洲的银行信贷收紧政策、以及各州政府相继出台的一系列对于海外买家额外征税的政策……等等，在多方因素的共同作用之下，中国买家在澳洲房产市场上渐渐减少。
根据中国领先的国际房产交易平台居外网（juwai.com）所发布的《中国居民2019年澳洲房产购买行为展望报告》，相比于2017年的同期水
2019年2月2日星期六，正值中国的传统节日新春佳节来临之际，亚太集团悉尼团队在美丽的悉尼情人港成功举办了盛大的客户感恩答谢游船晚宴。
近400名亚太集团的客户盛装出席了此次游船活动，也为著名的豪华游船Starship Sydney创下接待人数最高的历史纪录。
本次客户答谢游船晚宴活动由亚太集团悉尼两家分公司（NORTH SYDNEY & BURWOOD）共同发起筹办。
晚宴由亚太集团NORTH SYDNEY 分公司的房产战略服务总监Colin Lee先生担纲主持。
Collin Lee先生担纲主持
亚太集团创始人兼CEO周华先生在晚宴上做了主旨演讲。
“休斯顿，休斯顿，收到请回答” —— 如果你经常看好莱坞科幻大片，那你一定不会对这句台词感到陌生。
休斯顿（Houston）是美国德克萨斯州的第一大城市，以石油能源和航空工业闻名于世。美国大名鼎鼎的国家航空航天局NASA正是坐落于此。
人类对于浩瀚宇宙、星辰大海的向往，似乎是与生俱来的。
自1958年NASA成立以来，人类就加速踏上了探索太空的行程。载人航天、空间站、探测器、登陆月球……我们在无边无际的未知星空中，一步一步地试探摸索。
除了在航天事业上最先起步的美国、俄国（前苏联）以外，中国、日本、韩国、英国、欧盟、印度、巴西等等国家如今都拥有自己的国家级航天机构，以自己的节奏不断对太
随着一份洋洋洒洒数千页的调查报告正式发布，为期一年的澳洲皇家委员会对于银行业的调查，在昨天下午5点终于画上了一个暂时的句号。
这次调查旨在揭发澳洲银行、保险公司和养老金公司等金融业所存在的种种不法行为，并为澳洲金融业未来的健康发展打下坚实的基础。
皇家委员会在报告中对于澳洲金融业提出了76项建议整改，针对于此，澳洲政府在昨晚宣布：
澳洲联邦政府将采取76项建议整改中的75项，并立刻付诸行动。
目前，贷款经理仍然从银行等放贷方那里收取佣金，针对这一情况，皇家委员会专员、高等法院法官海恩（Kenneth Hayne QC）建议：
银行等放贷方不应再向贷款经理支付持续式佣金（trail
有一句话，我们之所以反反复复地强调，是因为它实在太过重要、以至于直接关系到你的房产投资是否有效：
澳洲房产并不是一个整体的市场，而是能细分到城市、区域，甚至街道的千千万万个小市场。
市场起伏当然再正常不过，但如果你看到一个城市、或者一个区域的市场回调，就认定其他所有的市场都将经历同样的走势，那无疑是因为一片落叶而错过一整座森林。
所以，比起提问：“2019年，我应该投资澳洲房产吗？”，我们更应该问的问题其实是：“2019年，我应该投资澳洲的哪个城市/哪个区？”
被掩盖的明珠：布里斯班
刚刚过去的一轮房产周期让我们印象深刻，这一轮周期中的悉尼和墨尔本光芒太盛，似乎完全掩盖了其他城市。
不过，
说到澳洲房产投资中的“负扣税”制度（negative gearing）制度，可能许多人都知道，这是一个常常被推上风口浪尖的话题焦点。有些人认为它是房价一路走高的推手，有些人则认为它的存在利于房租维持在低位，是一项惠民措施。
负扣税到底是什么？它又经历过什么样的历史和变革？
如果你是澳洲房产投资者，或者对澳洲房市感兴趣，那么，你应该对负扣税有一个全面的认识，从而理解并运用它。
负扣税到底是什么？
“负扣税”并不是一种税，而是一种对于投资房产的税务补贴制度。澳洲是世界上极少数实行这一制度的国家。
从原理上来说，“负扣税”等于澳洲税务局（ATO）把你的投资房产视为一个“小生意”，租
CEO寄语
大家好，我是周华，很高兴通过亚太集团的微信公众平台和大家交流。
自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。
我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会、亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的热点话题，希望能够给各位带来有价值的信息。
如今，当我打开微信时，我常常注意到这样一种现象：
有些人每天都
对于许多华人来说，“土地”似乎是一种深深嵌在文化基因中的古老情结。
早在三千年前，孟子就说过，“有恒产者有恒心”。对于华人来说，拥有像土地这样稳定、保值、可以传承给子孙后代的资产，代表着一份安心和完满，可谓“土地恒久远，一块永流传”。
其实，不仅是华人，对于许多渴望有一个大家庭的澳洲本地人来说，拥有一块土地、一栋别墅，也同样是他们的“澳洲梦”。
或许从数据来看，澳洲可以称得上“地广人稀”：769万平方公里的广袤土地，却只有2,500万人口。然而，澳洲中部是大片大片的荒砺沙漠、连绵数千公里的无人区，并不适宜人类居住，这2,5000万人口中的绝大部分，都密集地分布在5个沿海的主要首府城市。
根据Domain的报道，一位持有英澳双重国籍的环境顾问，Andy，在2019年新年之际抵达墨尔本，准备在这里开始新生活。为了找到落脚之处，他用不到两周的时间“疯狂”地参加了15次出租房开放，其中一次，他甚至向房东提出可以一次性预支3个月的租金。
然而，直到现在，他还没能成功租到房子。墨尔本租房市场的火爆，让Andy直呼“崩溃”。
在眼下的墨尔本，Andy的遭遇不是个例。
舆论 VS现实
漫步在墨尔本市中心的街头，可能你上一秒还在路边的报刊亭瞥到 “房产市场遇冷”、“公寓供应可能过量”的新闻头条，下一秒，转过街角，你就会看到几十个人在居民楼门口排着大队，等着楼上的出租房开放。
2018到19年的新旧之交，许多准移民的心情就像坐过山车一样忽上忽下：
2018年12月18日，新州关停投资移民申请。
2019年1月2日，昆州也关停了投资移民申请。
2019年1月9日，新州投资移民申请重新开放，再次接受188及132申请。
各州的一系列“神操作”，让人纷纷表示“看不懂”。实际上，这背后最直接的原因在于：
随着各州和联邦大选的迫近，“人口”的问题屡屡被摆上台面，“澳洲人口太多了”的论调甚嚣尘上，让政府的移民政策也随之不断摇摆。
这导致了澳洲的商业移民类配额完全无法匹配高速增长的申请人数量。2018-19财年度，全澳仅有7,260个商业移民类配额
2019年1月10日，澳洲生产力委员会（Productivity Commission）发布了最新的年度养老金报告。在这一报告中，委员会根据大量数据得出结论：
如果一个上班族选择了一家表现不够好的养老金企业，那么到退休的时候，他的养老金收益可能会减少整整50万。
因此，该委员会强烈建议，当澳洲人开始工作的时候，联邦政府应该向他们提供一张清单，上面列出10家表现最好的养老金，供他们从中选择。
然而，反对党工党提出了不同意见，他们认为此举会导致养老金行业竞争减少、某些企业一家独大，不利于行业发展。
围绕养老金行业不断开展的种种辩论、调查和立法，在澳洲，都是极为常见的话题。
养老金迷雾
澳洲的养
2019年刚刚到来，相信绝大多数的读者都还沉浸在假期的欢乐氛围之中。在此，我首先代表亚太集团全体员工，祝各位读者假期愉快，新年新气象！
说到新的一年，我想很多朋友都会在新年伊始之时，默默地在心中给自己设定一个全新的目标。不过，时光匆匆流逝，到了年底的时候，许多人常常会发现，那个一年前制定的目标，看起来仍然遥不可及。
能否设定一个清晰、长远的目标，并最终将其实现，这直接导致了人生成功与否的区别。
哈佛大学进行过一次关于目标的著名实验，大家可能都听说过。
1953年，哈佛大学征集了一群智力、学历、环境、条件都相差无几的学生，并对他们进行了一次关于人生目标的调查。
当时的调查结果是：
27%的人没
CEO寄语
大家好！首先，我谨代表亚太集团的全体员工，向各位读者致以节日的问候，祝愿大家度过一段愉快充实的假期时光！
眼下，2018年已经渐渐接近尾声。对于很多年轻的房产买家、从业者、或是对房产有兴趣的人来说，这可能是不太平静的一年 — 这一年里，我们确实听到了太多讨论房产的声音，沸沸扬扬，几近嘈杂；但对我个人来说，2018年，其实是澳洲房产市场非常寻常的一年。
是的，非常寻常。
如果一定要说有什么特别的，那就是在这一年里，我更加确定了许多我从过去这些年中总结出的市场规律。
我个人从事房产行业已经接近20年的时间，见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我发现，不管时空如何变迁，有这么4条市场规律
澳大利亚审慎监管机构APRA在昨天宣布：
从2019年1月1日起，将取消对于只还利息类贷款的占比限制。
APRA在从2017年3月引入了这一限制，规定银行只还利息型贷款占比不得超过30%的限制。如下图所示，这一规定一经执行，立刻导致了只还利息型贷款数量的大幅缩水。
[caption id="attachment_4996" align="alignnone" width="700"] Source: RBA, JP Morgan[/caption]
亚太集团房产项目总监William Mitchell对此发表评论称：
由于只还利息类贷款一直是广受投资者喜爱的选择，因此APRA的这一举措，对
12月5日的傍晚时分，如梦似幻的悉尼港畔，亚太集团总部、Burwood分部及北悉尼分部的精英们齐聚一堂，登上库克船长号游船，开始了一年一度的圣诞派对。
下午6:30，悠扬嘹亮的汽笛在海面上响起，游船准时启航。
忙碌了一年的亚太精英们，在这个空气中都充满喜悦的季节，也不由得暂停脚步，驻足甲板，瞭望美丽的风景，与朋友同事们开怀谈笑。
海风徐徐吹拂，甲板上有美酒、有小食、更有带来精彩表演的超近景魔术师，引得人群阵阵欢呼沸腾。
夜幕低垂，华灯初上，悉尼港笼罩上了一层充满魔力的光晕，盛大的晚宴已然就绪。
亚太人们纷纷来到船舱一层入席就座。在这里，鲜花、礼炮、美酒、佳
Grant Ryan，亚太集团的联合创始人及高级董事。
1997年，Grant从新西兰移民到悉尼。1998年12月，他认识了亚太集团创始人周华先生，并与他共同工作至今。在加入房产行业后，Grant迅速成长为行业内的顶级投资策略家，研究员和市场评论员，全澳洲至今已有数万人听过他的房产投资讲座。
Grant本人也是一名活跃且成功的地产投资者，在多个州拥有相当数量的房产投资组合。
在2018年渐行渐远之际，我们有幸请到Grant Ryan分享一些他的经验、观点和预测，为房产投资者分析过去、展望未来，并提供制胜2019的思路与策略。
随着2018年渐渐接近尾声，我想，许多房产投资者都很想知
提到澳洲的基础设施建设，你最先想到的是什么？
复杂难懂的规划蓝图？大兴土木的施工现场？进展缓慢的建设速度？
然而，当我们启动“上帝视角”，凝聚时间和空间，从高处俯瞰澳洲各个主要首府城市的过去与现在时，我们就会发现 — 澳洲的城市基础建设，原来是一项悄然发生在我们身边的大型艺术。
这些年来，澳洲各级政府一项又一项的基础建设工程，早已在我们不知不觉的过程中完完全全改造了各个城市，让我们脚下的这片土地变得更美丽、更先进、更宜居。
图1 - 阿德莱德：皇家阿德莱德医院 2010年8月-2017年6月
占地10公顷、斥资21亿澳元打造的皇家阿德莱德医院（Royal Adelaide Hospi
悉尼大学近日宣布：在西悉尼Westmead区域建设一座全新校区的计划已经正式获得新州政府批准，并与新州政府达成了合作伙伴关系。
这一工程预计造价5亿澳元，完工会将可以容纳25,000名学生。工程将分为两个阶段进行：
阶段一：预计将于2030年完工，将创造3,100个就业岗位、1,000余处可负担住房和社会基础设施。
阶段二：预计将于2050年完工，将创造20,000个就业岗位，并为新州经济贡献130亿澳元。
这座全新的校区将关注制造业、数据和人工智能等未来的重点产业，并成为新州政府在Westmead规划的医疗教育特区的重要组成部分。
新州州长贝瑞吉可莲评论道：“我们在这里已经联
世界上的一切光荣和骄傲，都来自母亲。
——马克西姆·高尔基
这个月，母亲离开我已经整整十年了。然而，她的笑容、她的话语，在我的记忆中仍然鲜活生动，宛如昨日。
今天，当我坐在悉尼港边的办公室，看着亚太集团这支优秀、团结的队伍时，我深知，这一切的一切，追根溯源，都来自于我温柔智慧的母亲。
地产是一个流动性很强的行业，准入门槛比较低，每个人都可以拿执照、开公司。因此，这些年来，我看过了太多业界分分合合的故事，却很少看到哪家公司像亚太集团一样，始终强有力地凝聚着众多行业顶尖人才、始终能冷静应对各种困局与挑战、始终将对品质的追求和客户的利益放在第一位。
十几年来，常有人问我各种各样的问题：
作为澳大利亚的第三大城市，布里斯班正在经历着前所未有的变化。
为了应对不断涌入的人口，为未来数十年的城市发展打好基础，如今的布里斯班，正在加速向“世界级都市”这个目标奔跑，一系列身家动辄数十亿的国际范儿的基础设施和区域翻新项目纷纷上马：
斥资54亿澳元的跨河铁路、30亿澳元的皇后码头赌场、15.4亿澳元的布里斯班地铁、13.5亿澳元的布里斯班机场第二跑道、11亿澳元的赫斯顿医疗特区……等等。
而这些项目之中，大家能最快见证到的，是将于2019年3月完全建成开放的霍华德·史密斯码头特区（Howard Smith Wharves）。
霍华德·史密斯码头始建于上世纪30年代，距今已有近一百年
提到布里斯班的住宅市场，你最先想到的是什么？
媒体连篇累牍的唱衰、大量高层公寓的闲置……？
根据房产权威研究机构SQM最新发布的数据，2018年10月，布里斯班的住宅空置率仅有2.7%；而同期的悉尼住宅空置率为2.8%。
也就是说，如今的布里斯班房产市场，不仅仅是紧俏，而且是 — 比悉尼更为紧俏！
2016年11月时，布里斯班的空置率为4.1%，经过两年的市场调整，一路下降到了非常健康的2.7%。
布里斯班2年内每月住宅空置率 数据：SQM 图：Ironfish
究其原因，要归功于昆士兰州持续增长的州际移民、充满吸引力的生活方式、以及可负担性出众的房产。
纵观全国，澳洲五个主要首府城市的房屋
对于许多澳洲房产买家来说，当他们手握着一笔预算时，关于到底怎样投资房产这个问题，他们往往面临着这样的一个两难境地：
是选择核心都市的公寓，还是选择周边城市的豪宅？
是选择下楼即到的餐馆和车站，还是选择以“公顷”计算的土地？
这两份不可兼得的“鱼和熊掌”，成为了很多人在购买房产时的头号难题。
现在，假设你有70万澳元的预算，打算投资墨尔本，你会买一套CBD的两卧室公寓，还是一套Ballarat的大地豪宅？
这个问题取决于 — 你是一名自住买家，还是一名投资者。
对于自住买家来说，标准答案只有一个：你喜欢。
自住房的选择是一件非常主观的事情，没有人会比你自己更了解你和你的家庭的喜好、需求、以
对于绝大部分人来说，不论购买自住房、还是投资房，都必然涉及到贷款。很多时候，能买到什么样的房子，很大程度上取决于银行愿意贷出多少钱。最近一年以来，“澳洲银行收紧贷款”的消息不绝于耳，大家纷纷传言，说“银行不愿意借钱了”。
银行真的不愿意借钱了吗？
事实上，为了争抢贷款客户，各大银行甚至暗暗地打起了一场“利率的战争”。
房屋贷款向来是银行的“业务心脏”。
根据权威金融机构摩根士丹利提供的数据，在过去十年间，房贷是澳洲四大行收益的主要驱动力： 房贷业务占据了四大行收入比例的约25%。
面对着四分之一的收入来源 — 没有任何一个银行能够对房贷业务说“不”。
如今的银行并非不愿
房价切实关系着每个人的日常生活，也因如此，这是一个“预言大师”层出不穷的领域。每当房价有点风吹草动，“预言大师”们的各种“神论”就如期而至。
如今，市场上什么样的声音都有，而你要怎么才能拥有一双“慧眼”，才能透过舆论的迷雾，看清澳洲房价未来的走势？
在任何形式的投资中，“基本面分析”（fundamental analysis）都是最为基础、也最为重要的一环。
“基本面”是一个金融术语，指的是投资对象的内在价值。
“基本面分析”背后的原理是：市场价格会由政治、经济、心理等诸多因素的影响而频繁变动，但“万变不离其宗”，价格始终围绕着投资对象真正的内在价值波动。
具体到房产市场上，打个
当我们谈论投资房产时，我们在谈些什么？
是遮风避雨的屋檐、投机取巧的捷径、还是积累财富的容器？
有些人把房产当作一夜暴富的工具 — 在过去数年的中澳两地房产市场中，我们也确实见到了不少这样的例子。而当房产暂时不能再提供这样的机会时，这些人就开始连篇累牍地唱衰房产市场。
但事实上，房产从没有辜负过任何人。
在过去的20年间，我们经历了全球金融危机、矿业退潮等等一系列重大的国际国内经济事件，我们目睹了曾经如巨人般的企业一夜之间轰然倒下、曾经让整个华尔街为之疯狂的股票顷刻变得一文不值……
然而，就在这样风起云涌的20年间，澳洲五个主要首府城市的房产默默地增值了159%-295%。&nbs
熟悉墨尔本的人都知道，这座城市的市中心有着两种截然不同的风貌：一侧是“巴黎”，一侧是“纽约”。
墨尔本宛若“巴黎”的那一侧位于斯旺斯顿街（Swanston Street）以东。
漫步在这里，让人仿佛立刻置身于浪漫的法兰西首都。街道两侧是古老的建筑、参天的大树、典雅的精品店，以及闲逸的小咖啡馆。暖融融的阳光透过树影投射在建筑外墙的砂岩上，让这里的时光似乎永远停驻在上个世纪。
而在“巴黎”的对面，威廉姆街（William Street）的西侧，玻璃外墙的摩天大楼倒映着城市上空的风卷云涌，AMP、ANZ、NAB等企业巨头的鲜艳招牌举目可见，衣着优雅的白领精英端着咖啡纸杯行色匆匆地穿梭街头 —
根据权威房地产咨询机构仲量联行（JLL）最新发布的公寓市场报告，在过去的一年中，墨尔本计划投向市场的公寓数量急剧下降了34%。
与去年同期相比，墨尔本的未来五年公寓储备供应量更是下降了近50%。这一数据包含了未来五年内所有计划中的、已获批的、将开建的、将完工的以及将面市的墨尔本公寓。
[caption id="attachment_4749" align="alignnone" width="300"] Source: JLL and Australian Financial Review[/caption]
据分析，造成这一现状的主要原因包括：
不断上涨的建筑成本
购房者和开
众所周知，在大多数情况下，澳洲房产投资都是一种长线投资。
在澳洲，我们利用银行借贷资金的杠杆来购买投资房，然后将房产投入租赁市场，用租客的租金和税务局退还的税款来抵扣贷款，最终达到正向现金流、实现资本翻倍式增长。
在这个投资过程里，第一步当然是买好投资房，而第二步，就是把房子租出去。
和购买澳洲投资房一样，物业租赁实际上也是一项需要大量时间、精力和专业知识的事情。所以，绝大部分投资者都会选择把自己的投资房交给物业管理公司，请他们来为自己打理一切出租事宜。
也许有些投资者觉得随便把房子钥匙留给街边某家中介公司就万事大吉了，但在澳洲这样体量庞大的物业租赁市场中，并不是每家物业管理公司、每个
2018年10月19日晚间，南澳建筑开发界一年一度的盛会 — UDIA城市发展研究院颁奖典礼 — 在阿德莱德会展中心隆重举行。
全澳建筑开发的行业领袖欢聚一堂，共同期待大奖揭晓。
Ironfish亚太集团旗下发展商Starfish成为本届UDIA的最大赢家。由Starfish开发的住宅项目Bohem创纪录地独揽四项大奖 —
最佳高密度住宅奖
最佳城市复兴奖
最佳创新发展奖
最佳设计奖
UDIA城市发展研究院奖（The Urban Development Institute of Australia SA Awards for Excellence ）
CEO寄语
很高兴通过亚太集团的网站博客和大家交流。
自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。
我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。
我们为什么要投资？
有一件事，我一直在致力于唤起人们对它的关注 — 我们的退休生
一直以来，在澳洲房地产市场上，有太多的迷思不断围绕着墨尔本CBD公寓：市场价值、供需关系、发展潜力……为了这些问题，人们始终争论不休。
今天，我们就来一次性破除这三大迷思，用数据告诉你，墨尔本CBD公寓的市场表现和未来预期，究竟是怎样的。
迷思之一：
墨尔本公寓的市场价值究竟如何？
真相：
墨尔本有全澳增值幅度最大、相对可负担性最好的公寓
1.1 全澳增值幅度最高的公寓
在截至2018年6月的过去12个月中，墨尔本的公寓表现出了全澳所有首府城市中最为强劲的年度增值幅度。尤其考虑到澳洲地产市场的大环境，在悉尼仅录得0.6%的微弱涨幅的同时，墨尔本房产表现出了6.3%
当我们结束了一整天繁忙疲惫的工作或学习之后，往往最渴望的就是回到自己温馨的家中，倚靠在舒适的沙发上，和家人开怀谈笑。
然而，每个夜晚，在我们享受着“家”这个港湾带来的安心与放松的同时，全澳大利亚还有44,000多名年轻人，正面临着无家可归的凄楚境遇。
他们要么贫困潦倒露宿街头，要么靠朋友亲戚接济勉强度日，要么就是忍受着家人无休止的暴力和虐待。最令人心碎的是，在全澳所有无家可归的年轻人中，17%都是不足12岁的孩子。
孩子和青年是我们最宝贵的未来，怎能忍心看他们过着颠沛流离，朝不保夕的生活？
为了帮助这些深陷困境的儿童与青年，2018年10月19日，Ironfish亚太集团悉尼总
在过去的12年中，亚太集团帮助上千名澳洲人建立起了属于自己的房产投资组合，并帮助他们积累了可观的财富。
在这个过程中，亚太集团向投资者所提供的，全部都是亚太集团认可的房产项目（Ironfish Approved Projects）。
一件非常显而易见的事情是：房产投资的过程中，挑选房产项目是最重要的环节。只有买对了正确的城市、正确的区域、正确的房子，投资才会事半功倍，效果拔群。
为了让每一个房产投资者买到的都是我们坚信的“潜力股”，亚太集团通过层层筛选，拒绝了许许多多房产项目，只留下其中少数最为精华、最为优秀的项目 —
这些就是我们引以为傲的：亚太集团认可的房产项目。
那么，问题
2018年9月，布里斯班市政府宣布，为了提高市民的生活质量，市区内的“低密度住宅区”将禁止修建联排别墅及公寓。消息一出，业界和学者纷纷表示担忧，认为政府这一举措或将引起房价上涨。
为了让布里斯班人住得更好而制定的政策，为何却可能让布里斯班人住得更贵？
1.
事情还要从今年5月的一次民意调查开始说起。
2018年5月，布里斯班市政府斥资210万澳元，举办了一次有关城市未来规划发展的大型民意调查。这项民意调查是 “你心中理想的布里斯班” 计划（Plan Your Brisbane）的一部分，共有10万名市民向政府递交了他们对于布里斯班市区未来规划发展的意见和建议，相当于每5户居民中就有一户参与了
提起西澳首府城市珀斯，可能很多人都知道这里曾经经历过矿业繁荣带来的房价暴涨；也可能有很多华人知道，这里是澳洲唯一一个和中国永远没有时差的首府城市。
然而，很多人对于珀斯的了解也就仅限于此了。毕竟，在这个80%的国民都居住在东部沿海地区的国家，西澳的这个首府城市的确从各个方面来说，都或多或少地给人一些存在感不强的感觉。
但实际上，珀斯这座城市不但美丽，宜居，且舒适，它还有很多不为人知的有趣的地方。下面，就让我们为您盘点珀斯的5个“最”。
第一个“最”：全球最大的行政区
人们常说，珀斯是地球上最“孤独”的城市，这是因为它地处澳大利亚西海岸，是大陆尽头最后一个繁华都市。
但是，这份“孤独”，带
如果你是一名地产投资者，或者对地产投资有兴趣，那么，一定有一个大问题一直萦绕在你的脑海中：
2019年，我应该投资澳洲地产吗？
如果答案是肯定的，那么，我应该如何投资？
解决这个问题的方法只有一个：
研究。
像世界上任何其他种类的投资一样，地产投资也需要深入、综合的研究，才能做出正确的选择，最终走向成功的投资结果。
这样的研究应该包含哪些方面呢？
第一步：了解投资目的地
澳洲有5个主要首府城市：
阿德莱德
布里斯班
墨尔本
珀斯
悉尼
每一个城市都美丽精彩，吸引着全世界的目光，不过，当说到投资时，这些城市各自都有着不同的地理、气候、人口、经济等等方面的特征。
第二
墨尔本人花了数十年才盼来的机场铁路，在短短数月之间，造价便由$50亿一路飙升到$150亿：联邦政府拨款$50亿、州政府拨款$50亿、私营财团再追加投资$50亿。这条身价不断上涨的铁路，到底会带给我们什么样的惊喜呢？
墨尔本的苦恼
曾经连续7年蝉联全球最宜居城市的墨尔本，文艺浪漫、风光宜人、商业繁荣，吸引着越来越多的来自澳洲以及全球的移民、游客、商旅人士等等。在刚刚过去的2017-2018财年度，墨尔本机场运送国内外旅客超过3,600万人次，仅次于悉尼，位列全澳第二繁忙的机场。
然而，备受宠爱与青睐的墨尔本，却一直有着一个隐隐的苦恼，那就是—
没有联结机场与市中心的轨道交通。
轨道交通
在澳大利亚，完善的统计数据，往往是人们判断经济走向的重要参考标准。比如，五年一次的人口普查，就能为澳大利亚全国的人口情况做一次完整的“全身扫描”。而除了人口普查之外，澳大利亚的经济部门还有许多各式各样有趣的统计内容，可以为人们了解各行业指数提供依据。
其中，有一个非常有意思的数据，叫做“吊车指数”（Crane Index），被用来描述澳洲的工程建设数量和趋势。而根据澳洲金融评论的报道，2018年第三季度，澳大利亚全国的工程吊车数量达到了惊人的735个，仅悉尼一个城市的吊车数量就超过了美国全国！
不过，如果你认为这么多吊车都是在建造高层公寓这样的大楼，那么就是对目前的澳洲形势缺乏了解了。实际
在澳大利亚，房产投资的流派分为许多种，有人崇尚长期持有的投资方式，有人喜欢买个旧房来装修，更专业的投资者，则可能直接买地来自己做小型开发。当然，后者对于投资人的专业水平和时间投入要求，对市场的精准把握，以及资金方面的实力等，都比前者要高出许多，可能面临的风险也要明显更大。
因此，对于大部分有着自己本职工作，平时不可能花大时间在房地产行业上，但却想要投资房产的人来说，长期持有的投资方式可能是最可行，也是最合适的一种房产投资方式。
不过，在采取长期持有策略的投资者中，还有两个不同的方式，那就是买新房和买二手房，两种截然不同的策略。在亚太集团，我们通过强大的研究团队和房产项目团队，在澳洲五大首府
CEO寄语
很高兴通过亚太集团的网站博客和大家交流。
自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。
我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。
最近随着澳洲房市的一些变化，媒体上充斥着夸张言论和不负责任的报道，有的以偏概全，
9月7日晚，《2018澳大利亚人力资源年度颁奖盛典》在美丽的悉尼港湾The Star 宴会大厅隆重举行。作为该奖项的长期合作伙伴，亚太集团继去年之后，再次来到现场，见证了一年一度，属于澳大利亚人力资源领域的最高奖项的诞生。
当晚的Star宴会厅高朋满座，人声鼎沸。来自澳大利亚各行各业的人力资源精英，以及各奖项候选公司的重要负责人，社会名流等，大约900人来到这里，大家期待着十几个重要奖项，逐一找到自己的最终归属。当晚的颁奖典礼，由澳大利亚著名的女演员及电视明星Natalie Bassingthwaighte女士担任现场司仪。
众所周知，人力资源部门是每个企业不可或缺的重要组成部分，
9月20日，澳洲移民局发布了最新公布的统计数据，昆士兰州再次成为澳大利亚国内州际移民的最大目的地。澳洲人民也再次用脚投票，选出了他们心目中最理想的居住地。
澳洲统计局负责人Anthony Grubb表示：
截止到2018年3月31日的一年中，昆士兰拥有大约24,000名州际移民，是毫无争议的州际移民人口增加最多的州，而排名第二的是维多利亚州，当地的州际移民净增加人数为15,100人。在此期间，昆士兰的人口增加比例也达到了1.7%，总人口数量达到了490万。
在此之前的四年中，维多利亚州曾经一直占据着这份榜单的榜首位置，而在更早的2011年之前，昆士兰曾经连续20年首领澳洲州际移民的冠军地
CEO寄语
很高兴通过亚太集团的微信公共平台和大家交流。
自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。
我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。
成功的定义
常有人问我：什么是成功？如何定义成功？
事实上，这些年来，我对成功
各位读者
还记得今年刚开始时
我们曾经与大家有一个约定
不知您是否还记得？
时光飞逝，转眼间2018年的时光，
已经接近走完了三分之二！
在这已经过去的上半年里
国内外发生的大大小小的事情可真不少
国际上，中美贸易大战正如火如荼的上演
世界上最重要的两大经济发动机之间
开始了一场旷日持久的拉锯战；
而美国和朝鲜，这两个几十年来
互不来往的“宿敌”，却意外地坐到了一起
让所有人始料不及；
2018年世界杯火爆登场
让全世界的人们都放下了其他的烦恼
尽情沉浸在足球给人们带来的激情之中；
而在澳大利亚这个平时没有太多国际新闻的国度
却也在刚刚过去的一周
成为
提起澳大利亚的城市，被人们谈论最多的恐怕不是悉尼就是墨尔本，偶尔或许布里斯班也会成为讨论的焦点，好像整个769万平方公里的澳洲大陆上，新闻热点就永远被这三大城市所包揽了。
而实际上，澳洲大陆上还有许许多多让人流连忘返的好地方，还有不少正在欣欣向荣，蓬勃发展中的中等城市。而在这其中，人口超过130万，总面积3,258平方公里的南澳首府城市阿德莱德，就是除了东部三大城市以外，另一个你不得不了解的澳洲主要首府城市。
今天，就让我们来了解一下阿德莱德，这座低调而宜居的南澳第一大城市，究竟正在上演哪些能让你大吃一惊的大“变脸”。或许，从这里，你可以从另一个侧面，来了解一个更加多元，平衡，和谐发展的澳
本月初，澳大利亚的人口总数突破了2500万大关，这一数字的到来，比2002年Peter Costello发布的《代际报告》中的预测，足足提前了20年。而整个澳大利亚的人口从2000万增长至2500万的时间，竟然只花费了五年。
根据澳大利亚统计局估计，澳大利亚人口每83秒增加一人，并在澳洲东部标准时间8月7日晚11点左右达到了2500万人的里程碑，这一数字，等于澳大利亚1970年人口的整整两倍！
澳大利亚的人口在2016年1月增加到2400万，而仅仅两年之后，这里又迎来了新的100万人口。而预计三年内，这一数字又将突破2600万。由人口急剧上涨带来的影响之一，就是澳大利亚人口在几大沿海城
在一份最近由联邦银行CommSec发布的State of the States报告中，维多利亚州超越了新南威尔士州，成为了澳洲经济的领头羊，这是该报告问世以来维州首次在榜单上位列第一，也是新州四年来首次失去第一名的宝座。
State of the States报告，是通过对八项关键经济指数的调研统计后，发布的一份权威性澳洲各州经济体检表，通过直观的方式，让更多人直接了解澳洲经济的现状。该报告还指出，虽然维州在此次的评选中战胜了新州，但其实两者间的差距非常有限。
此外，虽然维州的经济增幅好于新州，但悉尼依然是澳洲经济活力最佳的城市，2017-2018财年，当地的经济增幅为3.3%，超过了排名
时间来到了2018年的8月，如果你翻开最近的澳洲主流媒体报道，那么有关悉尼的房产市场出现下滑的报道是很难错过的一个话题，这些报道通常会占据大半个版面。最早这些报道中的大部分是针对悉尼的，而最新的趋势是墨尔本也成了此类报道集中“照顾”的对象。
面对层出不穷的房产负面新闻，许多投资者都发出了这样的疑问：澳洲的房地产市场真的不行了吗？悉尼和墨尔本的房价真的“跌跌不休”吗？而其他首府城市的房产市场，又是否会步其后尘呢？
金融危机以来的最大跌幅 --- 悉尼房产
七月底，包括Domain，悉尼先驱晨报以及AFR等多家澳洲媒体都发表了标题颇为吸引眼球的报道，称悉尼的房价创下了自2008金融危机以来的
如果你去一家餐馆吃饭，环境脏乱，服务态度恶劣，食物难以下咽，或者给一家企业的客服打电话，转了四五个部门，讲了一个小时，最后还是没人给你解决问题……
你心里可能会犯嘀咕：这些公司的培训看来没做好！
“出产品之前先出人才”，这是广为企业界所推崇的名言。企业的长远发展，离不开人才的建设。每个个体的行为举止，都和企业息息相关。
这就是为什么Ironfish亚太集团对人才的培训和发展非常重视的原因。
上周，Ironfish总部举办了为期三天的“未来新星”培训，将来自全澳9大分公司新入职的房产投资策略师汇集在悉尼相聚，鼓励大家拥抱亚太人为客户服务的精神和基因，将我们的企业文化及核心价值观深深植入了
说起当前澳洲房产市场的走向，那可真是计划不如变化。前几年如日中天的悉尼，如今却似乎成了主要首府城市中最为尴尬的一个。
最新发布的澳洲全国首府城市房屋空置率数字显示，悉尼成为五大城市中唯一个空置率较去年同期出现上涨的城市。在悉尼，租房者的春天就要到来了吗？
来自研究机构ＳＱＭ的最新数据，在刚刚过去的2018年6月，阿德莱德是全国首府城市中空置率最低的，仅为1.5%，紧随其后的是墨尔本，空置率保持在1.6%。布里斯班的表现也不错，从去年同期的3.6%下降到了今年的3%，而珀斯的数据更是喜人，从去年较不理想的5.7%，回落到4.1%。
而只有悉尼的空置率出现了上涨，今年6月的空置率为2.8
CEO寄语
很高兴通过亚太集团的微信公共平台和大家交流。
自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。
我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。
最近，我需要给自己的汽车买保险。有家保险公司给了我一份几页纸的表格，我放在桌上
想知道什么地方的房市正进入预热期吗？终于等到你——悉尼第二机场建设期开始进入倒计时！
让人翘首以盼多年的悉尼第二机场，日前终于传出了让人振奋的好消息：联邦政府宣布，这一让全悉尼人激动的大工程，将于今年年底开工，期盼了多年的悉尼人，终于迎来了这一重大基建项目进入实质性的建设阶段！
等待数载，终将开建！
上月底，澳洲联邦政府宣布，位于悉尼西南区Badgerys Creek的悉尼第二机场的建设工程，将由Bechtel这家在世界机场工程领域中的巨头公司来承担。
要知道，这家公司可是在之前参与过伦敦，迪拜和香港这三大世界航空重要枢纽城市的机场扩建工程，在机场建设领域可谓是当仁不让的权威企业。
近日，2018年度最新一期的「全球最宜居国家排行榜」由《每日邮报》发出， 澳大利亚因其绝佳的生活环境和四季宜人的气候，高居榜单第四名。对于世界各地的人们来说，澳大利亚长期占据着各类宜居榜单上的前几名，早已经是大家心照不宣的事实了。
然而具有讽刺意味的是，在实际生活中，澳大利亚却又因其高昂的生活成本，让很多打算移居的人望而却步，也让很多本地居住者叫苦不迭。毕竟，除了免费的干净空气，这里其它的每一样开销都需要花钱买买买。
根据SEEK公布的澳大利亚工资报告称，全澳洲的平均工资是税前8万澳元左右。但是，有36%的澳大利亚人和新西兰人在财政上只能“勉强糊口”，他们收入勉强可以应付支出，大概年收
说起澳大利亚人民的居住方式
在你的想象中
这里的人们居住的房子是不是这样的
也或者是这样的房子
哪怕是再普通一点
也得是这样的房子
没错，拥有一个属于自己的小别墅
最好再带上一个一两百平米的后院
是许多人心目中执着追求的“澳洲梦”
不过，一个残酷的现实是
随着澳大利亚房地产价格的上涨
想要在这里的大城市负担一套
属于自己的独立别墅
已经成为越来越多人
生命中不可承受之负担
以悉尼为例
目前居住在公寓和联排别墅中的
居民比例已经接近50%
而到2030年左右
这里超过三分之二的家庭
将会居住在非别墅类的物业之中
在当前房价处于高位
来自澳洲统计局ABS和全球知名咨询机构德勤（Deloitte）的数据显示，昆士兰州的州际移民数量在过去一段时间内数量大增，2017年最后一个季度，7733名澳洲人跨州界移居到昆士兰，这一数字是2005年以来的最高值！相比2016年同期的数字，也大增了57%！排名第二的维多利亚州，州际移民数字为4421人。
正因为如此，布里斯班的公寓和独立屋的空置率下降明显，未来这里的市场表现将值得期待！
与ABS发布的数据不谋而合，知名咨询机构德勤也在今年四月份发布的一份报告中称，过去一年昆士兰取代了维州，成为了澳洲接纳州际移民数量最多的州。
德勤合伙人Chris Richardson在接受媒体访问时表
CEO寄语
很高兴通过亚太集团的微信公共平台和大家交流。
自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。
我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。
眨眼间，2017-2018财年一整年的光阴又将永远地逝去，不知大家在过去的一年
紧接着上周昆士兰的步伐，本周二，新南威尔士州也公布了2018-2019年度的预算案。作为澳洲经济体量最大的州，新南威尔士州的预算当然也是所有媒体关注的焦点。有不少媒体报道将本年度的财政预算案比作一个“以人为本”的预算，学龄儿童，学龄前儿童和家长在本次预算案中可谓是大赢家，但大型基础设施投资，医疗与教育系统方面的支出也同时是政府的重点。
新州财政厅长Dominic Perrottet 本周二宣布，2017-2018年的政府预算盈余为 39 亿澳元，高于最初的33亿澳元的预测。这一成绩使得新州成为第一个比预期早一年拥有2500亿澳元净资产的州。因此，在下一年度的预算案中，推出了不少使得家庭受益的
说起布里斯班，许多人都知道这里是澳大利亚的第三大城市，同时也是昆士兰州的首府。布里斯班座落于大分水岭与摩顿湾 (Morton Bay) 间的布里斯班河冲积平原一带，是一个从海岸线、河川和港口往西部内陆发展的都市。其市中心位于布里斯班河畔，距河口摩顿湾15公里。
这座城市的名字，源于殖民时代新南威尔士殖民区总督官的名字。当年在这里发现了一条河，并命名为布里斯班河，而为纪念促使这一地区殖民化的当时总督托马斯·麦克都格·布里斯班，这座城市也因此而得名。
与世界许多大城市都有一条对自身发展史起到关键性作用的河流一样，布里斯班河也是这座昆士兰首府城市的母亲河。它蜿蜒曲折地穿过整座城市，并且一路沿
本周二，昆士兰州的2018-2019年度财政预算案正式出炉。
这份涵盖了昆士兰未来主要经济运行发展方向的报告，是人们全面分析一个州未来政府钱袋子的去向的重要依据，更是所有房产投资者不容错过的关键调研素材。
那么这份刚刚问世不久的财政预算案到底有哪些内容？这份报告的赢家和输家都会是谁？作为房产投资者的你，又有哪些需要重点关注的问题？
今天的文章，我们就来为您全面解析这份关系到500万昆州人未来发展蓝图的2018-2019年度财政预算案！
一张图了解预算案关键数据
首先，让我们通过一张图来了解一下2018-2019年昆州政府的财政预算主要方向，来看看政府的钱，最重要的去向都会在哪些领域。
曾几何时，在澳洲的数个州，政府都对投资期房（off-the-plan）的买家拥有一些鼓励政策，其中又尤其以印花税的减免政策最为吸引人。而随着楼市的逐渐走热，新房印花税减免政策已经在过去几年内陆续被更改或者取消。
最新的消息是，南澳政府日前宣布，将在本财年结束后（今年7月1日起），正式取消期房投资者的印花税减免政策。也就是说，如果想要在新政实施之前入市，那么留给投资者的时间只有不到20天了！
根据南澳政府的政策，在2012年到2014年期间，曾经对于价值50万澳元以下的新房给予过100%的印花税减免政策，随后的2014年至今，政策又变成了如今的部分减免。在此期间，有成千上万名南澳的房产投
关注或者已经布局墨尔本的房产投资者最近又迎来了好消息！在各种综合因素的影响下，这里的房地产市场表现，尤其是公寓市场的表现，正在所有的澳洲首府城市中处于领先地位。
来自RP Data的最新数据显示，在截止到2018年2月的12个月内，墨尔本的公寓市场平均增长率达到了7%，高居全国第一。排名第二和第三位的则是悉尼和阿德莱德，增长率分别为4.8%和4.7%。
（统计区间：2017年2月-2018年2月）
RP Data的数据还显示，目前墨尔本的公寓中位价在$552,589澳元。过去一年的涨幅，主要集中在当地人对距离市中心10-20公里范围的优质公寓需求的大幅上涨。而在公寓供应量相对更为
近年来，越来越多的华人同胞选择来到澳大利亚的墨尔本移民，留学和置业。这里适宜的气候，全球著名的丰富教育资源，以及便利轻松的生活节奏，早已深入人心，墨尔本也因此多次被评为全球最宜居的城市。
而提起墨尔本的华人社区，首先出现在你脑海中的区会是哪一个呢？是高楼大厦已经渐渐崛起的华人重镇Box Hill？是被墨尔本华人戏称为“宇宙中心”的Glen Waverley？亦或是有着“龙脉之地”外号的Doncaster？
的确，凭借着过去几十年里逐渐积累起来的人气，以上的这些区域已经成功积聚起了相当的华人移民数量。对于刚到澳洲的新移民来说，生活在这些华人比较集中的区域自然比较方便，不论是购物，就医，子
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说起澳洲的华人区，大部分人首先想到了可能是悉尼或者墨尔本的几大社区。
比如位于悉尼南区的Hurstville，根据2016年的澳洲人口普查数据，这个区域具有中国血统的居民（含本地出生公民与海外华人移民）数量已经超过了该区域总人口的50%，是一个绝对名符其实的华人大社区！
而提到昆士兰州的华人区，排名第一的毫无疑问是位于布里斯班南部的Sunnybank，在经
亚太集团Financial Wellbeing Program项目成立至今已经超过半年。
在此期间我们见证了越来越多澳洲的职场人士通过各种渠道了解，关注了这一项目，也让亚太集团与澳洲的主流职场精英们有了更深入而紧密的合作。
本周二到周三， 2018 新南威尔士州人力资源峰会在悉尼Olympic Park隆重举行。此次峰会汇集了来自新州各行各业的超过100位人力资源领域管理专家。
亚太集团借助此次峰会，再次向到场的人力资源精英们推广我们的Financial Wellbeing Program，并且取得了非常良好的效果。
在两天的时间内，我们与现场嘉宾们分享交流了他们对于未来就业市场机遇和
CEO寄语
很高兴通过亚太集团的微信公共平台和大家交流。自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。大家好！今天我想和大家谈一个所有人都会关心的问题，那就是你的
对悉尼最新城市发展规划熟悉的人都知道，以Hills Shire和Blacktown Council部分Suburb为标志的西北地区，是近几年来悉尼住宅地产市场上的绝对明星区域。2019年西北铁路线即将建成通车的利好，自带优美而适宜居住的自然环境，再加之不断导入的人口增幅，使得这一地区的房地产市场，在过去几年一直保持着非常旺盛的需求，房价也是一路水涨船高！
以西北区最大的购物中心所在的区域Rouse Hill为例，五年前这里90%的房产是独立屋，中位价在70万澳元，而如今独立屋在这里比例已经下降到60%，而中位价已经上涨到115万澳元。
（悉尼西北区Kellyville几年间大兴土木，房价大
上周二（5月8日），一年一度的联邦预算夜的到来，再一次牵动了整个澳大利亚社会。作为决定未来联邦政府钱袋子去向的指标性事件，联邦预算的公布，往往代表着整个澳大利亚未来重点发展的方向，其中往往也预示着重大的机遇。
联邦预算的内容涉及到社会发展的方方面面，从医疗，教育，个人税收，住房可负担性，到公司政策，国家安全等，但对于房产投资者来说，最让大家关注的，莫过于政府对于基础设施建设的投入方向。
以亚太集团选择投资房产的标准“PIE”（Population人口，Infrastructure基建，Employment就业）来看，基础设施建设是决定某一区域是否具有长期投资价值的“三元素”之一，其重要性自然是
在全澳房地产界热切期盼了近两年之后，澳洲开发界的新锐翘楚企业ARIA集团，终于推出了自己的最新一代公寓产品——The Standard。
作为ARIA集团暌违市场两年之后问世的第一个新项目，The Standard项目还未揭开其神秘面纱之前，就已经斩获了无数的关注：
大楼的外观设计又有怎样的创新？
项目的内部配套设施，相对之前已经接近完美的ARIA作品，又有怎样的提升？
大楼底部商业配套的设施，又有哪些值得期待的升级？
…
所有这一切，都在2018年4月底，向所有长期以来期待ARIA产品的投资者解开了答案。过去两周，The Standard项目通过亚太集团，向中国和澳洲的投资者进行了正式的推
每年五月的第2个星期二，是澳大利亚的“预算之夜”，是澳洲政府最重要的年度政策声明时刻。在这个夜晚，联邦政府向议会及广大民众汇报：1. 政府的经济、财政战略及前景
2. 当前财年、预算财年及后面三年的支出和收入预测
3. 政府的社会、政治目标及实现计划
备受瞩目的2018-19新财年联邦预算案于昨晚悉尼时间7点半公布，内容涉及税收、养老、基建、科研、教育、医疗、环境、安全等各个方面。
当前全球经济增长达到6年以来最快速度，澳洲经济已连续第27年增长，商业环境处于全球金融危机以来的最高水平，过去一年澳洲平均每天创造了1000个新的工作岗位。
在这个大背景下，本次预算案的主题设定为“一个更强劲
关于墨尔本CBD的楼市是否供过于求，早已经是最近几年媒体争论过多次的话题了。如果你没有经常关注楼市的新闻的话，那么一个值得你关注的新现象，就是从去年起，又有一些房产研究机构开始改口，说墨尔本的楼市将会供不应求。
反反复复，来来回回的争论似乎永远没有终点，也让许多人对投资墨尔本的房产前景产生了一丝疑惑和犹豫。 那么，真实的墨尔本CBD房产市场究竟是怎样的？要回答这个问题，恐怕没有比在一线负责房产租赁的物业经理更有发言权的人了。今天，我们就和在墨尔本具有十年物业管理工作经验的资深物业经理，亚太集团墨尔本物业管理公司董事总经理Christina Tao来交流这个问题。
人物介绍
国际五大房产咨询公司之一的仲量联行（JLL）在今年3月发布了一份针对布里斯班公寓市场的全面报告。报告指出，虽然布里斯班当地的公寓市场在过去12个月内遭遇了一定的挑战，但最坏的时刻或许已经过去。该公司对于当地公寓市场的中期表现持乐观的态度，尤其是质量，地段，设计都非常精良的优质公寓。
为了印证这一观点，JLL在其报告中列举了八大看好布里斯班公寓市场的理由，现在就让我们一起来一一列数。
理由一. 昆士兰经济的强劲反弹
自2013年澳洲的矿业进入低谷期后，昆州经济已经开始呈现出了强烈的反弹趋势。德勤公司预计，未来五年内，昆州的经济将以平均每年3.8%的速度上涨，这一
4月21日晚，悉尼CBD的新南威尔士州艺术馆灯火璀璨，人声鼎沸。2018年度金合欢奖，暨澳大利亚十大杰出华人青年企业家评选启动仪式和晚宴，在这里隆重举办。来自澳洲政界，企业界，时尚界的200多位精英人士齐聚一堂，共同见证了这一年度盛事的开启！
亚太集团作为该项目的主要赞助方之一，受邀参加了该活动。集团创始人兼CEO周华先生，代表亚太集团在活动上致辞，并发表讲话。
亚太集团为本次活动的主要赞助企业之一
“金合欢奖”最早启动于2011年，它以澳大利亚的国花合欢花命名，力求展示在澳华人青年的事业成就和对当地社会的贡献。
当晚的活动邀请到了许多重量级嘉宾的到场，澳大利亚总理特恩布尔，中国驻澳大
世界上所有知名的顶级城市，毫无疑问都拥有一些只属于它们自己的城市名片。伦敦的大本钟，巴黎的铁塔，纽约的自由女神，北京的故宫，悉尼的歌剧院…它们中的许多，甚至已经超越了城市的范畴，成为了一个国家的象征。
不仅如此，要成为一个世界级大都市，一座城市往往还应该具有伟大的包容性，不同的文化，思想，宗教，美食在这里相互依存，相互碰撞。
按照多伦多大学马丁城市研究所主任，纽约大学Schack房地产研究所研究员Richard Florida的说法，
“城市是人类伟大的发明。财富在这里得到创造，人们的生活水平在得到了提高。整个社会的创造性和生产力，在人类进入城市生活时代后，整个社会便出现了历史上从未有过的
如果您对亚太集团挑选项目的标准
有所了解的话
那么您应该知道
长期以来，我们选择一个区域的标准
可以用一个PIE来形容
别想多了，我们说的并不是甜点
而是对于一个区域的房地产增长来说
最重要的三大元素
人口，基建，就业
（Population，Infrastructure，Employment）
任何区域房地产的增长
可以说都离不开这关键的三大要素
当然，也正是因为许多区域
并不同时具备这三大要素
因而市场上有大量的开发项目
都无法通过
亚太集团项目部的严格审核！
2017年中，亚太集团项目部为我们的客户推荐了距离布里斯班市中心仅10公里的宜居区域
2017年11月，历时半年多准备工作的亚太集团Financial Wellbeing Program正式启动。这一旨在为澳洲本地职场人士提供专业的投资知识，在澳洲主流社会中普及房地产投资重要性的项目一经发布，便得到了许多澳洲本地企业的大力支持。
2018年3月底，Financial Wellbeing Program正式走进了澳洲Assetlink集团，亚太集团CEO建创始人Joseph周华先生亲赴该公司开讲，为该公司员工和管理层带来了一场精彩的关于财富理念的讲座。
背景介绍：Assetlink集团
Assetlink集团成立至今已经超过21年，是澳大利亚最大的设施服务提供商之一，在全澳
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今天我想和大家聊一聊在面对人生重大的抉择时，我们该如何做出正确的选择。
我们常说，人的一生其实就是由一个个大大小小的选择构成的。每一天，我们早上从睁开眼睛起，就面临各种各样的选择：比如我今天穿什么衣服出门，中午和谁一起午餐，晚上的时间如何利用，这样的选择能决定我们的一天是如何度过的。
而另一些选择，则可能对我们的人生造成重大的影响：比如职场上的选择，去什么样的行业，从事什么样的工作；生活中的选择，如何寻找合适的伴侣，和谁成为一生的挚友；亦或是事业上的选择，寻找怎样的人来做自己的商业伙伴，事业的发展方向该如何确定等等。
重大选择的正确与否，可以说是决定一个人最终能否成功的最关键因素。有
在许多人看来，澳大利亚的房价在过去几年快速增长，已经超过了许多人的购买能力。不过，实际上这样的说法并不完整，因为这些年房价普遍大幅上涨的城市，主要是指悉尼和墨尔本。而根据澳大利亚住房行业协会（Housing Industry Association）最新发布的季度报告，澳大利亚的部分城市，正处于20年来的房价最可负担期。
来自澳洲统计局ABS的数据显示，截止到2017年12月，澳大利亚的住宅房地产总市值已经达到了6.87万亿澳元的规模，仅去年最后一个季度，整个国家的房产增值就达到了930亿澳元。但是，回顾金融危机发生至今的澳洲房产市场，房价的增幅在整个澳洲范围内，呈现明显的不均衡状态。
由澳洲城市发展研究所（UDIA）发布的一份最新报告显示，墨尔本所在的维多利亚州正在面临可能出现的房产供不应求的状态。预计未来几年，该州需要每年增加10%的新房审批和开工量，才能保持楼市的供需平衡。与此同时，墨尔本的城市空置率再次降低，达到了目前1.4%的低位。
这份由UDIA于上周发布的报告称，虽然目前维州的住房供需情况总体来说处于平衡的状态，但这样的日子可能不会持续太久。该机构预计，在2018-2021年期间，维州需要每年批准和新建大约75,000套房产，才能满足该州新增人口带来的住房需求。
相比之下，在2014-2015年的所谓楼市供应量大增期间，每年的新房批建和开工量也只有66,4
3月15日，由澳洲知名高等学府Monash大学开展的年度调查报告Australian Brands in China（澳大利亚品牌在中国）正式发布，亚太集团作为澳洲唯一上榜的地产投资服务平台，名列最佳地产类公司排行第九名。
根据澳大利亚外交贸易部公布的数据，截止到2016年，中国已经成为澳大利亚第二大贸易伙伴，当年出口额达到930亿澳元，进口额则为621亿澳元。在中澳两国的双边贸易往来中，食品，健康，教育，旅游以及地产行业，占据了两国经贸交易中的大半江山。
这份由Monash大学的Eugene Chan博士和他的团队研究推出的最新报告，是一项通过在北京，上海，河北，天津，广东，山
2012年，亚太集团跨出了公司发展史上的重要一步，集团在中国的品牌，铁鱼（中国）正式成立，由此开始了服务广大中国客户投资澳大利亚优质地产的时代。
从最初的一家上海公司，到如今遍布中国大地的东西南北，拥有北京，上海，深圳，南宁，成都五家分公司的规模，铁鱼（中国）在过去的五年内一步一个脚印，逐步成长为今天中国最知名的外海地产服务平台之一。
对于中国的投资者来说，投资澳大利亚的房地产有着得天独厚的优势：不受限制的永久产权，备受中国人喜爱的留学移民目的地，两国间巨大的商贸往来，当然，还有澳洲令人羡慕的蓝天和白云…
五年来，在铁鱼（中国）的帮助下，我们帮助了许多中国高净值客户，实现了投资澳大利亚房
来自房产研究机构SQM Research的数据显示，澳洲全国住宅类地产的平均空置率有所下降，平均从去年12月的2.5%回落到今年1月的2.3%。该项数据表明，新年伊始，各地的租房市场活跃，市场存量吸收情况较好。
一般来说， 每年的年底对于有投资房要出租的房东来说，不是一个寻找新租客的好时机。澳洲在12月进入圣诞假期后，各地的租房需求量通常会有所下降。而进入新年后，通常在一月和二月里，租房市场会重新活跃起来，假期后的人们也重返工作岗位，因而重新激活租房市场。
从最新公布的数据来看，澳洲五大首府城市的空置率，除了阿德莱德在今年一月份保持不变，其他四大城市都出现了下降，期中，珀斯的空置率，已经从
澳大利亚是一个幅员辽阔，人口相对稀少的国家。作为世界第十三大经济体，澳大利亚是亚太地区经济活动最活跃的国家之一。自1991年以来，澳大利亚经济已经经历了连续26年的增长，创下了西方发达经济体中一个不折不扣的奇迹。
然而，一个有趣的现实是，虽然澳洲的经济持续发展，但支撑这一国家经济不断发展的，却并非大型企业，而是无数默默奉献的中小企业。根据澳洲税务局ATO对于小企业的定义：“年销售额低于200万澳元，员工不超过20人”来判断的话，澳大利亚的注册企业中，竟然有97.4%的企业属于小企业！
对于小企业的发展来说，难免遇到各种困难。招人难，融资难，销售难…面对这样那样的困境：
小企业主们究竟应该
2017年10月，大悉尼委员会公布了一份令所有人大为振奋的大悉尼区域规划草案，计划在未来的悉尼建设三大中心区，形成30分钟 “生活圈” ，让越来越多居民的住宅临近其办公场所及公共服务设施。
不论从哪个角度来看，在这份草案的计划中，西悉尼的发展，都将成为整个悉尼未来发展的重中之重。目前，西悉尼地区居住着大约200万人口，仅凭这一点，就能让这一地区成为澳洲的第四大城市。而从现在到2031年，西悉尼还将增加大约100万人口，并同时增加20万个就业岗位。
那么，西悉尼的魅力到底在哪里？这里究竟在发生着哪些惊人的变化？在地域辽阔的西悉尼区域内，到底哪个Suburb郊区，又更值得房产投资者注意呢？
大家好！
今天是农历大年初八，按照中国的传统，我们还处在春节之中。在此，我首先代表亚太集团以及我个人，祝所有亚太集团的客户，同事和朋友们新年快乐，身体健康，阖家幸福，吉祥如意！说到新一年的开始，我想很多人都有一个很好的习惯，就是在新年伊始，写下自己在新的一年中的目标和计划，来给自己未来的365天做一个详细的规划。在英语中，也有一个特定的词组“New Year’s Resolution”，来表达同样的意思。
不过可惜的是，虽然写新年目标的人不在少数，但有社会学家曾经做过研究，发现
能够全部完成自己人生目标的人，只占所有人口比例中的3%
Ironfish亚太集团恭祝您2018新春快乐
自成立以来，亚太集团就一直致力于为我们的客户提供一站式的房产投资服务。众所周知，及时而详尽的市场调查报告，是成功房地产投资的必要前提。为了满足广大客户及时了解澳洲五大首府城市的房产市场动态，全面洞悉最新的宏观市场数据的需求，亚太集团市场调研部门精心制作了2018年第一季度市场展望报告，全力帮助您将澳房市场的关键数据一网打尽！
主讲人介绍
Grant Ryan亚太集团联合创始人，董事，市场调研部及房产部门总监。1997年，Grant从新西兰移民到悉尼。1998年12月，他认识了亚太集团创始人周华先生，并与他共同工作至今。在加入房产行业后，Gran
鸡鸣已教千户乐，犬吠又报万家春！
国泰民安兴共庆，家睦人寿喜同欢！
恭贺新春值此新春佳节到来之际
亚太集团全体员工
祝您新春快乐，吉祥如意！
2006年
亚太集团在上一个
中国农历狗年于悉尼诞生
今天的亚太集团
已经成为一个横跨中澳两国
拥有18家分公司
数百名员工的企业
是澳洲最知名的房产投资服务平台之一
回顾过去
我们感恩客户的支持
我们感激公司同仁的辛勤努力
展望未来
我们将再接再厉
在 “One Team，One Direction”
精神指引下
继续向着
“客户最喜爱，员工最爱戴，同行最仰慕”
的房产服务平台
越来越多的迹象显示，西澳首府城市珀斯的房地产市场正在逐渐复苏中。而在房产投资者群体中，今年会关注珀斯市场的人也呈现上涨的趋势。
最近，来自西澳房地产协会（Real Estate Institute of Western Australia）的一份住宅市场报告提到，在2017年的最后三个月内，珀斯的独立屋中位价，环比上一个季度上涨了1.2%，而市场上的可出售房源也比前两年有了下降。
该机构的总裁Hayden Groves在接受澳洲金融评论的采访时也提到：
“ 珀斯的房地产市场正在进入复苏期，持续下降的房源数量和逐渐活跃起来的销售数据，是两个比较积极的信号。”房地产中介：越来越多的房屋会通过
每一年，全球的学术机构都会对世界各大都市的住房可负担性做一个排名。作为这份榜单上的“常客”，澳大利亚的悉尼和墨尔本两大城市在榜单上的座次，都会引起不小的关注和评论。
今年1月，在一份最新的由美国智库发布的世界城市房价可负担性排名上，悉尼和墨尔本分列该榜单的第二和第五名，其中悉尼更是仅次于中国香港，成为全球第二大高房价的城市。
（香港，悉尼，温哥华“荣登”世界房价最难负担城市前三位）
这份报告的发布者称，受益于中国大陆经济的迅猛发展，香港再次成为世界房价最高城市，而悉尼也是第二次成为榜眼。而墨尔本由于过去一年多的房价上涨，在榜单上代替了新西兰奥克兰的位置，上升到了第五名。根据报告提供的数据
种种迹象表明，昆士兰州正处于其房地产周期中的“Sweet Spot”（甜区）。快速的人口增长幅度，就业机会的增加，以及当地房地产价格相对悉尼和墨尔本所具备的可负担性，正在让这片阳光灿烂的土地，吸引越来越多的房产投资者的眼光。
澳大利亚的权威房地产机构CoreLogic首席研究员Tim Lawless最近发布了一篇文章，标题为《布里斯班能否成为未来五年表现最佳的首府城市？》，引起了不少的评论和关注。
文章中提到，虽然过去十年布里斯班的房价表现不如悉尼和墨尔本，但仅仅凭借这一点，还不足以判断未来它的表现将会反超两位老大哥。只不过，和其他城市之间的房价差距越来越大，会让这里的价格对投资者来说
2月1日至3日，来自亚太集团中澳两国14家分公司的精英同事们从不同城市飞来，齐聚昆士兰州道格拉斯港（Port Douglas），参加了一年一度，具有浓重而又独特企业文化的亚太年度盛典！
大堡礁上的明珠——Port Douglas
道格拉斯港位于澳大利亚昆士兰州凯恩斯北部约70公里，是集海洋、热带雨林和沙漠于一体的美丽港口小镇。虽然它的名字不如凯恩斯或者黄金海岸这么为人所熟知，但这里秀色可餐的风景，和迷人的自然风光却丝毫不逊色于任何一个海边旅游胜地。
道格拉斯港人烟稀少，风景如画，人口大约9千，保存完好的雨林自然保护区和壮观的大堡礁是这里最吸引人的地方。由于特殊的位置和环境的宁静，这里既有
对于一个长线房产投资者来说，自己的投资房能否始终保持良好的出租率，给自己带来稳定的租金收入，是判断一个项目是否具有长期投资价值的重要标准之一。
在亚太集团，我们拥有一套非常严格的，让我们引以为豪的项目筛选过程。正是这样一个经过十年考验，不断完善的项目挑选流程，让我们确保每一个推荐给亚太集团客户的项目，都能在租赁市场上具备强劲的竞争力。
以一个公寓项目来说，到底什么样的公寓会受到租客的追捧？
是宽敞又明亮的户型？
是丰富而完善的配套设施？
是极其便利的出行交通？
还是无与伦比的窗外景致？
答案是以上的所有。
是的，在如今公寓供应量并不稀缺的澳洲首府城市中，一个项目
过去几个月，如果要评选全球最火热的投资产品，那恐怕没有任何一种投资品的关注度能够超过比特币。诞生于2008年的比特币，在一开始并没有在投资市场上掀起太大的波澜。2010年时，一个美国IT小伙子曾经用一万枚比特币购买了两份披萨当做午餐，这是世界上第一笔用比特币进行的交易。当时1万枚比特币的价格大约是40美元。
然而， 在经过几年的沉浮后，比特币和其他许多种和它本质类似的电子加密货币，突然在2017年走出了一波波澜壮阔的走势，让所有人目瞪口呆。2017年底，高歌猛进的比特币美元报价曾经一度突破2万美元大关；但仅仅过了一
2018年的岁月已经悄然到来，不知各位的新年计划都制定好了吗？新的一年，亚太集团总部的全新微信公众号，将继续为您及时献上最新鲜的房市动态，最实用有效的投资知识分享，以及最佳的投资策略分析。
当然，我们还将继续为您呈现亚太集团客户们的精彩投资故事，亚太员工们的精彩人生，并在这里和大家一起分享亚太集团公司发展的大事和要事！
说到今年将要发生在澳洲的大事和要事，那么将在今年4月份于昆士兰黄金海岸的第21届英联邦运动会，则无疑是整个澳大利亚今年最重要的全国性盛事之一。不过，对于许多从小在中国长大的朋友，或者澳洲的新移民来说，可能对于英联邦运动会这个概念还有点陌生。
它到底是一个规模多大的运动
大家好。又到了一年一度的圣诞新年假期，首先我想代表亚太集团大家庭，祝所有亚太集团微信公众号的读者，我们在中澳两国的客户，所有的公司同仁以及你们的家属致以节日的问候，祝愿大家度过一个愉快，充实，而有意义的假期时光！回顾即将过去的2017年，我们度过了一段非常难忘的365天，这或许也是我从事房地产行业18年以来最难忘，最具挑战性的一年。这一年，我们迎来了许多对于亚太集团来说具有标志性意义的事件，比如11月17日，墨尔本白马大厦和布里斯班临水物业HAVEN项目在一天内近500套房产的同时成交，创下了公司发展史上的历史。
当然，随着房
2017年圣诞节前夕，澳大利亚最大的房地产投资服务公司之一亚太集团正式对外宣布，战略性投资中国最大的海外房地产服务网站居外网。
于2011年11月上线的居外网，是针对中国买家庞大的海外投资置业需求而量身订造的专业国际房产中文网络搜索引擎及资讯平台。目前，该网站每月吸引超过200万用户登录，提供包括89个国家和地区的超过250万套房源。
居外网在客户服务，技术支持，大数据挖掘等领域同样具有巨大的行业优势。目前，居外网是腾讯公司唯一的海外房地产合作伙伴，其最大分支机构位于上海和香港，并在澳大利亚，美国，加拿大，菲律宾和马来西亚拥有落地服务的团队。
亚太集团CEO兼创始人
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2017年的楼市已经来到了最后的一两周。随着圣诞新年假期的临近，全体澳大利亚人民即将进入休假模式，而热闹了一年的房地产市场，也将随之落下帷幕。作为澳洲两大国际都市，悉尼和墨尔本的房地产市场表现，一直被拿来作为整个澳洲房产的风向标。
不过，从最新的市场动向来看，这两大城市似乎正在经历完全不同的市场特征，反差之大，真可以用“冰火两重天”来形容了。
12月9日，悉尼的二手房拍卖清拍率来到了两年以来的最低点，仅有不到60%的房产在当天的拍卖中成功售出。超过100位业主，在拍卖前因为预感到市场的冷清，而选择了撤销拍卖的计划。
事实上，从2017年10月28日起至今，悉尼的周末二手房拍卖率再
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得益于澳大利亚相对较少的人口总数（2470万左右），这个国家可以通过每五年一次的人口普查，对整个澳洲的人口增长趋势，变化速度，住房条件变化等情况进行一轮全面而深入的调查，并且得出一些详尽的结果。澳洲统计局和社会调查机构，也会根据人口普查的数据，对于未来澳洲的人口发展趋势做出相应的预测。
俗话说“计划不如变化”。如今看来，一些当年哪怕是最大胆的预测，在今天的澳大利亚人口快速发展的现状下来看，也都变得非常谨小慎微了。
过去20年，澳大利亚的人口数量增加了大约三分之一，从1997年的1850万到2017年10月的2470万，这一增速实际上超过了当年所有机构和政府对未来人口增加的预测。
上个月17号，对于墨尔本CBD以东14公里的华人重镇Box Hill来说，是一个具有里程碑意义的日子。那一天，由亚太集团和墨尔本知名开发商Deague集团联合打造的，墨尔本市中心外最高的住宅大楼白马大厦正式交付竣工，近五百套房产的业主在那一天正式成为了这个地标项目的业主。
在目前澳洲房地产投资市场整体趋于平淡的今天，白马大厦的顺利交付可以说是整个当下市场中不折不扣的一针强心剂，有不少业主的房产，在银行估价时，得到了比当年的合同价更高的价格，也从侧面说明了金融机构对于该地区，该项目的认可。
（亚太集团合伙人边兰女士和Deague集团CEO把钥匙交给白马大厦的买家）
Box Hill：崛起中
2017年的时光已经悄悄来到了最后的不到30天，不知你在即将过去的365天里，做了哪些让未来的你能够感到骄傲的事？作为一家具有社会使命感的企业，亚太集团在最近作出了一个让我们自己引以为豪的投资决定——正式成为澳大利亚房地产行业基金会的全国企业赞助机构！
澳大利亚房地产行业基金会是一家超过20年历史的非盈利机构。在过去的岁月里，它帮助了无数澳洲无家可归的年轻人走出人生的低谷，踏上工作岗位，并实现人生的转折点；它曾经和许多知名的慈善机构合作，为澳洲的年轻人建造他们可承受的房屋，提供安全的居住环境，为他们的健康成长起到关键的作用。
虽然澳大利亚普遍被认为是一个富庶的国度，但平均每天晚上，大约有4
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随着悉尼的房价在持续五年的快速增长后终于有了明显的放缓趋势，越来越多的人相信澳大利亚的房地产市场将会迎来一个转折点。以目前的情况来看，哪个首府城市正处在房产周期的最底部？现在入市哪个城市的房产，在未来几年会是最佳的机会？澳洲亿万富翁Kerry Stokes对这个问题给出的答案是：西澳首府珀斯。
许多人现在都相信，悉尼的房产已经到了此轮周期的峰值，而墨尔本市场的疯狂也预示着它在周期上是紧跟着悉尼的。如今，澳大利亚总共990万套住宅的总价值大约是74万亿澳元，而其中仅悉尼和墨尔本两地的房产的总价就在其中占比超过50%。
根据Corelogic公布的数据，悉尼的房价在过去的三个月内下跌了
作为亚太集团这家房地产投资平台的大家长，公司创始人Joseph在许多人的心目中是一位房产投资领域的大师，是白手起家的澳洲优秀华人企业家的代表之一，也是许多年轻人眼里的人生导师。然而，撇开Joseph身上所有为大众所熟知的社会身份之外，他还有作为一个普通人最常见的身份：一个丈夫和一位父亲。如果说作为一家企业的家长身份的Joseph的形象早已深入人心，并且在过去十年里已经成功地把亚太集团这个“孩子”抚养长大；那么许多人或许也会好奇，作为一个四口之家的小家庭里的家长，Joseph又是如何把自己的孩子抚养长大的？他眼中的子女教育观，金钱观，人生观和价值观又是怎样的？本期CEO特辑，我们就与Jose
2017年11月17日（上周五），对于亚太集团来说，是具有里程碑意义的一天。当天，位于墨尔本华人重镇的Box Hill，由亚太集团和墨尔本知名开发商Deague集团共同开发的高品质公寓项目白马大厦（Whitehorse Towers），以及位于布里斯班富人区Newstead的临水公寓项目HAVEN同时交房，两个项目总共有超过500套房产在当日成交，创下了亚太集团成立至今的新纪录！
（Whitehorse Towers，Box Hill，VIC）
（HAVEN，Newstead，QLD）
据了解，两个项目原本总共有700套房源在当天需要成交，但由于要settle的房源数量过多，超过了银行和
11月16日晚，位于北悉尼港湾边的亚太集团总部灯火通明，高朋满座。来自悉尼几十个行业的人力资源精英齐聚一堂，共同参加了由亚太集团历时半年多精心筹备的，针对澳洲本地企业和专业人士推出的特别服务 “Financial Wellbeing Program” 项目的发布会！
亚太集团创始人兼CEO，Joseph周华先生，董事及联合创始人Susanne Anderson女士参加了此次活动，并分别代表亚太集团在昨晚的发布会上发言，向各位来宾介绍了亚太集团的企业发展史，以及公司策划此次项目的初衷。
Susanne Anderson在当晚演讲中，从自己切身的经历说起，谈起了她第一次投资房地产时的紧张心
昨天（11月15日），澳大利亚爆出一件让全世界震惊的消息：历时数月的同性婚姻全民公投结果公布，61.6%的投票者给充满争议的同性婚姻投了赞成票，获得了此次投票压倒性的胜利。澳大利亚最快将在今年圣诞节前通过立法，成为一个同性婚姻合法的国家！
这一事件的发生，立刻在社交媒体上引发了巨大的反响，包括BBC，CNN等世界知名媒体都在第一时间宣布了这一重大新闻。据悉，昨天下午，自由党参议员已经将同性婚姻法案提交至澳洲参议院。待澳洲的参众两院都通过后，将由澳洲联邦法院决议立法。
对于澳洲的同志人群来说，一块心头的大石头已经落地，从目前的情况下来看，该法案通过几乎已经是板上钉钉的事，出现意外的情况可
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谈起澳洲人的住房梦，许多人的印象还停留在拥有一片被称为“Quarter-acre Block”的土地（约1000平米），一栋双层的四居室别墅，一片孩子和宠物可以肆意玩耍的宽敞后院。
然而，理想很丰满，现实却很骨感，实际上，澳洲的普通住宅的土地面积正在过去几年内迅速缩减，大多数澳洲人正不得不重新定义自己的澳洲梦。
今年初，原本非常安静，依然处于房市调整期的西澳首府城市珀斯传出了一则让人吃惊的新闻：一块面积仅80平米的地块被放到市场上出售，创下了该州房地产市场上有史以来最小地块的记录！
80平米的地块是多大？当地媒体做了一个形象的比喻：一个篮球场的三分球线区域内的大小是125平米，一
随着墨尔本连续第七年被世界权威杂志《经济学人》评选为全球最宜居城市，这座充满魅力的澳大利亚标志性城市，已经成为了越来越多新移民的理想移居目的地。
而在紧邻墨尔本CBD三公里的地方，有一个区域，正在经历它自十九世纪以来最大的一次转型，全新的城区规划，优越的地理位置，惊人的基建投资，正让这片土地散发出前所未有的迷人魅力，这就是我们今天的主角：West Melbourne。
早期发展史
在普通墨尔本人的心目中，West Melbourne是一个集工业，商业及住宅为一体的区域，它的历史也最早可以追溯到遥远的19世纪。1842年，West Melbourne有了它的第一个地标性建筑：位于Eli
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现如今，悉尼的房价是全澳最贵，早已是所有人的共识。而在悉尼市场之内，今天又以东区和北区的部分地域的房价为最高。不过，时光倒转40年，悉尼市内的各区房价却有着与今天完全不同的格局。这一有趣的现象背后，又为我们揭示了这座美丽城市怎样的发展变迁史？
1971年，麦当劳在悉尼开设了它的第一家分店。如果让你猜一下这家世界知名餐厅在悉尼的第一家店铺的选址，你可能想不到答案，既不是悉尼的CBD，也不是在人流如潮的Westfield商场，而是在西悉尼一个毫不起眼，如今很多人也并不熟悉的区——Yagoona。
（1970年代悉尼的第一家麦当劳餐厅）
在房地产市场上，70年代的悉尼和今天也有着完
大家好！我经常问身边的同事或客户一个问题，“信念(faith)”和“相信(belief)”之间有什么区别？中国有句老话，眼见为实。一般人都认为，只有眼睛能看到的东西才是事实，才值得相信。在当下，比如说仍比较热的悉尼房市和阿里巴巴公司的股价，就是大家都相信的。因此，所谓“相信（belief)”就是只有眼睛能看到或耳朵听到的东西。
而“信念（faith）”则是即使肉眼看不到（但在内心能看到）或别人都动摇甚至反对时，你仍然相信的东西。信念来自知识、经验和决心。
比如，上世纪80年代初，比尔盖茨拒绝IBM买断Windows的offer，满怀有朝一日全世界的每个办公桌上都有一台个人电
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10月22日，大悉尼委员会（Greater Sydney Commission）主席，澳洲总理夫人Lucy Turnbull公布了大悉尼区域规划草案（draft Greater Sydney Region Plan），一份长达170页的规划报告。根据草案9大章的内容，计划到2056年，在大悉尼地区设立三大中心城区，打造 “30分钟生活圈” 。
这份最新发布的宏大计划，勾画了未来40年悉尼的发展愿景，并且指出，未来悉尼的居民和企业将围绕三个中心城区来居住和工作，悉尼的这未来三大中心包括：悉尼CBD，Parramatta，Badgerys Creek悉尼第二机场。
（未来悉尼将成为拥有
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根据瑞士信贷Credit Suisse发布的数据，从2016年9月到2017年6月期间，悉尼所在的新南威尔士州大约26%的新房是海外买家，其中的87%是中国买家。也就是说，新州的新房供应中，中国买家占据的绝对比例大约在22.6%左右。从此次公布的数据来看，不论是澳洲政府的印花税提高，贷款收紧，还是中国收紧外汇管制的措施，都未能浇灭中国人对于澳洲，尤其是悉尼房产的热情。
除了新南威尔士州，瑞士信贷的数据显示维州和昆州的海外买家比例大概为17%和8%。而按照年度计算，海外买家在新州的购房总投资额接近60亿澳元，维州和昆州则分别为34亿和7亿。
据这家金融机构的分析师说，从目前在新州
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在墨尔本，或许没有第二个Suburb会像Docklands一样，让人“爱恨交加”。如果你去当地问10个不同的墨尔本人，他们的心中可能会有10个对于Docklands这片土地的不同诠释和看法。不喜欢Docklands的人说它只是钢筋水泥堆积，生活情调不足的地方；而热爱Docklands的人，说它是未来价值无限的瑰宝之地。那么，真实的Docklands究竟是怎样的光景？这片紧邻世界最宜居城市CBD，总面积为三平方公里的土地，到底是一种怎样的存在？
Docklands地区的历史最早可以追溯到十九世纪80年代的墨尔本。在此之前，Docklands所在地只是一片荒芜的湿地。1880年代，一项针
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根据澳洲最大的房产研究机构CoreLogic发布的最新报告，悉尼房产价格在刚刚过去的九月份出现了下降，这是过去一年半以来第一次出现这样的情况，而墨尔本的房地产市场继续保持上涨的坚挺态势。2017年最后一个季度，澳洲房市的走向如何，将成为一个值得关注的现象。
对于已经连续上涨了五年的悉尼房地产市场来说，或许终于到了对高增长说再见的时刻。CoreLogic公司最新的报告显示，九月份的悉尼房地产价格比上一个月下降了0.1%，是2016年4月以来，第一次出现月度的跌幅。
而在刚刚过去的第三季度，悉尼的房价也只是平缓地上涨了0.2%，是自2016年第一季度2.2%的跌幅以来的最弱表现。
不
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这就是一年一度最具影响力的房产盛宴，悉尼春季房展！
金九银十，
在经历了数年的高增长之后
悉尼未来的房产市场将何去何从？
面对越来越多挑战的市场环境，
投资者该如何布局？
春季常被业内人士称为“入市的最好季节”，
这个春季的你是否打算在房市上有所作为？
在此之际，
悉尼春季房产展如约而至，
就在本周末！
10月7日-8日
悉尼市政厅（Town Hall）
亚太集团在这里期待您的到来！
悉尼春季房产博览会，
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很高兴通过亚太集团的博客和大家交流。自2006年成立以来，亚太集团的核心价值观，就是帮助我们的客户建立一个4-10套的房产投资组合，并帮助他们尽可能长时间地持有这些资产，直到它们的价值翻倍。我们希望帮助我们的客户，通过成功的房产投资，达到财务自由的境界。我个人从事房地产行业已经接近20年的时间，也见证了数轮澳洲房地产周期的起起伏伏。我希望通过这个专栏，和大家分享我这些年自己在房产投资方面的一些心得体会，亚太集团的成长和企业文化，以及一些大家关心的市场热点话题，希望能够给大家带来有价值的信息。
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之前的文章我们提到过，很多迹象表明，起始于2012年左右的澳洲建筑业高峰正在逐渐消退，未来几年，澳洲首府城市中的高密度大楼建设潮将不再。这也引发了不少人对于澳洲经济前景的担忧。
不过，这种担忧似乎是多余的。好消息是，拉动澳洲经济发展的新引擎似乎已经找到了，扛起这一重任的，将是澳洲投资发展的新宠——大型基础设施建设。
对于生活在澳洲的人们来说，的确有足够理由为自己脚下的这片土地感到骄傲。根据英国《经济学人》杂志公布的数据，截止到今年二季度，澳大利亚已经连续104个季度保持经济增长，打破了之前由荷兰保持的103个季度的世界纪录。
26年来，澳大利亚抵御了1997年亚洲金融风暴，2
近日，澳洲权威房产统计机构CoreLogic发布了一篇最新文章，宣布由于不断攀升的房地产价格，以及建筑成本的持续上涨，在整个澳大利亚范围内，销售价格低于400,000澳元的房源正在迅速枯竭！
根据CoreLogic的报道，目前澳大利亚全国价格在400,000澳元以下的独立屋和公寓的比例分别为31.2%和37.3%，而在十年前，这个数字的比例高达62.4%和68.9%！
（过去三十年，澳洲全国范围内价格在40万以下的房源比例从接近100%到目前的30%左右）
而在人口更多，房价较高的首府城市，这个数字的比例就更低。在截止到2017年6月之前的12个月内，只有16.8%的首府城市内独立屋
几周前的文章我们提到，随着澳洲社会和人口结构的变化，越来越多的人开始选择居住到那些靠近CBD，公共交通，学校，商场等公共设施，出行方便的公寓中。
来自澳洲住宅与城市研究所（Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute）的最新调查结果表明，43%的年龄在50-59岁的澳洲人，计划或者已经搬去更小的公寓居住。而在年轻的上班族中，更多人由于房屋的可负担性以及考虑通勤时间等因素，同样正在成为公寓居住方式的践行者。
但是，作为居住方式的新趋势，澳洲人在选择公寓类型的时候绝不是随随便便的。只有那些在建筑设计，配套设施，房屋质量等方面都优秀出众的公寓，才
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有关墨尔本的公寓市场是否存在供过于求的现象，已经是一个在澳洲房产圈内讨论了数年的热门话题。最近，在一年前还认为墨尔本公寓将有大问题的澳洲研究机构BIS Oxford Economics又发布了最新研究报告，宣布由于人口增长速度大大快于预期，墨尔本的公寓市场将完全没有供过于求的现象。
是的，又是墨尔本的公寓，又是一个老生常谈的话题：这里的公寓是否供过于求？
相信过去几年，你一定没有少看到类似这样的新闻标题：
（2016年新闻标题：墨尔本公寓供过于求将影响整体楼市表现）
（2015年新闻标题：国民银行报告显示，供过于求威胁墨尔本公寓价格）
随着过去几年澳洲建筑业高潮的到来，澳洲的
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在人们的印象中，只有中国的家长们愿意出钱给自己的孩子买房子，而西方人则更强调经济上的独立自主，不会过分依赖父母。然而，现实可能会让你大跌眼镜，最新的调查显示，全澳洲有三分之一的首次置业者，买房子的首付款都来自于父母的资助。这种现象的背后，到底暗示着一个怎样的现实？
随着澳大利亚整体房价的不断上涨，房价的可负担性早已经是媒体老生常谈的话题了。除去独立屋中位价早已超过百万的悉尼，其他城市的房价上升幅度同样不可小觑。也让越来越多的首次置业者，难以靠自己的能力攒到足够的首付款。
所以，今天的澳洲首次置业者们，除了向普通的银行借贷之外，还需要寻求另一个“贷款机构”的帮助——他们的父母。根据一
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如果要给过去五年澳洲首府城市的房价表现做一个排名，那么新州首府悉尼，毫无疑问会是这份榜单上的明星城市。据不完全统计，悉尼的房产中位价，在2012年至今的五年内，上涨了至少70%！这样的涨幅，在整个澳洲房产历史上，也可以算得上是屈指可数的显赫成绩。
如今，很多人感叹，如果再给我一次机会，回到2012年，那我一定会在悉尼买上好多投资房，一举完成财务自由的目标！但是很可惜，实际情况是，五年前的悉尼市场刚刚走出了长达八年的市场低谷，敢于大举在当时投资地产的人少之又少。
不知今天的你是否还记得，当时的悉尼房产市场是怎样的光景？作为已经在澳洲房产市场上摸爬滚打十几年的资深专家，亚太集团董事Gr
上一篇文章我们讲到，随着澳洲人口和社会结构的变化，住进那些充满现代感和设计感，拥有完美配套设施的公寓，已经成为越来越多澳洲人的必然选择。（相关链接：住公寓已经成为澳洲新趋势，但你是否知道怎样的公寓才是未来？）
作为这种生活方式和投资趋势的倡导者，亚太集团近年来一直在澳洲的首府城市内，为我们的客户寻找符合这些最新趋势的精品公寓项目。2015年初，在澳洲第三大城市布里斯班最繁华，最受欢迎的购物中心区域Fortitude Valley，一个雄心勃勃，期待改变布里斯班天际线的项目横空出世，这就是由澳洲最知名开发商之一的Tim Gurner™公司打造的顶级公寓项目FV！
两年半的时间转瞬即逝，就在这
2016年澳洲最新人口普查结果的数字显示，虽然独立屋依然是澳洲人居住方式中的主流，但随着人口结构的变化，生活节奏的不断加快，越来越多的澳洲人已经开始选择搬到公寓中去生活。
去年的调查数据显示，住在独立屋中的澳洲人比例，已经从五年前的76%，下降到2016年的73%，而居住在联排别墅，公寓等房屋中的人群，已经上升到了25%。
25%的数字如果你觉得还是不高，那是因为这是全澳的数据。如果你把眼光放到人口众多，房价高企的首府城市，那这样的比例就要高很多了。比如，在悉尼这样的城市，居住在公寓中的人口，已经接近了整个城市人口的一半！
难怪许多房产专家都宣称：Apartment Living is
尊敬的铁鱼置业(中国)客户：大家好！上个星期，我和铁鱼置业(中国)总裁徐明先生一起，在上海，深圳和北京三地，与铁鱼置业(中国)的广大客户们举办了三场气氛热烈的交流活动。能够再次回到国内，和我们广大关心澳洲房产市场，关心铁鱼置业(中国)的朋友们在一起，畅谈澳洲房产的最新动向，介绍我们公司在中国的最新发展情况，我感到非常高兴。
铁鱼置业自从2012年10月于上海成立在中国的第一家分公司开始，近五年来已经服务了数千位中国的客户，我们的分公司也已经开到了包括北京，上海，深圳，南宁和成都在内的五个城市。
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作为一家以严谨的调研为工作基础的房产投资服务平台，亚太集团长期以来一直投入大量的人力物力，对澳洲首府城市的房产数据进行密切的关注和实时的发布。
对于我们每个发布的项目，一份详尽的《我的物业》报告将是您全方位了解该项目的必备工具；每三个月，亚太集团《我的市场》季度报告，是您把握澳洲房产市场最新动向的必读手册；而一年一度，作为亚太集团研究部门工作成果的压轴大戏，《我的城市》年度房产报告，更将是所有的房产投资者把握房市年度宏观数据，理清投资思路的致胜法宝！
（《我的物业》,《我的市场》(季度),《我的城市》(年度)，投资者的三大必读报告！）
经过亚太集团研究部门数月的辛勤努力，
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作为一家跨越澳中两国的房产投资服务平台，亚太集团一直以来都致力于为客户提供全方位的澳洲房地产投资服务。买过期房的人都知道，在整个投资过程中，签订合同并且支付10%的首付款，只是“万里长征”中的第一步。投资者一直要到项目交付，拿到钥匙，才能成为一个名副其实的房东。
而交房过程作为整个期房投资中至关重要的一步，是许多初次投资者非常容易出现差错及风险的环节，也是投资者最需要帮助的环节，如果处理不当，则有可能面对严重的财务损失。为了将交房过程尽可能地顺利进行，亚太集团近年来投入了大量的人力物力，尽全力帮助澳中两国的客户完成这一关键的步骤。在整个过程中，集团总部和分公司的客户服务部门居功至伟，
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亚太集团一直强调，作为房产投资者，应该有一个专业的团队在你的周围为你服务，包括一个经验丰富的投资策略师，一个懂得帮你做税务布局的会计，一个精通房产行业的律师，以及一个优秀的贷款经理。
那么，你是否知道贷款经理在房产投资中到底发挥着怎样的重要作用？为什么成功的房产投资，离不开一个优秀贷款经理的帮助呢？
随着澳洲银行对于贷款政策的收紧，越来越多的投资者在考虑做房产投资时，都会遇到一个棘手的问题，那就是我是否能够从银行得到贷款？好在，在澳大利亚买房，你可以不需要直接去银行贷款，而是可以通过贷款经理的帮助，实现自己的购房目标。
在澳洲，住宅贷款经理承包了大约50%的房贷业务，因此，这一行
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未来三年，你将或许在澳洲的首府城市不再看到处处是吊车的场景。根据澳洲经济调查机构BIS Oxford Economics的预测，未来三年，全澳公寓的建设量将下降50%，整体住宅开工量减少17%。
过去两年，整个澳大利亚的首府城市的高密度公寓建设达到了一个高峰期。2015-2016财年度，整个澳洲住宅地产与商业地产的总建设投资额达到了1073亿澳元，这一数字相比2012-2013年的上一个高峰，上涨了22%。
澳洲房产调研机构BIS Oxford Economics的执行董事Robert Mellor在接受媒体采访时表示，预计2017-2018年将是全澳范围内高密度公寓完工的最高峰，
这两年随着房市的火热，越来越多的澳洲人加入到了房产投资者的大军之中。不过，不知道你有没有想过，一个典型的澳洲房产投资者，会是一个怎样的人呢？Ta是一个收入丰厚的白领阶层？一个全职做房产研究的人？还是一个从海外来到这片土地上的新移民？他们的平均年龄是多少？又喜欢投资在怎样的区域呢？
“ 近日，澳洲本地网站The Conversation就用三张简单明了的图，为我们总结了一个典型的澳洲房产投资人的面貌，为我们解答了以上的这些问题。一起来看一下吧！
”什么是典型的澳洲房产投资人
如果你认为投资房产的都是腰缠万贯的土豪，那么你就大错特错了。事实上，在澳洲购买投资房产的人，主要是那些已经购买了自住
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当人们谈起房产投资的时候，大部分人首先想到的会是购买公寓，或者独栋别墅这样的物业类型。不过，不知道你注意到没有，近些年来联排别墅townhouse正在渐渐地成为越来越多投资人的选择。那么，这一现象背后的原因有哪些？联排别墅相对于常见的独栋别墅和公寓，又有怎样的优势呢？
“ 根据澳大利亚2016年最新人口普查结果显示，虽然澳洲人的主要居住形式依然是独栋别墅，但相比五年前而言，居住在独栋别墅中的人口比例已经从76%下降到73%，住在公寓和联排别墅中的人口上升到了25%。更何况，这还只是全澳的数据，如果你把眼光放到向悉尼这样的大城市，居住在独栋别墅中的人口已经下降到了52%。
”（人口调
对悉尼最新城市发展规划熟悉的人都知道，以Hills Shire和Blacktown Council部分Suburb为标志的西北地区，是近几年来悉尼住宅地产市场上的绝对明星区域。2019年西北铁路线即将建成通车的利好，自带优美而适宜居住的自然环境，再加之不断导入的人口增幅，使得这一地区的房地产市场，在过去几年一直保持着非常旺盛的需求，房价也是一路水涨船高！
以西北区最大的购物中心所在的区域Rouse Hill为例，五年前这里90%的房产是独立屋，中位价在70万澳元，而如今独立屋在这里比例已经下降到60%，而中位价已经上涨到115万澳元。
（悉尼西北区Kellyville几年间大兴土木，房价大
如果要对一个国家或者城市的房地产市场做一个总结，那么一年的年中和年底是两个不错的时机。2017年的光阴已经匆匆走过了一半，是时候让我们来总结一下过去六个月，澳洲房产市场的表现。
回顾2017年的开始，悉尼和墨尔本的市场还处于非常火热的阶段，人们争先恐后地抢着入市；另一方面，金融监管机构APRA（澳大利亚审慎监管局）与RBA（澳联储）则已经悄悄地开始行动，试图让部分城市的房市降一降温。
在首次置业补贴幅度加大，海外及本地投资者挑战重重，银行收紧贷款政策等多重因素夹杂下，2017上半年的澳大利亚房地产市场到底交出了一份怎样的答卷？权威澳洲房产调研机构CoreLogic日前就发布
澳大利亚的房地产市场，从未像今天一样，让人又爱又恨。随着过去五年，以悉尼和墨尔本为代表的两大首府城市的房价节节攀升，人们对于澳洲首府城市房产市场未来走向的看法，开始产生了越发明显的分歧。
有人认为，房产投资者应该继续强烈关注悉尼市场，因为这里有强大的经济基础和人口增长作为需求；而另一部分投资人，却已经把眼光和投资布局，放到了房价可负担性更好的昆士兰首府城市布里斯班。
然而，一段时间以来，有关布里斯班房地产到底是否值得投资的讨论和评论，却始终不绝于耳，大量有关市场供过于求，或者房市不景气的报道时常出现在各种媒体报道中。那么，真实的布里斯班的房产市场究竟是什么情况？这里到底是否适合做房产投资？
2017年6月27日，2016年度澳大利亚人口普查第一阶段的调查结果出炉。这份全新的报告，向人们全面展示了当前整个澳洲人口的组成结构和最新的变化趋势，对于人们了解澳洲社会的最新动向和人口结构变化，可谓是一份及时而精准的全方位说明书。而来自中国和亚洲移民数量的巨量上升，成为了整个报告中的一个巨大亮点！
澳大利亚的人口普查每五年举行一次。值得注意的是，目前发布的数据并不是整个人口调查的全部结果，而只是第一批的统计数据，主要包含了人口数量，组成，移民来源国，宗教，房屋住宅情况等方面的统计结果。第二批调查数据将于2017年10月发布，届时还将有更完善的就业，州际移民，教育程度等一系列数据的发布。
刚刚过去的周末，澳大利亚迎来了崭新的2017-2018财年。与新财年一并到来的，是已经被市场期待了许久的首次置业新政的全面实行。自2017年4月以来，以墨尔本为代表的维州和以悉尼为代表的新州相继出台了针对首次置业者的全新政策，并已经从本月一日起实行。
随着部分房源的印花税被减免，市场普遍预计，新财年的第一炮将由首次置业者来打响。那么，刚刚过去的这个周末，新政实施之下的悉尼，墨尔本两地楼市表现如何呢？我们先来回顾一下周六两地的二手房拍卖数据：
悉 尼 （数据来源：Domain）
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还有不到12小时，澳大利亚就将迎来崭新的2017-2018财年。无论过去的一年您过得如何，时间的脚步，从不会停下等待任何人。过去的365天，您的工作，生活，和家庭是否有了新的变化？您给自己列出的目标，是否都已经实现？而在个人财富积累方面，您是不是又有了新的收获？
回顾过去一年的澳大利亚房地产市场，可以说充满了机遇和变化：首次置业者即将从新财年开始迎来诸多利好的政策刺激，许多人已经跃跃欲试；投资者则面临着日趋收紧的贷款政策和不断攀升的房价，对于他们信心和能力的考验，正在不断升级；而海外投资者则更是将面对全新的政策，许多人都对楼市的未来表现充满了好奇。
站在这样一个关键的时间点，我们究
澳大利亚的房价可负担性问题，已经成为整个社会的热门话题。而在所有的澳洲城市中，悉尼的高房价问题尤其严重。在2012-2017年的五年中，悉尼的独立屋中位价上涨了75%，这样的涨幅，在整个澳洲房产史上，可以说是非常惊人的。如今的高房价已经让很多人喘不过气来，也有很多人将不幸永远在这个城市过着租房的生活。有人或许感叹，如果我早一点出生，赶在悉尼的房价还affordable之时入市，那该有多好！那么，悉尼的房价是不是也有“白菜价”的时候呢？ 当然有。只不过，这个时间得往前推一百年！近日，澳洲知名本地媒体《Domain》公布了一组20世纪初刊登在报纸上的悉尼房产广告，把我们一下子带回到让人已
据 Daily Mail 报道，从2017年7月1日开始，澳洲人退休年龄将逐渐延迟，以每两年退休年龄增加六个月的速度，预计2029年，退休年龄将达到70岁！
这就意味着澳洲居民养老金（Age Pension）的领取年龄也将随之逐渐延后！
图片来源：Daily Mail
这一方案可为澳洲政府节省36亿澳元的经费。但让群众愤愤不平的是虽然大部分澳洲居民在该政策下必须延迟退休以满足生活所需，但澳洲政客依然可以在年满60岁后领取养老金。
反对党家庭与社会服务发言人Jenny Macklin表示：相关延迟退休方案脱离实际，质疑建筑工人、矿业工人、护士以及农民怎么可能工作到70岁才退休？
近年来，墨尔本人口增长快速，预计将会在21世纪30年代超越悉尼成为澳洲第一大城市。究其原因，在城市边缘区建立的大量经济适用房想必会是一个主要因素，该类房产的可支付性吸引着越来越多的人选择来墨尔本居住，这也将会促进墨尔本的城市基础建设和公共交通系统的升级。
澳洲日报报道称墨尔本人口将会在21世纪30年代超越悉尼，成为澳洲最大城市。
悉尼目前的人口数是500.54万，比墨尔本多35万左右，但是这个差距正在以每年2万人的速度缩小。如果按照目前的速度，墨尔本将会在2031年就取代悉尼成为澳洲最大的城市。
墨尔本优于悉尼的几大理由
毕马威合作伙伴、科廷大学商学院教授Bernard Sal
如果你是一个房产投资者，手中握有65万的投资预算，打算在悉尼购买一套新房进行投资，那么你是否清楚你的选择区域大概在哪里？根据最新的房市统计数据，在2017年的第一季度，悉尼地区的独立屋中位价为109万澳元，而公寓的中位价为72.8万澳元。
因此，当你的投资预算在65万左右时，你将会去到类似以下的一些区域：Quakers Hill，地处悉尼西北区，距离悉尼CBD行车距离大约40公里，目前的公寓中位价在63万澳元左右，区域内有现成的火车站，但并无大型基础设施建设。
Toongabbie，距离悉尼CBD距离大约38公里，区内有现成火车站，65万在这里可以买到一个三房的新公寓。总而言之，类似价位的
墨尔本非计划房产的投资者印花税折扣优惠即将结束！结束日期：2017年6月30日
墨尔本印花税最新头条
2017年7月1日，维多利亚州期房的投资者印花税优惠即将结束，这意味着印花税将会大大增加。
· 目前在墨尔本，购买“期房”房产（未竣工）的投资者可在印花税方面获得巨大优惠，而这在购买已竣工房产时是必须全额支付的。
· 2017年3月，维多利亚州政府宣布，这种针对投资者的“期房优惠”将被取消。
2017年维多利亚州印花税改革 - 示例
*所用示例是截止于2017年5月26日的实际物业和应缴土地价值额。所引用的印花税不包括海外买家的额外费用。
为何现在是投资墨尔本
重磅！新州房产新政出台，首次置业者成大赢家，海外投资者最后窗口不到30天！
六月一日，当许多人正沉浸在儿童节的欢乐气氛之时，新南威尔士政府给所有人来了一个大新闻：
2017年7月1日起，所有海外买家在悉尼所在的新州购买房产的额外印花税将从目前的 4%直接翻倍至8%！同时提高的还有海外买家的土地税，将从目前的0.75%上升至2%，而首次置业者将迎来重大的利好消息。
新州州长和财政部长在周四早上宣布了这一消息，与此同时，新州国家税务局（OSR）网站也及时更新了这一爆炸性的新闻，一时间在网上引起了轰动。
在新州OSR的网站上，发布了一份名为“A fair go for first
Operation Flinders举办的Epic Impact自行车挑战赛激发了亚太员工参与慈善活动的热情，总共筹集到25,000澳元的善款用以帮助澳大利亚的青少年健康成长。
亚太员工热衷参与慈善活动
这是一次品质和意念的大考验，两名来自亚太集团阿德莱德团队的地产投资专家Julian Stevens和Michael Lawton每天骑行135公里，完成了从阿德莱德港到北弗林德斯山脉678公里的五天征程，帮助慈善基金会Operation Flinders募集善款25,000澳元，而且还支持了该组织带领青少年完成了一趟为期8天的深入北弗林德斯山脉之旅。
亚太集团阿德莱德分公司总经理Damo
在Docklands新建的空中学校将会吸引更多年轻家庭在这里居住生活，同时也促进当地房产市场的兴盛和经济发展。
政府将会在Docklands建立一所新的小学，对投资者来说是一个可喜的消息，这将进一步扩大了该区域对年轻家庭的吸引力。
亚太集团公寓部门经理William Mitchell表示：“当地居民多年来一直为了在Docklands和内西区建立一所优质的公立学校而展开竞选活动，因此建立新学校的新闻受到了公众的热烈欢迎。政府对建立一所高质量的现代化学校的投入将吸引更多家庭长期居住在这里，这将会推动当地的资本增长和降低空置率。”
Docklands小学吸引更多家庭
搬来墨尔
Ipswich凭借其舒适的生活环境，和巨大的房产升值潜力，吸引着越来越多的人前来投资买房，接下来就详细分析一下该地区的房产投资情况。 第一季度的房价报告哪些城市别墅和公寓价格增长显著？· 1981年花10万澳元的别墅，现在价值超过200万澳元。
· 昆士兰人购买一栋别墅将花费100万澳元以上。
· 值得购买：布里斯班外最华丽的昆士兰建筑
Ipswich的房价飞涨，其增长幅度超过了昆士兰的其它地区，包括布里斯班，黄金海岸和阳光海岸。Domain的地区房价报告显示，在第一季度里，相比昆士兰州其它城市大部分房价下跌的情况，Ipswich的房价却上涨了6
最佳的投资机会总是为那些擅长收集和分析信息的赢家准备的
有关Inland Rail项目你必须应该知道的几个要点：
1. 100亿
Inland Rail项目的当前预算为100亿澳元。
2. 24小时
墨尔本到布里斯班的货运火车将会在24小时内到达。
3. 200万吨
将有至少200万吨农产品从公路货运转为火车货运。
4. 数千个职位
Inland Rail项目基建将创造数千个工作机会。
5. 澳洲大动脉
Inland Rail项目在连接墨尔本和布里斯班的同时，也会连接珀斯和阿德莱德。
6. 打通任督二脉
Inland Rail项目串联了澳洲绝大部分农场，矿场，经济中心城市 ，以及
2017年的房地产市场可谓新闻不断，新政频出。不论作为一个投资者或者是一个自住买家，如果不及时更新自己的“房产知识库”，了解最新的市场动向，那可能付出的代价将是极其严重的。
而如果要给今年以来澳洲各地房产新政的受关注程度做一个排名的话，那三月份由维多利亚州政府出台的“首次置业津贴及印花税政策修改”无疑是诸多变化中的“重磅炸弹”。目前，维多利亚州税务局的网站上，也将这一变化专门做了一个专栏，放在了网站首页的显要位置。
（维州税务局网站首页显要位置公布了此次房产新政）
那么这次维州房产新政的变化内容主要有哪些？哪些人群的买房大计将会因此受到影响？它的推出和执行
亚太志士，助力慈善两名来自亚太集团阿德莱德团队的员工即将通过他们壮丽的骑行征程来帮助慈善基金会Operation Flinders募集善款。Operation Flinders是南澳地区的一家非盈利性组织，其宗旨是通过举办探险活动来帮助青少年罪犯和问题青少年实现转变。作为该组织活动的一部分，Operation Flinders将带领14岁至18岁的青少年开启一趟为期8天的深入南澳弗林德斯山脉之旅，这趟旅程将为这些青少年们提供一次改过自新、实现自身社会价值的机会。
亚太集团Michael Lawton和他的四个孩子千里骑行，募集善款带着为基金会募集善款的目标，亚太集团的两名地产投资专家Juli
去年九月份的时候，我去参加WA Club的一个午餐会，看到我们正在做的Stirling Cross项目的开发商老板Adrian Fini也在同一张桌上。会议结束后我正往回走，Adrian Fini从后面赶上来：”Helen，你有没有20分钟？”
“什么？” 我反应过来，说：”哦，我只有10分钟，后面还有个会… “
“好，那就十分钟! 我带你去看个地方，就在前面。“
说完他几乎是拽住我就走，又看到我身边走过的小伙子（正好是我们的客户），也一道邀请了拉上，三个人一起向前急匆匆走去。
我满头雾水，这是要去哪儿啊？
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$70亿新建56公顷Arden 地区+新地铁站 ，在未来30年内可容纳15, 000居民，再造34, 000就业机会
州政府已经公布了在北墨尔本56公顷Arden 地区蓝图，在未来30年内可容纳15,000居民，再造34,000就业机会。选择投资项目时的一个重要标准就是看未来人口增长趋势。 该项目的建成，无疑将大大增加该地区未来的住房需求。该区将建于Macaulay路，Dryburgh街和Upfield列车线之间与$110亿地铁轨道项目一同建设。该项目最早将在2018初具模型。
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said State Development Minister and Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham was on the Sunshine Coast today to announce the
Local South Australian businesses will be asked to tender to design the routes of the State Government’s proposed AdeLINK tram network.
The State Government has already appointed InfraPlan, a locally based transport and planning consultancy, to project manage the $4 million detailed business case f
In principle, the Minister for Local Government supports creating a further nine councils, subject to decisions of the courts.
"Our plan to create stronger new councils in Sydney and regional NSW will be supported by NSW Government investment of about $500 million," Mr Baird said.
"We are ensuring
Western Australia will get a new $428 million museum to replace and upgrade the current facility at the Perth Cultural Centre, the State Budget has confirmed.
Treasurer Mike Nahan said the 2016-17 State Budget had included $378.5 million over the next four years to deliver a state-of-the art museum
The Victorian Government last week launched a new $50 million fund to help Melbourne's outer suburbs build the community facilities they need to keep up with their growing populations.
The Growing Suburbs Fund (GSF), previously known as the Interface Growth Fund, will provide grants to Victoria's 1
NEW planning laws passed by Queensland Parliament last week will ensure the community, sustainability and jobs are at the forefront of planning and development across Queensland, the State Government has said.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Jackie Trad
An $85.5 million extension of the Tonsley rail line has been given the green light after the Federal Coalition agreed to match State Government funding for the project.
Under the Flinders Link project, the existing Tonsley rail line will be extended by more than 600 metres to the Flinders Medical C
Ever looked at successful property investors who may own two or more apartments and wonder how they can do it? Great planning and a sensible 10 to 15 year property investment plan always helps, but it is also a huge advantage to have great long term tenants. So how do landlords attract high value
The Sydney Metro City & Southwest is the second stage of Sydney’s new rail line. Once built, the line will be able to move more people in the busiest peak hour than the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel combined.
The planning approval process for Sydney’s newest metro rail project
State Government increases Scarborough spend to $48 million
Public comment sought on key elements of Scarborough revitalisation
Forward works to start this month
The State Government has committed an extra $18 million in the 2016-17 State Budget to transform the Scarborough Beach foreshore in
The City of Melbourne last week said it will deliver more than $399.41 million in services and $108.48 million in infrastructure in 2016-17 as it implements the final actions set out in its four-year plan.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the Draft 2016-17 Annual Plan and Budget accommodates for popula
AEG-Ogden, a subsidiary company of AEG, the world’s largest entertainment venue operator has unveiled plans for a massive $2 billion ‘Brisbane Live’ ultra-entertainment precinct to be built above the Roma Street rail lines which will be presented to the state government this week.
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Expressions of interest will be called to separate the rail corridors at the Torrens Junction and adjacent road and rail level crossing on Adelaide’s Inner Ring Route.
Federal Major Projects Minister Paul Fletcher said the Torrens Junction upgrade was critical for reducing delays experienced where
Being a landlord for the first time can be a daunting experience, especially consider the breadth of roles and responsibilities you have to be on top of. In Part 2 of 8 questions all landlords should ask, we look at issues such as how often you should refresh your property, should you allow pets an
You’ve purchased a great property investment and want to become a landlord and start bringing in rental income. You’ve probably got all sorts of questions that you need answered, from the ways to find the best tenants to ensuring you property is well maintained. In this two part article we look
The new financial year is coming, and you’re thinking about dipping your toe into the property market, maybe for the first time, or maybe you’d like to look at buying more property to solidify your portfolio. Attending a property investment seminar is one of the best ways to find out what the new y
NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian welcomed the result, which showed NSW residential building approvals rising 6.9 per cent in March – well above the national average of 3.7 per cent.
“There were more than 68,300 new homes given the green light over the last year – close to the 42-year high we reached
State Government finalises negotiations to design, construct and maintain the Forrestfield-Airport Link
$1.176 billion contract signed to deliver the main package of works on the project
Will connect Perth's growing eastern foothills to the CBD via the airport
The Forrestfield-Airport Link ha
Victoria’s economy continues to be the fastest growing in the nation, according to the latest CommSec State of the States Report released today.
Victoria’s annual economic growth rate is up 4.3 per cent on a year ago, ahead of NSW (up 3 per cent) and Tasmania (2.8 per cent).
Victoria also continue
The South Australian Government last week said that business opportunities in activities centres have been given a boost following the approval of the Existing Activity Centres Policy Review Development Plan Amendment.
The DPA, which affects suburban and regional areas of Greater Adelaide and all 2
When looking at the outlook for residential property in Australia for 2016 from market experts and commentators, one thing becomes clear: no one is quite sure where the market is headed, and while there has been a slight decrease in both property investment and confidence, the market is still prese
The NAB Quarterly Australian Residential Property Survey[1] provides evidence to those looking at investing in property that the market is expected to remain steady throughout 2016. The Survey, first introduced in 2010, consists of a questionnaire provided to an external panel of 270 respondents, m
Interested in securing you ad your family’s financial future and wondering how to buy an investment property? You’re not alone, with thousands of people across Australia looking to get into the market this year for the very same reason. The actual mechanics of buying a home to live in and buying a
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment last week announced it has approved an application for more student accommodation in Darling Square as part of the renewal of Darling Harbour.
The new building will provide a fully catered student accommodation facility for up to 668 students in 520 roo
Offers are invited for a prime residential development opportunity with the market release of Lot 204, one of the last available sites at the Australian Fine China (AFC) precinct at Subi Centro.
The release comes on the back of the successful sale of the largest site within AFC, Lot 203, to experie
Stonnington urges State Government to include South Yarra Station as part of Melbourne Metro project
Stonnington Council last week called on the Federal Government to insist on South Yarra Station's inclusion as an interchange station as part of any funding contribution to the $10.9 billion Melbourne Metro Rail Project.
The inclusion of South Yarra station in the Melbourne Metro Rail project would
The Queensland Government has announced that the Queen's Wharf development is another step closer after State Parliament last week ratified the Brisbane Casino Agreement Amendment Bill 2016 and the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D'Ath said the law
Hundreds of South Australians are set to gain work on the next stage of the North-South Corridor, with the start of major works on the $620 million Darlington Upgrade Project.
Federal Major Projects Minister Paul Fletcher said the project would support about 370 jobs a year during major constructio
Anyone interested in investing in property will no doubt be keeping an eye on the market in and around Melbourne, with continuing strength in the property sector, development and infrastructure projects all making the city a desirable location for investment.
Every year the Real Estate Institute of
If you’re doing any kind of research on investment property in Australia, you’ll likely come across negative gearing as a concept. While it has been a relatively controversial fixture of the Australian property market, it has helped first time property investors get a foot on the property ladder fo
There is nothing more exciting than branching out to buy your very own investment property, however like doing anything for the first time, it can also be daunting. Doing your research and getting practical property investment tips like the following can help to not only give you a head start but a
The doors were officially opened to a new ‘Ekka’ themed hotel in Fortitude Valley today, which is set to create 96 full time jobs and diversify inner-Brisbane’s tourism by bringing a slice of country to the city.
Acting Premier Jackie Trad said the 208-room Rydges Fortitude Valley was great news fo
The NSW Government last week announced the start of the tender process to build the new twin metro railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour and through the CBD for Stage 2 of Sydney Metro.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance made the announcement at an industry briefing in Chatswood,
The Australian and West Australian governments last week announced that the Gateway WA project has been completed almost a year ahead of schedule and under budget.
The Gateway WA project, which is the largest road project undertaken in Perth to date, was jointly funded through a $676 million invest
The Victorian Government last week said its 2016-17 Budget will provide the full funding required to build the Western Distributor Project, which includes the widening of the West Gate Freeway, a tunnel under Yarraville and a second river crossing of the Maribyrnong.
The first full designs for the
New laws that reform South Australia’s planning system and unlock investment potential that will create jobs have passed Parliament today.
This will mean two key issues have also passed, as amended in the Legislative Council.
An Environmental and Food Protection Area will now be created and up to
One of the things you might notice when you see large property developments being built is that they tend to be centred around infrastructure and amenities such as train stations, shopping centres and entertainment. It seems obvious that people want to live near these things, and they may even pay
A new survey has pointed to continued strong buyer sentiment for 2016. The survey, conducted by Domain.com.au, looked at their users’ sentiments around the property market for 2016.[1] The overwhelming sentiment was one of optimism, with potential opportunities for a calm and reasonably priced mar
Parramatta City Council last week said a cutting-edge glass construction featuring a wave-shaped façade of crystalline blocks has been selected as the winning design for Parramatta Square's landmark civic and community building.
The design has been endorsed by Parramatta City Council after a jury v
Brookfield Multiplex preferred respondent with architects OMA and Hassell
New museum on track to open in 2020
The contract to design and build Western Australia's new museum in Perth has reached an important milestone, with the State Government entering into exclusive negotiations with Brookfield
New research has revealed the value of Melbourne's retail and hospitality industry is at a record high, contributing $5.46 billion to Melbourne's economy last year, an increase of 23 per cent since 2013.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle last week joined Minister for Public Transport and Employment Jacinta A
The Queensland Government last week announced plans to establish an authority to deliver Cross River Rail and unveiled the new 10.2-kilometre alignment.
Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the State Government is continuing to drive the delivery of Cross River
The changes to the Property Stock and Business Agents Regulation 2014 will require real estate agents, when listing a property, to disclose all inspection reports taken out by a vendor or potential buyer.
Agents will be required to update their disclosures after each new report is completed and pro
Perth is buzzing, with Elizabeth Quay attracting more than 1,000,000 visitors in just over its first three weeks of opening celebrations.
Locals and visitors alike made the most of the opening festival events and free, family friendly entertainment on offer.
Fringe World and Perth International Ar
The Andrews Labor Government is planning for Melbourne’s rapid population growth, as the latest ABS figures again show Melbourne is the nation’s fastest growing capital city.
An average of 1760 people are added to our population each week, totalling 91,600 in the 2014-15, compared to 1600 per week
How the proposed Terminal may look. Source: QLD Government.
The Queensland Government has given approval to stage 1 on the market led proposal for a $100 Million cruise ship terminal at the mouth of the Brisbane River. The Port of Brisbane has the full support of Carnival Australia and Royal Caribb
The O-Bahn City Access Project will mark a major milestone this weekend, with contractor McConnell Dowell set to begin construction of the 650-metre tunnel.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said preparatory works would begin on Dequetteville Terrace, just south of the Hackney
A report has highlighted some of the areas that are experiencing higher rent returns across Australia. The report, from property information and services provider CoreLogic RP Data, was based on advertised rents. It looked at average rental prices for the major capital cities over the year. Althou
When you’re looking at purchasing an investment property, it’s important to focus on ways to make your apartment more enticing for potential tenants. This can range from making sure that your property is close to transport links and entertainment, to ensuring that it has plenty of natural light and
Parramatta City Council last week said it is releasing for development the first parcel of property in its landmark $1.2 billion cultural and entertainment precinct on the Parramatta River.
At completion, the 20,000 square metre Riverbank mixed-use precinct will provide an optimal blend of resident
$4.8 million contract to upgrade major intersection ahead of closure of Brearley Avenue access to Great Eastern Highway
The State Government today announced work will commence to upgrade the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Fauntleroy Avenue in Ascot, in preparation for the Forrestfield-Ai
Port Phillip Council last week said the St Kilda Triangle has reached an exciting milestone following the adoption of a masterplan that will be used as a template for realising the community's vision for the iconic seaside site.
The masterplan, which sets out the agreed landscape and area available
The Queensland Government last week released the State Infrastructure Plan and announced the establishment of a new State Infrastructure Fund, with an injection of $500 million, to deliver new infrastructure.
The long-term State Infrastructure Plan outlines significant reforms to the way Queensland
More than $3 million will be spent upgrading a northern suburbs blackspot in preparation for works on the joint Australian and South Australian Governments’ Northern Connector Project.
This is the first instalment of the $985 million Northern Connector which will improve travel times, boost freight
When looking at investment property, and apartments in particular, generally you’ll have an option of buying a studio or one, two or three bedrooms. Deciding which type of property is better as an investment will depend upon your budget, your goals and your expectations. Studio apartments can be a
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment last week announced that three proposals by Lendlease regarding the future Darling Square precinct have been placed on exhibition for community feedback.
Darling Square, which will form part of the Sydney International Convention, Exhibition and Entert
York Civil selected to design and construct the $32.1 million projects
Works to begin in April, with completion expected in early 2017
Transport Minister Dean Nalder today said construction would begin soon on the dedicated Charles Street bus bridge and busway, delivering significant travel ti
Treasurer Tim Pallas today launched the formal transaction process for the 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne.
Lease proceeds will allow the Andrews Labor Government to get on with removing 50 of our worst level crossings, creating thousands of jobs, and building key infrastructure initiatives
A WORLD-CLASS aquarium is part of a proposed $100 million redevelopment of the Queensland Maritime Museum on Brisbane's South Bank being progressed through the State Government's Market-Led Proposal initiative.
In a statement last week, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the proposal for the museum
Today marks the start of major works on the $160 million O-Bahn Tunnel, which will support 450 South Australians in the construction, professional and technical services industries.
Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan said together with continuing projects, such as the Royal Adelaide Hospital and
First time property investors often ask about the best locations to invest in, and whether there are “golden” suburbs that they can buy into and be guaranteed a certain return. The answer to this is both yes and no: yes, there are definitely locations that all professional investors keep an eye ou
For anyone following news about property investments, the latest results from the ANZ/Property Council Survey for December 2015 should be interesting reading. The survey is conducted quarterly, and seeks the views of a range of participants such as property developers, owners, real estate agents, c
If you’re new to the world of property investments, it can be daunting thinking about owning one apartment, let alone two or even more. But some of the most successful property investors do just that – they create a strategy and put mechanisms in place that allow them to methodically add more and m
In a precision operation carried out over five nights, 12 segments of the Sydney Metro Northwest skytrain were lifted over Memorial Avenue at Kellyville.
Each of the segments weighs about 84 tonnes and were lifted 11m into the air by the massive horizontal crane sitting above Memorial Avenue.
The
Legislation establishing the City of Perth as Western Australia's capital city has passed both Houses of State Parliament, which Premier Colin Barnett described as a landmark moment for the State."Perth is the centre of business, tourism and retail activity and is the pre-eminent entertainment preci
The City of Melbourne last week said that more than 1,420 serviced apartments or hotel rooms are under construction in inner Melbourne as the city's reputation as a tourism destination continues to grow.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said an additional 3,270 commercial dwellings have town planning approv
Major works on the $1.162 billion Gateway Upgrade North project were officially launched in Brisbane last week by the Queensland and Australian governments.
At a sod turning event to mark the start of works, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the upgrade will incl
Planning Consent for elements of the O-Bahn City Access Project within the Adelaide Park Lands was granted by the Development Assessment Commission (DAC) on 25 February 2016.
This is a significant milestone in the delivery of the O-Bahn City Access project, paving the way for works to commence on e
If you drive around inner city suburbs these days, you’ll see a myriad of brand new apartment developments as well as projects that are just starting out. Apartments have certainly become more popular with tenants, owners and property investors, and the architecture and interior designs these days
In Part 2 of our property investment tips, we look at the importance of research for a first time investor, the reasons why you should always choose a professional property company to manage your property, and the best way to get assistance when you need it.
Do Your Homework
Even the most experien
The City of Sydney is designing and building dozens of new parks and open spaces in one of Sydney’s fastest growing areas to take the total number of Green Square parks to more than 40.
The parks and recreational spaces are spread across the 278 hectare Green Square area, which will be home to arou
Co-location of research bodies in $37.7 million state-of-the-art facilities
Institute named in honour of philanthropic Sarich family's major contribution
Second major research facility for QEII Medical Centre
Construction of the Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute at the Queen Elizabeth II
THE Victorian Government has announced that three world-leading bidders have been shortlisted to deliver the first stage of works on the biggest public transport infrastructure project in Australia.
In a statement last week, Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan said the bidders selected for
It is understood that a private consortium backed by the world’s largest entertainment venue operator AEG is planning a new $400 million entertainment venue in the heart of Brisbane.
The world class facility would have a capacity of over 15,000 and play host to major international concerts, shows a
Adelaide City Council invites you to play a role in shaping the future of the city of Adelaide.
The City of Adelaide 2016 - 2020 Strategic Plan is Adelaide City Council’s vision for the future of Adelaide and blueprint for the next four years. Adelaide is a smart, green, liveable, boutique city fu
Ever wondered how successful property investors first got their start? How did they buy a property one day and build it into a property portfolio over the years? If you ask most property investors they’d tell you that getting a good strategy as they were starting out made a world of difference. D
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes last week announced the appointment of four district commissioners who will represent local communities on the Greater Sydney Commission.
Mr Stokes said Deborah Dearing, Edward Blakely, Maria Atkinson and Sean O'Toole had been selected by local councils to represent
THE West Australian Government last week announced that an unincorporated joint venture, comprising Salini Impregilo S.p.A. and NRW Pty Ltd, has been selected as the preferred respondent to deliver the main works for the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said negotiations to
Early delivery of public transport in Fishermans Bend will unlock revenue: Port Phillip City Council
Early delivery of much-needed public transport in Fishermans Bend has the extra benefit of unlocking revenue to help fund this essential infrastructure, Port Phillip City Council has told a federal Parliamentary Committee enquiry.
The Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities is co
Urban rail is now shaping up to be the key deciding issue of next month’s Brisbane City Council election with both Labor and Liberal lord mayoral candidates announcing billion dollar urban rail projects for the inner city.
On Sunday, Rod Harding announced his $1.2 billion costed plan for a new ligh
Work is well underway on two more buildings at Adelaide BioMed City as the $3 billion world-class health precinct in South Australia begins to take shape.
The compact precinct sits on the northwest corner of Adelaide, a city contained in a terraced grid, allowing all the buildings to sit side-by-si
When you’re looking at property investments for the first time it can be easy to get distracted by all the various things you have to remember and advice you might listen to. Experienced property investors usually have a process they go through for when looking at expanding their property portfolio
The idea of purchasing an investment property can seem an attractive one at the moment, with the property market in most capital cities across Australia proving to be buoyant and exciting. For first time investors it can seem like a whirlwind of open inspections, bank and appointment with mortgage
NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance last week announced the location of the new station at Waterloo – the 31st station on the proposed Sydney Metro system.
The station will be built underground between Botany Road and Cope Street, south of Raglan Street, with discussions
Major construction has begun at Yagan Square
$73.5 million development will create new construction and hospitality jobs
Yagan Square to become premier meeting and event space when it opens in 2017
Three Whadjuk Noongar women have today used traditional digging sticks known as 'wannas' to turn
The pace of economic activity in Victoria continued to expand over the December quarter, according to the ANZ Stateometer Report released today.
The report, which is published monthly, found that the Victorian economy finished 2015 firmly in the expansionary phase of the economic business cycle.
T
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the planned Brisbane Cruise Ship Terminal for the mouth of the Brisbane River has entered the detailed assessment phase.
The Market Led Proposal was submitted by the Port of Brisbane Authority and is supported by the major cruise ship operators.
Built in
Infrastructure Australia has backed the State Government’s vision of bringing trams back to Adelaide’s suburbs, ranking the project as a priority in its new Infrastructure Priority List.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said Labor’s vision of a new AdeLINK tram network was ou
Planning Minister Rob Stokes today announced approval of the M4 East Motorway, as part of the first stage of Westconnex - Australia’s largest road project.
Mr Stokes has attached a number of conditions to the approval in direct response to issues raised by the community, including:
The provision
Hip restaurants and cafes are on the menu for homebuyers hungry for tasty local attractions.
Perth’s buzzing foodie scene is having a flow-on effect on property prices, as WA buyers splash out to be close to their eateries of choice.
Analysis of property prices in cafe and restaurant hot spots, su
Melbourne's northern council areas have the most land zoned for future housing and urban infill, while inner south areas such as Glen Eira and Bayside have far less land zoned for density, according to an independent planning review of Victoria's residential zones.
"State of Play" reports have been
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced his first major city council election commitment.His plan is for a $1.54 billion “Brisbane Metro” system which is proposed to be a mixture of new underground tunnels as well as transforming the existing South East and Inner Northern Busways from Woolloongabba to
Residents in the north and north eastern suburbs are a step closer to having greater access to rehabilitation and elective surgery procedures near home, with construction of a new multi- million dollar facility underway.
Health Minister Jack Snelling said the $32 million project will be undertaken
The NSW Government’s new strategy to transform the social housing system includes a large-scale building program expected to bring $22 billion in housing construction to the state.
Future Directions for Social Housing in NSW outlines the Baird Government’s strategy for reducing homelessness, provid
Free public space for the people of Western Australia
Land sales on track to return half of the project's $440 million initial investment
Preferred proponents selected for eight of the nine lots surrounding public realm
After decades of discussion and debate about connecting the Swan River to
Following the removal of the Burke Road level crossing in Glen Iris earlier in the month, the Victorian Government last week announced that trains are now stopping at the new Gardiner Station.
According to the government, the new station is safer, more accessible and easier to use that the old stat
Brisbane is set for a massive jobs boost with the Queensland Government formally adopting the development scheme for the renewal of the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Priority Development Area.
The $3 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Integrated Resort Development will deliver a world-class tourism, leisure a
The Riverbank Authority has released draft plans for the upgrade of Adelaide Festival Plaza, which forms a key component of the overall redevelopment of the Riverbank Precinct.
The upgrade covers 26,000 square metres of public space surrounding the Adelaide Festival Centre, including Adelaide Railw
Anyone investing in property should be looking out for features that differentiate their apartment from all the rest, and home automation is certainly becoming one such feature that both owners and tenants are looking at. What was once considered science fiction – keyless entry, integrated AV syst
A proposal to redevelop the Australian Technology Park at Locomotive Street, Eveleigh is on exhibition for community feedback.
The Department of Planning and Environment is keen to hear the community’s views on the proposal which seeks to:
construct three mixed use buildings ranging from four to
Proposal to redevelop former Shenton Park hospital site
Improvement scheme released for public consultation
The redevelopment of the former Shenton Park hospital site is a step closer with the State Government today releasing proposed plans for public comment.
Lands Minister Terry Redman said
Victoria Planning Minister Richard Wynne last month approved a new six tower project on Kavanagh Street, Southbank, which includes a commercial tower, hotel and serviced apartment tower and four residential towers.
The commercial tower will include almost 60,000 square metres of office space and th
Westfield have announced a they will be redeveloping Westfield Chermside to become the largest Westfield Centre in Australia.
The proposed redevelopment of Westfield Chermside is expected to start in 2016, and will create an up to 95 new retailers in a gallery mall and new dining and entertainment
A $300 million expansion of Adelaide’s SKYCITY Casino has received planning approval, paving the way for another major transformation of the city’s Riverbank Precinct, while creating hundreds of jobs.
The Housing and Urban Development Minister Stephen Mullighan said the Development Assessment Commi
The 36km line will open in early 2019 with 13 metro stations, 4,000 commuter car parking spaces and up to 15 trains an hour.
NSW Premier Mike Baird said the project would provide essential public transport for the local community.
“This rail line will transform the lives of people in Sydney’s nort
The New Year has started very positively on the advocacy front with a very welcome announcement by the Minister for Lands, Terry Redman that the WA Government will proceed with reforms to the WA’s strata title system in 2016.
Cabinet has given approval for the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office to draf
A traditional industrial pocket of West Melbourne looks set to join the likes of Footscray and Fishermans Bend in receiving a high density repurposing. Developer Perri Projects is behind a scheme that would also look to overhaul the majority of West Melbourne's frontage to the Maribyrnong River.
Sp
The Moreton Bay Rail project is one step closer to completion with the new rail line’s 12.6 kilometres of overhead wiring systems switched on today.
Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said energising the rail line was a significant mi
US-based private equity company Blackstone has made its first major acquisition in South Australia, securing Rundle Place in the Adelaide CBD for $400 million.
Rundle Place is a new retail and office development on the site of the old Harris Scarfe department store on Grenfell Street. It wa
The NSW Government last week announced that the inner-city suburb of Waterloo has been selected as the thirty-first station on Sydney Metro – providing a once in a lifetime opportunity to renew the area's social housing and increase the supply of new homes close to the CBD.
Premier Mike Baird, Tran
The Western Australian Government last week announced building reforms for new homes in bushfire areas to help save lives and protect property.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has prepared a map which identifies the bushfire-prone areas across the State. A bushfire hazard assessment w
THE City of Melbourne last week said it will consider proposals from leading property developers Cbus Property, Hansen Yuncken and PDG Corporation to redevelop the council-owned Munro site in the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the parcel of land, at the corner of
In another encouraging sign for the Queensland economy, the number of dwellings approved for construction has increased for the third consecutive month according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today.
Acting Treasurer Bill Byrne said total trend dwelling approvals in Queensland wer
The tender to construct the $620 million Darlington upgrade project has been awarded to Gateway South - a joint venture between Fulton Hogan and Laing O’Rourke.
Announcing the successful tender in Adelaide today, Minister for Major Projects Paul Fletcher said he had also given in-principle agreemen
Finding out how much you need for an investment property is one of the most important steps a first time investor will make. Saving for a deposit and working out finances can seem like a daunting task, however with a bit of careful planning and some assistance you’ll find it’s easy than you thought
Changing demographics and changing demand has made one bedroom properties more popular than ever - a fact not lost on developers who are planning more of these apartments to meet demand. Experts who give out property investment tips suggest that investors should look for certain features when consi
Apartments have come a long way since the typical boxy designs of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Nowadays people looking at property investments or off the plan developments have a much wider range of designs to chose from, and have the option of being able to target a certain type of tenant when developing
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Why has off the plan property become so popular? This is the question you might ask yourself when looking at the numerous newspaper ads and online marketing for proposed apartment developments at the moment. For anyone interested in investing in property, off the plan developments can provide a fa
Mortgage Choice’s recent 2015 Investor Survey revealed some interesting results that everyone interested in investment property should know about. The survey targeted first time investors, and asked them a range of questions about their purchases and their intentions for the future. Unsurprisingly
Western Sydney’s revitalisation is well underway with major light rail, roads and jobs initiatives being announced for the region.
Light rail for Parramatta
In a move to ramp up Parramatta as Sydney’s second CBD, the NSW Government has announced the city’s preferred light rail route, which connects
Elizabeth Quay will open to the public at 4pm on Friday, January 29, 2016
Free laser, light and water show to celebrate the opening
Fringe World Fairground to bring a carnival atmosphere to the quay until March 6
$20 million pedestrian and cyclist bridge complete
West Australians and visit
The Andrews Labor Government is giving the green light to a $1 billion activity centre in Sunshine to create jobs and housing in Melbourne’s west.
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has approved the Sunshine Activity Centre Zone to encourage more local jobs and support development around the exist
The $85 million first stage of the Mater Private Hospital development in Springfield is now officially open and ready for its first inpatients.
Representing Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Treasurer Curtis Pitt said it was more than a traditional hospital, that it would be the hub of Springfield’s h
The State’s headline unemployment rate has declined for the third consecutive month, with the November figure down to 7.3 per cent from a revised 7.6 per cent, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures released today.
The national unemployment rate has also declined slightly
A key step in adding property investments to your portfolio of assets is to clearly define your own property strategy. Having a property strategy upfront ensures that you’re making good sound decisions with your property investments rather than getting swept up in the roller coaster emotional ride
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受访的中国高净值人士平均年龄为40岁，平均拥有3千万资产，财富来源主要为投资回报（34%）和公司经营所得（32%），近九成已有子女，子女的年龄绝大多数都在18岁以下。
“全球公民”时代
此次报告提出了一个全新的“全球公民”概念，认为接受过国际教育，能在不同国家落地并在当地拥有资深人脉关系的人就可以被称为“全球公民”。
万科集团的董事局主席王石、SOHO中国的CEO张欣以及在众多领域活跃的名流靳羽西被认为是典型的
第1期漫画：澳洲的房屋类型
第2期漫画：在澳洲租房要知道什么
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It has been said that purchasing an existing property is “buying the present”, whereas buying an off the plan property is really “buying a dream”. Investors buying off the plan properties is becoming more widespread, particularly now as it has been estimated that Australia is undergoing an apartmen
You know that school catchments are becoming more and more important in the property market when the large listing websites make it a feature in their searches. Doing research on popular school catchment areas and suburbs surrounding high quality schools is a great property investment tip, simply b
澳大利亚一向以舒适的生活环境、稳定的经济条件和完善的国民福利著称。澳洲城市屡屡称霸世界各大排行榜，在国际上享有盛名！
今年，澳洲城市又获得了哪些国际奖项呢？我们一起来回顾一下吧！
全球最佳求学城市No.2…
12月1日，英国高等教育及升学就业组织QS公司发表了2016年全球最佳求学城市排名。
QS公司根据大学排名、生活负担性、学生结构、城市优点和雇主活跃度这五项因素选出了全球最佳75个求学城市。
在这份榜单里，墨尔本排名全球第2，悉尼排名第4，都保持了去年的好成绩。澳洲共有7个城市入围，成绩分别为：
2016年全球最佳求学城市
排名
城市
第2名
墨尔本
第4名
One of the best ways to minimise the ongoing day to day challenges of managing your investment property is to find a great property manager. Having someone you can trust with your property, and someone you can develop a long term strategic partnership with, are vital elements to maintaining a susta
Planning Minister Rob Stokes today released draft plans for new homes, jobs, infrastructure and public facilities around three Sydney Metro Northwest stations.
Mr Stokes said the NSW Government’s plans for precincts around Showground, Bella Vista and Kellyville stations include around 13,500 new ho
State Government seeking partners to deliver innovative medium to high-density developments along Perth transport corridors
Seven sites totalling more than 28,000sqm of land worth about $20 million
Developments will enhance use of transport infrastructure and provide affordable homes for people
The latest National Account figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today confirm Victoria’s strong economic position and consolidate the Victorian economy as one of the best performing in the country.
The ABS has reported that Victoria’s growth in State Final Demand over the
International visitors to Queensland spent a record $4.7 billion in the state with Brisbane and the Gold Coast recording the biggest rises, according to new figures released by Tourism Research Australia.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the latest International Visitor Survey recorded strong gro
One thousand new Housing Trust homes will be built in 1000 days to provide a valuable boost to South Australia’s housing and construction industry.
Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said the 2015-16 Mid-Year Budget Review, to be handed down tomorrow, will include $208 million over three years to help stim
With the changing demographic for inner city, off the plan apartments, one property investment tip that every serious investor should know is the value of some features that are often not heavily marketed or sold to potential buyers, but are incredibly valuable to potential tenants. These features
The NSW Parliament has approved amendments to the Conveyancing Act 1919 which will strengthen protections for buyers who purchase properties off the plan.
The new laws are intended to prevent rogue developers from rescinding on contracts using the sunset clauses to make windfall profits. Some NSW c
Work will start in early 2016 on the Tonkin Grade Separations, the first stage of the $1.12 billion NorthLink WA initiative, which aims to enhance freight efficiency and productivity by improving the link between Perth and the north west of WA.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure
Identified for a long time as lacking many of the human scale qualities that creates a vibrant and inviting street level environment, Southbank is now subject to a proposal that will create a swathe of open space through the spine of the suburb. City of Melbourne is advancing plans to transform Sout
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt today announced a new $140 million development will get underway at North Lakes at the start of next year.
Mr Pitt said Stage 2 of the of Westfield North Lakes’ redevelopment positioned the Moreton Bay Region to further build on the positive economic growth and jobs
South Australia will adopt a target of zero net emissions by 2050, as recommended in a report by the Low Carbon Economy Expert Panel released today.
The Panel consisting of John Hewson, Anna Skarbek of ClimateWorks and Frank Jotzo of the Australian National University recommends that South Australi
人民币“入篮”，全球资产配置更方便
11月30日，国际货币基金组织决定将人民币纳入特别提款权（SDR）货币篮子，人民币将于明年10月1日正式加入SDR，成为全球五大储备货币之一，权重仅次于美元和欧元，超越日元和英镑，成为世界第三大货币！
交通银行首席经济学家连平表示，随着人民币加入SDR，越来越多的国家将认可并愿意接收人民币，用人民币来广泛开展各种交易。
可想而知，中国人未来出国购物和旅游都会更加方便，可以直接使用人民币，降低汇兑成本并避免汇率风险，还可以更方便地在全球进行资产配置和交易，投资海外房产、股票和债券等资产。
中国中产阶级人口已达全球之冠
改革开放30多年来，中国经济
In the second part of our guide to successful property investments, we look at five of the most important factors in building a sustainable portfolio including finding a property manager, conducting proper research and seeking professional assistance.
6. Seeking Professional Assistance
We all unde
In this two part series we look at some of the fundamental steps to successful property investment, from creating a realistic long-term strategy and choosing the right locations to the importance of getting professional assistance when you need it.
1. Property Investment For The Long Term
One of t
New data from the Property Council of Australia suggests that there is a quiet revolution going on in the property world, with more and more low to middle income earners being able to afford to consider investing in property. The Council’s Australian Housing Investment report found that more and mo
11月17日，新州议会批准了产权转让法案《Conveyancing Act 1919》的修正建议。新法令的通过将打击部分贪婪的开发商利用日落条款损害期房买家利益的行为，为期房购买者提供进一步的安全保障。
什么是日落条款？
日落条款（Sunset Clause）是在商业法律合同中广泛使用的一个附加条款，并不只限于澳洲的期房销售合同。“日落”，是指法律条文像太阳下山一样有一定的有效期限，到期便终止生效。
期房销售合同里的日落条款规定，如果项目没有在特定日期完工，合同可视为无效，双方解约，买家可拿回定金连同产生的利息。
日落条款的利与弊
从本质上说，日落条款为买家提供了一定的安全保障，
If you’re a landlord in NSW with a property investment or considering becoming a landlord in the near future it’s worth noting the proposed changes to the strata laws announced by the state government. While there are over 90 changes proposed, many are simply small alterations to existing by laws a
The formal planning process for Sydney Metro City & Southwest has begun, bringing new world-class metro rail one step closer for the city.
The rail project includes:
A State Significant Infrastructure Application to be lodged later this week confirming the metro route.
New metro stations con
Bassendean Oval and northern portion of town centre to be redeveloped
Public invited to comment on redevelopment area
Joint project between State Government, Town of Bassendean and Swan Districts Football Club
Bassendean is set to undergo a makeover with the proposed redevelopment of about 11
Victoria’s economy is going strong, with figures released today revealing that in 2014-15 the real gross state product increased by 2.5 per cent, exceeding the 2015-16 Budget estimate of 2.25 per cent.
The strong growth in economic activity in 2014-15 was significantly faster than the pace recorded
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk last week announced Lendlease has been selected as the preferred contractor to design and build the council's 'congestion-busting' infrastructure project, the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade.
Cr Quirk said the appointment would deliver the best outcomes both for Brisb
The heart of the South Australian Government's flagship urban development at Bowden is about to be transformed after the awarding of major construction contracts for the new Town Square and retail precinct.
Adelaide-based Landscape Construction Services has won the contract to build Bowden Park, wh
Ben O'Donoghue是何许人也？
澳洲名厨、作家兼美食节目主持人，全球屡获大奖，执掌过众多知名餐厅，接待过各界名流和政要，20国峰会时被澳洲政府选来为各国高级首脑烹制美食。
而这两天，Ben正在自己新开的五星级餐厅Billykart督导工作，身穿汗衫短裤，看上去非常低调。
俗话说，好马配好鞍，好楼配好店。什么样的楼盘居然能请到这位厨艺界大神来这里开餐厅？
布里斯班第一栋
6星环保住宅楼
BOTANICA
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Botanica位于南布里斯班，是亚太集团带领客户投资的布市第一栋6星环保住宅楼，于上周刚刚完工。Ben的餐厅入驻，必将给整栋大楼带来更高人气
即将成为阿德莱德最高住宅楼的Vue on King William项目（简称“VUE”）于11月12日举行了封顶仪式，标志着此项目实现了又一个重要的里程碑！
200多名建筑工人聚集在项目顶楼参加了封顶仪式，注视着一辆125米高的起重机将一颗大圣诞树缓缓吊上85米高的顶楼。
VUE由Ironfish亚太集团旗下的南澳Starfish海星开发集团和墨尔本著名老牌开发公司Asian Pacific集团一起合作开发，由全球顶级建筑事务所Woods Bagot一手打造，共注资1亿澳元，包含210套公寓。
VUE凭借其6层高的裙房、7楼的屋顶花园、泳池甲板和娱乐中心，以及21层的玻璃塔楼，给阿
我的房产市场：墨尔本篇
墨尔本是澳大利亚除悉尼以外的第二大最强劲的房产市场，墨尔本本地、其它州以及海外的投资者都对这个市场有着很高的需求，投资者们被实惠的房价所吸引，纷纷想要在这个“全球最宜居城市”投资。墨尔本现房的拍卖清盘率一直非常高，最近才稍有缓和。
墨尔本的房屋建设也在持续增加，近一年别墅和公寓的批准数量一共达到了56,191套。公寓获批的比例在总体住宅中保持稳步提高，预示了墨尔本正向一个更高密度的新阶段发展。预计到2056年，墨尔本人口将达到810万，超过悉尼人口，因此住宅密度需要提高。
墨尔本近期失业率上升至6.2%，接近6.1%的全国平均失业率。然而，失业率上升是由于
我的房产市场：悉尼篇
如今，悉尼别墅中位价已经超过一百万澳元。在截至今年7月的过去一年当中，别墅和公寓的资本增值分别高达20.36%和15.44%。
目前大悉尼区的所有别墅中，有一半价值都超过了993,500澳元。这对于当前的业主们来说是个好消息，但对于房屋购买者、租客和低收入人群，却是不利消息。
根据澳洲国民银行最新商业信心调查显示，新南威尔士州的表现最为突出，从3月的8个指数点起，在第二季度增长了11个点，失业率也比全国平均水平低0.3%。
2014年，新南威尔士州新增居民人数达到64,280，占澳洲所有移民总数的30%。悉尼人口密度在2000年到2012年间增加了约1
我的房产市场：布里斯班篇
回声娱乐集团成功竞标，赢得了建造20亿澳元女王码头海滨赌场和混合用途商业区的任务，该项目预计在2020年完工。自消息公布之后，布里斯班一直是本季度人们议论的话题。
今年7月，昆士兰州宣布将投入101亿澳元资金用于新的基础设施项目建设。
布里斯班是被大多数精明投资者列入购买名单的城市。这个东海岸城市对于悉尼买家来说尤其具有吸引力，因为这里的房价差异是其投资增值的强大驱动力。澳洲房产研究机构RP Data的研究主管Tim Lawless最近指出，上一次这里的房价飞涨发生在2002至2003年。
负担性好的市场优势通常表现在投资者可获得的高租金回报率。过去一
我的房产市场：阿德莱德篇
阿德莱德目前是澳大利亚内地主要城市中房屋负担性最好的城市，可负担性一直推动着销售量的增长，公寓销售涨幅达到了12.45%，别墅达到5.52%。由于低利率和经济实惠的房价，阿德莱德市场在接下来的一年至一年半内预计将吸引更多的跨州投资者。
不少跨州投资者因为负担能力原因被迫退出了珀斯、墨尔本和悉尼市场，而阿德莱德的公寓中位价比珀斯便宜105,500澳元，比墨尔本便宜262,500澳元，比悉尼便宜340,000澳元。
阿德莱德显示持续稳定的长期租赁需求，房屋空置率五年来始终保持在2%以下，今年7月份为1.9%。过去十个连续的季度报告中，别墅和公寓的租金回报率居
我的房产市场：澳洲全国篇
截至今年第二季度，澳大利亚过去一年中别墅和公寓的中位价分别增长了6.28%和6.06%，主要归因于悉尼和墨尔本房市的强劲表现。
悉尼是增长的主要驱动力，别墅和公寓的资本增值分别达到20.36%和15.44%。相比较而言，达尔文和珀斯的房市由于铁矿石价格下跌以及对中国出口的减少而有所收缩。
不少知名评论家认为，悉尼房市可能正处于它的最高点。评论家还一致认为，价格更具可负担性的布里斯班房市正进入上升阶段。种种迹象表明，未来两三年布里斯班的房产具有相当大的增值潜力。
墨尔本市场依然保持较高的现房拍卖清盘率以及对公寓期房的强烈需求。需要注意的是，墨
我们有位同事在微信群里发出如下感慨：
以前一般24小时内就能得到FIRB批准的时光已经一去不复返啦！现在最多要等30天了，FIRB的人说最近每天都会收到很多申请，因为12月1日起澳洲政府开始收取海外投资申请费，所以很多海外买家都在赶末班车！
大家知道，FIRB(外国投资审查委员会)是澳洲政府针对外国投资设立的监管机构，海外人士如果在澳洲买房的话，目前都要向FIRB提出申请。
今年5月2日，澳洲政府宣布要加强外国投资政策，公布了一系列改革方案，部分新政将从12月1日起生效。
今天，我们就来整理一下海外人士在澳洲买房规定方面的常见问题，为大家解惑。
澳洲的海外投资新
上周末，当亚太集团的领袖和精英们相聚在新西兰女皇镇销售年会的深夜，从阿德莱德传来喜讯：
由亚太集团旗下的南澳海星开发集团开发的阿德雷德Avenue精品公寓项目一举荣获三项行业大奖！
High Density Housing(高密度住宅大奖)
Professional Services for Chasecrown (建筑公司Chasecrown获得专业服务大奖)
The President's Award, or The Best Development in SA(南澳最佳民用住宅开发大奖，被视为是南澳房产开发行业的最高荣誉之一!)
UDIA(澳洲城市发展协会)是澳大利亚
前些天，有些客户给亚太房产投资专家打电话的时候可能会听到：
“对不起，您呼叫的用户不在服务区...”
房产投资专家们都去哪儿了?！
请看亚太集团的朋友圈……
第四届亚太集团销售年会在新西兰女皇镇召开！
群英荟萃，各路英雄豪杰从四面八方汇集
哈喽，美丽的皇后镇，我们来了！
美景面前，人人都是诗人！
年会第一天: 水上漂流/骑马/蹦极/化妆舞会
年会第二天: 山顶会议/酒庄晚宴
《每日电讯报》10月25日报道，澳洲人如果要过上舒适的退休生活，将面对8000亿澳元的资金缺口！
根据精算公司Rice Warner和澳洲金融服务协会的统计，这一资金缺口每年正以5%的速度在增长，造成这一局面的部分原因是人们预期寿命的延长和日益严格的养老金规定。
AustralianSuper退休金公司的首席执行官Ian Silk声称：
“很多现在退休的婴儿潮老人只享受了23年的退休金保障，而且是以3%起步的。养老系统需要几十年的时间才能日趋成熟，政府可通过提高退休金强制缴纳比例来改善这一状况，但就目前政策来看，缴纳比例要到2025年才会逐步增加到12％。”
知道退休政策是怎么来
Construction has started on bohem, Starfish Developments new $110 million CBD apartment project, just seven months after it first went onto the market.
There has been strong demand for the project which is now over 60% sold, with a third of buyers aged below 30.
The demand for CBD living is rising
Double decker buses will run at least every 10 minutes during the day between Mona Vale and the CBD as part of the new 27 kilometre bus rapid transit network called B-Line by late 2017.
NSW Premier Mike Baird said the new B-Line will transform bus services on the Northern Beaches.
“New double deck
$17.6 million of shared paths at Gateway WA near the airport
The new network will include one footbridge and seven underpasses
Improved facilities for cyclists and pedestrians are being delivered through Gateway WA with the State Government building 21 kilometres of shared cycling and pedestrian
Treasurer Tim Pallas today welcomed the release of the ABS Labour Force stats which showed that Victoria’s jobless rate had fallen to 5.6% and is now below the national rate of 5.9%.
Over the month of October, Victoria experienced the strongest employment growth of all states, with 26,100 jobs crea
The Australian and Queensland governments last week said the $988 million Moreton Bay Rail project is well on track to completion, following the official unveiling of the first station at Mango Hill.
Federal Minister for Major Projects Paul Fletcher together with Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Mayo
SkyCity has unveiled the first glimpse of its $300 million riverfront upgrade of Adelaide Casino.
Adelaide's new casino development has been designed with the high-end international tourist in mind.
As designs for the Riverbank precinct’s latest major upgrade were released, SkyCity announced its s
Vue on King William, set to become Adelaide’s tallest residential building, is just seven months from completion with the building reaching the topping out stage today.
More than 200 construction workers gathered on the top floor of Vue on King William, 85 metres above the city, for the topping out
The City of Sydney is simplifying application processes and extending licence periods to encourage al fresco dining and create a more vibrant city.
The draft outdoor dining policy, guidelines and action plan, now online for public feedback, are designed to meet the needs of residents, visitors and
Elizabeth Quay will be the new home of the Perth International Arts Festival’s very popular Chevron Festival Gardens from 2016 to 2019.
The Gardens will be the first major event at Lot 4, a temporary outdoor venue for festivals, concerts and sporting events, on the corner of The Esplanade and Willi
Amidst the ongoing political kick-to-kick over the handling of Fishermans Bend, a new era has begun as the Urban Renewal Area's first project has officially commenced construction. Developer Blue Earth Group's Gravity Tower now sees head contractor Hamilton Marino in charge of the project which fron
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt last week said faster travel times for Logan motorists and more than 1,300 jobs could be on their way soon under a $450 million market-led proposal from Transurban Queensland to upgrade the Logan Motorway and the Gateway Extension Corridor.
The proposal is the first
A new partnership between two leading South Australian companies will deliver the next phase of the Bowden development, constructing up to 200 new apartments close to the city.
Development & Advisory and the Buildtec Group have been selected through an expression of interest process to develop
The City of Sydney will conduct in depth research into a new light rail line to the City’s fastest growing residential area after the NSW Government expressed strong support for the project.
Councillors have approved $445,000 for a series of reports needed to develop the plan for a dedicated light
WA's 1st bicycle boulevards planned for cities of Vincent, Bayswater and Belmont
First connection to stations and schools project proposed for City of Joondalup
$3 million allocated in 2015-16
Encouraging people to cycle, rather than drive, for short trips, including the train station
Western
Following the selection of Swanston Street more than six months ago as the preferred alignment for the Melbourne Metro rail tunnels, the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority has concluded that disruption can be minimised after investigating a range of measures to reduce the impact of the project.
Followi
Global supermarket chain ALDI has become the second major tenant to join the retail mix within the $232 million mixed-use Coorparoo Square project in Brisbane’s inner southeast.
ALDI has signed a lease on a 1,729sqm space and joins boutique cinema operator Dendy Cinemas as anchor tenants at the thr
A company with a history of award-winning projects in South Australia has won the contract to construct the O-Bahn City Access Project.
McConnell Dowell will design and build the $160 million tunnel project, engaging a South Australian company making the transition from automotive to advanced manuf
最近几日，澳洲几大银行纷纷做出了房贷加息举措，成为媒体议论的焦点。
四大银行的升息幅度对于自住业主和投资者是一样的，它们的存款利率和固定贷款利率都保持不变。
加息对还款额的影响
银行加息使得客户的房贷负担增加了多少呢？澳洲金融对比网站Canstar以NAB银行为例作了如下统计：
这意味着，如果你在NAB银行有30万澳元的贷款，期限为25年，那么每月要多还贷30.48澳元。也就是说，每天多还1澳元。
银行为何要加息？
今年7月，澳洲审慎监管局(APRA)要求四大銀行和Macquarie銀行在一年时间内提高准备金比例，来预防抵押贷款可能出现问题而造成的损失，保证澳洲银行业的
今年8月，澳洲统计局的海外移民统计报告显示，近一年来共有18,680名中国移民来澳定居，比前一年同期增加了1,330人。此外，仅8月就有8万多中国访客来澳短期旅游访问。
也就是说，平均每天有50几位中国移民来澳定居，近2,800位中国人来澳短期旅游访问。
澳大利亚向来以舒适的生活条件、稳定的经济水平和完善的国民福利著称，吸引了来自世界各地的移民、访客和投资者。
那么，这个国家到底有哪些特别之处呢？下面我们就来盘点一下这个幸运之邦的“世界之最”吧！
全球最梦想居住地
No 1
2013年9月，波士顿咨询集团对全球11个国家2.8万人的调查结果显示，澳大利亚当选为全球最佳居住地
White Bay Power Station will be transformed into a hub for innovation and high-tech industries as part of plans to rejuvenate and transform Sydney’s Bay’s Precinct into a new waterfront destination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raL_WERT87U
The Bays Precinct Transformation Plan in
Western Australian Planning Minister John Day last week announced the release of the draft Swan Valley Development Plan, which he said will provide greater protection for agricultural land and encourage tourism activities that supported and complemented the area's rural character.
"The Swan Valley
An Expression of Interest for a Design Consultant team has been released for the $83 million State Library Victoria Vision 2020 redevelopment project, the Victorian Creative Industries Minister Martin Foley announced last week.
The project includes the restoration of Queen's Hall, reopening the lib
Motorists are enjoying faster travel times since the opening of Legacy Way with travel times reductions of up to 31 per cent on Milton Road and almost 70 per cent for vehicles using the new tunnel since it opened in late June, according to Brisbane City Council.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the 4.6
Expressions of interest in constructing the $985 million Northern Connector road project in South Australia were called for today.
Federal Minister for Major Projects Paul Fletcher said interested bidders can now nominate to be considered to design and construct the new six-lane, 15.5 kilometre
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes last week announced the creation of a new Priority Growth Area around the planned future airport at Badgerys Creek.
Mr Stokes said the establishment of the Western Sydney Priority Growth Area will involve a new strategic framework being set out to ensure future plan
Interest is sought for a range of restaurants, bars, fresh food stalls and casual takeaway eateries which are set to bring Yagan Square to life when it opens in 2017.
Planning Minister John Day said the State Government was seeking operators for 25 tenancies that would connect and celebrate great W
The City of Melbourne has developed a plan to extend Melbourne's bicycle network by creating new local routes and key connections to encourage more people to opt for two wheel transport, with the draft plan to be considered at a council meeting tonight.
The City of Melbourne's Draft Bicycle Plan 20
Anthony John Group have unveiled retail precinct plans for its $600m mixed-use Southpoint development, set to be delivered in line with completion of Flight Centre’s global headquarters in mid-2016.
A total of 4,500sqm will be offered over two levels and include a mixture of fresh food, dining and
A $14 million development including a new learning and technology centre, science laboratories, and music and drama studios will be officially opened at Glenunga International High School today.
Glenunga International High School is one of four metropolitan schools involved in the State Government’
摄影+图文报道：周丹
2003年创建周丹摄影工作室，任亚太摄影协会会长，新华社、中新社等专业机构签约摄影师及撰稿人，及BQ澳洲杂志西澳执行总监。
上周日，2015年珀斯华人房产知识博览会隆重举行，从珀斯城市规划与建房审批、投资策略、房产税务、银行贷款、房产管理、法律过户和保险等方面，大咖专家一站式解决身处澳大利亚的房产问题。现场聆听，受益匪浅！
先必须自黑一下下…
本摄影师属于那种没什么理财观念滴银，是那种即便一大叠钱给俺数也可能会数错滴糊涂蛋。好在傻人有傻福，亲友关心照顾到现在都没有饿死，呵呵。。。不过即便没饿死，耳朵根差点被一帮喜欢理财的师奶们天天唠叨死。什么“你不理财财不理你
40年前的世界是个什么样子？
关于这个问题，80、90后的朋友们恐怕没啥发言权，70后的一部分朋友当时还穿着开裆裤，恐怕对那个时代也还没啥印象……
那我们来看看澳洲研究机构McCrindle年初发布的一份数据报告吧，这份报告简述了澳洲40年来在人口、社会、经济、政治、文化、技术等方面的巨大变化。
1975年，澳洲和世界发生了哪些事情？
1975年，澳洲电视网开播了彩色电视。
1975年，Bill Gates和Paul Allen成立了微软公司。
1975年，Steven Sasson和柯达公司发明了世界上第一台数码相机。
1975年，IBM公司设计和制造了世界
罗帅是位年轻有为的矿业工程师，曾在西澳的一家知名矿业公司拥有不错的职位。名牌大学毕业的女友Christina同样优秀，在西澳的另一家矿业公司工作。
两人都在珀斯CBD上班，罗帅本来住在离城近20公里的地方，不在火车站附近，所以每天在路上要花很多时间。为了节约时间成本，罗帅搬到了Christina离城5公里的租房里居住，将自己的自住房租了出去。
初涉房产市场
有了第一次房产出租、自住房变投资房的经验，他们意识到房产投资是件可以挣钱的事，于是开始萌生买第二套房的想法。两人手里都有些积蓄，这时自住房也已经增值了，更坚定了他们买房的念头。
但罗帅和Christina在买房方面并没有具体
在澳洲第一次买房，符合一定条件的话，能得到州政府的补助，金额可达上万澳元。
补助政策主要有两种：首次置业津贴和印花税减免。
1. 首次置业津贴
首次置业津贴是州政府为第一次在澳洲购买自住房的人士提供的补助。
政府为什么要设立这项补助计划呢？
2000年7月1日，澳洲第一次引进了商品及服务税(GST)，为了缓冲由此变高的住房成本，政府决定为符合特定条件的购房者提供一次性买房补助，帮助人们缓解经济压力。
这个政策一直延续至今。
我们将各州最新的首次置业津贴政策整理如下：
下面的图更直观地显示了各州对比：
也就是说，如果在澳洲各大首府城市买新房自住，符合一定条件的话，目
Westmead Hospital redevelopment design concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AoYM-VuOEA
Upgrades include new critical care services, new operating theatres, extra inpatient beds and a new emergency department.
The redevelopment will also create more than 1000 construction jobs each year the pr
Far East Consortium’s plans for two $398 million luxury apartment towers at Elizabeth Quay in Perth have been given the official stamp of approval. West Australian Planning Minister John Day has given Far East Consortium development approval to the 379-apartment complex, seven months after the pl
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has approved a rise in height limits around the future Parkville Station, allowing for medium-density development to drive jobs and investment close to the CBD.
Mr Wynne has approved rezoning for 130 hectares of land north of the city, taking in the University
Treasurer Curtis Pitt has welcomed the latest quarterly ANZ/Property Council Survey which reveals growing confidence in the State’s property sector.
According to the survey confidence has risen two points, putting Queensland above the national average.
“It’s very encouraging to see confidence in t
South Australia is well placed to benefit from the signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the formal signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership by Federal Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb in the United States, has cleared the p
Animation of Circular Quay Wharf Revitalisation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSpRGqBn1jE
Upgrades proposed for Circular Quay include more modern, double storey and accessible wharves plus new retail facilities.
The NSW government will generate the upgrade’s funds by selling ground leases of
$2.5 million project to improve safety and connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians
Safety and connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians travelling in and out of Perth's eastern suburbs is being improved with the State Government announcing upgrades to the path along the Perth to Midland railway l
The St Kilda Triangle could become home to a cultural drawcard, boutique hotel and new gardens under the City of Port Phillip's preliminary vision for the transformation of the site, which is currently being used as a car park.
An interim masterplan for the St Kilda Triangle was endorsed at last we
The Palaszczuk Government has launched the final stage of a competitive bid process to deliver a world-class health and commercial precinct adjoining the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) at Herston.
Acting Premier Curtis Pitt today invited shortlisted proponents to submit their detailed p
A proposal to upgrade one of the State’s key freight links has been given a boost with Infrastructure Australia giving the project an official rating.
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the “early stage” rating by Infrastructure Australia indicated growing support for th
如果有人问你：澳大利亚的首都在哪里？
你是不是有种想说悉尼的冲动？
呵呵，这样想的恐怕不止你一个。
看，有人把澳洲地图简化成了这样：
要说澳大利亚是片广袤的大沙漠，其实也没有错。因为澳洲98%的人口分布在陆地的边缘。
如果说中国地图像只公鸡的话，那么澳洲地图像什么呢？
可能因为澳大利亚是世界上唯一一个占据整块大陆的国家，周围没啥邻居，所以世界人民对它不是很了解。
比如有人这样填写澳大利亚各州和领地的名字：
(看了这图，最想哭着回家找妈妈的恐怕是新西兰吧……)
世界各地的游客常常在澳洲旅游网站上面问出各种稀奇古怪的问题，被澳洲人民纷纷吐槽：
人们常说，澳洲适
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes last week released a new draft Parramatta Road Urban Transformation Strategy, ahead of the start of the next round of consultation on the 30-year plan for the corridor.
The community now has the opportunity to comment on the plan for the next three months, with Urba
BHP Billiton has committed $5 million towards developing a boardwalk and amphitheatre in the Perth Stadium Sports Precinct.
BHP Billiton named sports precinct partner
$5 million committed to develop the BHP Billiton Boardwalk and Amphitheatre.
Premier Colin Barnett and Sport and Recreation Min
Engagement with local residents who may be affected by the construction of Melbourne’s new underground rail network will begin this week.
Melbourne Metro Rail Authority has sent letters to 21,000 residents and businesses along the alignment of the new nine-kilometre, twin rail tunnels being built a
Major public transport projects and key motorway upgrades are among the 12 projects in the Queensland Government's 2015 Infrastructure Australia (IA) submission.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Jackie Trad said the state's list of projects for fede
The Commonwealth and South Australian governments last week said they are investing $985 million to build the Northern Connector project as part of a shared plan to deliver a fully upgraded North-South Corridor in a decade.
The Northern Connector will involve construction of a new six lane 15.5
根据悉尼晨锋报上周四的报道，澳新银行的经济学家预测澳洲央行明年将下调官方利率至1.5%，创下历史新低：
“具体时间很难预测，我们目前估计明年2月和5月分别降息25个基点。”
此前澳新银行曾预测：澳洲央行已经完成降息，今年和明年会将利率继续保持在2%。为什么现在改变看法了呢？
究其原因主要是两点：
1. 新兴市场增长全面放缓，全球经济增长预期下调不久前，世界银行WBG、国际货币基金组织IMF、英国智库IISS、经济合作与发展组织OECD和穆迪等机构都纷纷下调了全球经济增长预期，普遍认为2015年全球经济增速仍将保持较低水平，中国经济放缓是全球经济面临的主要风险之一。
联合国的《2015
去年年底至今，在澳洲审慎监管局(APRA)的要求下，各大银行纷纷采取了一些限制投资者房贷的举措。
APRA为何要收紧房贷？房贷新政会对投资者产生什么样的影响？今天我们来解读一下这方面的内容。
先来看看，APRA是干什么的？
澳洲有三个主要金融监管机构：
澳洲储备银行(RBA)：负责制定和实施货币政策，管理外汇储备，发行纸币和代理国库等。
澳洲审慎监管局(APRA)：负责制定银行、保险、养老金等金融机构的审慎经营标准，并拥有对其监管权力。
澳洲证券与投资委员会(ASIC)：负责规范金融体系的市场行为，维护市场诚信，保护金融消费者。
（图片内容来源：澳洲驻华大使馆网站）
三个
如果有人问你：最想住在哪里？
你可能会回答：嗯，比如那个很有名的有很多超级土豪包括澳洲新总理住的叫什么Point Piper的区听起来就很不错吧……
如果问题变成：现实中你会怎么选？
那么不是土豪的你恐怕就要考虑到很多因素，比如：
这个区的房子贵不贵啊？
安全不安全啊？
离我上班的地方近不近啊？
旁边有没有火车站啊？
有没有超市啊？？？
……
根据房产信息网Domain的报道，金融比价网站Finder.com.au最近就对澳洲人进行了这样一项问卷调查：
你们在选择居住区时主要考虑哪些因素？
结果显示，一千多名受访者中，有一半人将住房成本作为最关键的考虑因素；接
9月4日，维州规划部长Richard Wynne公布了墨尔本中央商务区的建筑开发新规，此项临时规定适用于Hoddle Grid地段和Southbank的部分区域（见下图）。
新规的内容包括实施强制性的建筑要求，比如在特定区域限制建筑物高度，增加建筑物间距离，禁止建筑工地的阴影在固定时段覆盖某些知名公共区域，等等。
最主要的一点是，墨尔本市中心的容积率(总建筑面积与建筑用地面积的比值)被设定为了24:1，也就是说，如果一所新建筑物的用地面积为1,000平米的话，总建筑面积不得超过24,000平米。
墨尔本市长Robert Doyle指出，这个新的容积率指标已经大大高于其它一些世界知名城
和国内一样，澳洲市场上有形形色色的房产代理公司，鱼龙混杂良莠不齐。
俗话说，世界这么乱，人要有底线。如果碰到没有底线的地产经纪，购房者很容易赔了夫人又折兵，对这个行业彻底失去信任。
话说澳洲的地产江湖中，有这么一家企业……
它，立志要成为澳洲房产界的苹果公司！
它，向中澳数以万计的客户推荐了全澳数百个精选投资项目！
它，吸引了各行各业出类拔萃的优秀人才，帮助他们实现了高收入、富有和成就感！
它的客户声称：“接触过很多地产公司，从未有过像这个企业文化如此一致，员工素质都这么好的！”
它对自己的愿景：“我们要在整个亚太地区成为客户最喜爱、员工最自豪、同行最仰慕的房产投资企业，把财
前段时间news.com.au登载了一篇名为《矿业繁荣神话破灭》的新闻——乍一看貌似是一篇唱衰澳洲经济的文章……
其实呢，这篇新闻是关于澳洲经济的回顾和展望：
大宗商品价格的上涨是澳洲经济数年来发展的主导动力。但人们不该忘记，没有资源热潮的时候，澳洲之前的经济发展也相当不错！
曾担任过前总理顾问的储备银行董事John Edwards最近公布的一份研究报告指出：
2002年矿业繁荣前的10年，澳洲国内生产总值、国民收入和生产力都比繁荣开始后的10年发展更快。
澳大利亚政策发展中心的执行董事Miriam Lyons声称：
在矿业繁荣时期，由于澳元币值的大幅度上升，众多行业如旅游业、教育业
Tunnelling on the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro North West project has passed the 70 percent completion mark, with 22 kilometres of the 30 kilometre tunnelling now finished.
The project includes Australian-first innovations such as a $1.2 million tunnel simulation centre and state-of-
Plans revealed for the Waterbank project adjacent to the Causeway
Construction of the public spaces due to start mid-2016
The transformation of the city's eastside precinct has taken another step forward with the lodgement of the first development application for the six hectare, nine-lot Wate
Works on the Andrews Labor Government’s $100 million restoration and upgrade of Flinders Street Station will begin next week.
Acting Premier and Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan visited the Melbourne icon today to detail works to make the station safer, brighter and more user-friendly
Work on designing the $1.162 billion Gateway Upgrade North project between Nudgee and Bracken Ridge has progressed to its final stage.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said since the release of the preferred plan in 2013, an interactive ten
The State Government and the SA Health Partnership consortium have today confirmed a revised timeframe for the completion of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Minister for Health Jack Snelling said completion of the new hospital would now occur in July 2016, with the move from the current hos
上个月，有位客户给我们的顾问发微信：
后来，客户把文章截图发了过来：
标题写得其实很清楚：
澳洲政府打击的是非法购房的海外人士。
严打不只是针对中国人
8月8日，澳洲财长Joe Hockey下令出售六所违法持有的住宅物业。这些物业价格在15.2万和186万澳元之间，位于悉尼、布里斯班和珀斯，归属于四个国家的五个海外投资者，他们被要求必须在一年内出售这些物业。
此外，澳洲政府还在调查另外462起外国人涉嫌违法购房的案例。目前被责令出售物业的海外投资者已主动交代问题，可获特赦。特赦旨在鼓励自首行为，截止至今年11月底。
照片来源: Lisa Maree
昨日，澳洲政坛风云突变，前通讯部长滕博尔(Malcolm Turnbull)逼宫成功，取代艾伯特成为8年来澳洲第5任总理。
图片来源：News.com.au
Malcolm Turnbull从政前是成功的记者、律师和银行家。他声称现任总理缺乏经济领导能力，未能给商业界带来足够信心，如果再不做改变，明年联邦议会选举时自由党联盟势必会被工党击败。
图片来源：Skynews.com.au
Malcolm Turnbull本人是位名副其实的高富帅，身价近2亿澳币，曾多次名列《商业周刊》富翁排行榜前200名。
图片来源：The Australian
他和太太Lucy Turnbu
Scarborough Master Plan adopted following public consultation
Architect services sought for redevelopment of the existing surf club
Scarborough foreshore to be transformed into a premier beachfront destination
The revitalisation of Scarborough has taken a major step forward, with the adoption
The Andrews Labor Government has embarked on the first overhaul of Melbourne’s CBD planning since the late 1990s, to ensure the city maintains its character and celebrated livability.
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne launched the central city planning review with the City of Melbourne’s Lord May
The NSW Government last week said that workers and residents will have another convenient option for travelling to and from Barangaroo after the Department of Planning and Environment approved plans for a new commuter ferry hub.
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said marine
Queensland housing investor finance commitments have hit a near eight-year high, according to new data from the ABS.
Acting Treasurer Kate Jones said today's ABS Lending Finance data underlined the strength of Queensland’s housing sector.
“These figures show that housing is one of the real bright
Proposed changes to the state’s planning legislation will make the system more responsive to community concerns, easier to understand and will introduce greater integrity initiatives to better safeguard the system.
Planning Minister John Rau said a feature of the new legislation was the establishme
9月8日，亚太集团旗下开发公司IFD及墨尔本著名老牌开发公司Asian Pacific集团联合开发的Whitehorse Towers项目举行了隆重的开工仪式。
Whitehorse市长、警察局长、主流媒体电视台7台、9台和10台、澳洲财经评论报、时代报、地方报纸以及各大华人媒体都参加和见证了这一意义非凡的时刻。
Box Hill区位于墨尔本东部，距离市中心约14公里，是继CBD以外墨尔本第二个主要的中心商业区。Whitehorse Towers项目坐落于Box Hill区的中心位置，预计于2017年底完工。项目高逾115米，包含511套公寓和100套高档五星级酒店客房，以及若干零
The West Australian Government last week announced the gazettal of the new Local Planning Schemes regulations, which will come into effect from October 19 and potentially reduce building and renovating times by up to two months for planning compliant homes.
Planning Minister John Day said the new r
Queensland is poised for nation-leading economic growth, according to respected independent forecaster Deloitte Access Economics.
Speaking from Hong Kong where he is undertaking an international investor roadshow, Treasurer Curtis Pitt welcomed Deloitte’s upbeat assessment in its Queensland Busines
There are just so many aspects to becoming a landlord, not least of which is finding the right tenant who will look after your property and fulfil their responsibilities. A good tenant is someone who will treat your property as their own, will notify you or the managing agent about any repairs that
The Victorian Parliament has today passed legislation creating Infrastructure Victoria, delivering a key election commitment from the Andrews Labor Government and giving certainty for our infrastructure pipeline.
A landmark reform, Infrastructure Victoria will take short term politics out of infras
New and old stadiums across Sydney will receive more than $1 billion investment during the next decade with the first project being a new 30,000 seat stadium in Parramatta.
NSW Premier Mike Baird said Sydney needed world class sporting venues and that the investment would ensure fans and sporting t
When investing in property, it is very important to stay abreast of the latest trends for design and construction of residential property. One area that has begun to take on more prominence in recent years relates to environmental ratings of buildings. In 2002 the Green Building Council of Austral
The search is on again for entrepreneurs, community groups and artists with innovative ideas to activate the CBD to apply for a new round of grants through the City Makers grant program.
After the success of round one Renewal SA is offering grants of up to $5,000 for placemaking activities and $10,
Earlier this week the bund was removed at Elizabeth Quay allowing water from the Swan River to flow into the inlet for the very first time.
MRA CEO Kieran Kinsella said that Elizabeth Quay has always been about bringing our city and river together again, designed as a place to make the most of our
The first main street built in inner Sydney for more than a century has been completed, paving the way for a new town centre at Green Square.
Ebsworth Street’s footpaths are finished, the stone kerbs installed, bronze smart poles with LED lights are upright and the asphalt road surface is down in r
The State Government has released a detailed analysis of the O-Bahn City Access Project, including the response to extensive consultation with community and stakeholders.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said the Project Impact Report signalled the next stage of the project,
One of the most important things that anyone considering buying an investment property should focus on is doing their research up front. Being well prepared and having a strong grasp of what’s happening in the areas you’re considering investing in is critical to your success as a property investor.
The Burwood Brickworks site in Melbourne's east is set to be home to more than 2000 people, after Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne last week approved a rezoning to allow for major residential development.
The 20-hectare Middleborough Rd site in Burwood East has been vacant for about 20 yea
The City of Sydney has received strong community support for the residential apartments sustainability plan which outlines ways to reduce the environmental impact of apartment living.
Community feedback showed strong support for higher energy efficiency targets and better compliance for the existin
The news is full of stories about investing in property at the moment, with brand new developments being sold off in record times and demand fro inner city properties at all time highs. Especially for the first time investor, it can be confusing trying to work out when the right time to invest is,
Brisbane City Council last week announced it has completed the final stage of the $38.16 million Bicentennial Bikeway upgrade from the CBD to Toowong, which has been progressively completed since 2009.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the $10 million Stage 4 of the Bicentennial Bikeway was the last of
Online system means most bonds returned within 48 hours
Red tape reduction program delivers savings for tenants and businesses
Western Australian tenants will benefit from a new secure electronic transaction system for lodging bonds, which will make it quicker and easier for them to receive the
In order to facilitate its $250 million redevelopment of the Queen Victoria Market, the City of Melbourne is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from consortia or individual companies to deliver a mixed-use development for the Munro site on the corner of Queen and Therry Streets. EOI's for the sit
One of the key skills that people need when they are learning how to buy an investment property is being able to spot trends and having an understanding of the locations that are up and coming. Like any investments, the idea is to find an asset with significant growth potential and get in early, wh
The landmark $1.6 billion Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is one step closer today, with the Nexus consortium signing a contract to deliver the project.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Trusssaid the project will underpin Queensland’s economic an
In another coup for South Australia, Adelaide has today been named the fifth most liveable city in the world.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Ranking rated 140 cities out of 100 in the areas of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Touri
Parramatta City Council last week announced the selection of Walker Corporation to undertake the two largest stages of the landmark Parramatta Square development, worth a combined total of $1.2 billion. Following a comprehensive selection process, the developer has been chosen to partner with Counci
A new study identifies the infrastructure and property developments that will keep WA growing as the mining boom fades, with the proposed MAX light rail system and the Peel Business Park among the key projects identified by the report. The Property Council of Australia's 'Keep WA Growing' report by
Melbourne has been voted the world’s most liveable city for a fifth-straight year.
The annual Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index looks at 140 cities worldwide, and we topped the list once more. Melbourne secured perfect scores of 100 in healthcare, education and infrastructure,
Queensland’s consumer confidence has risen to its highest level in almost two years, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI).
The State’s consumer sentiment rose significantly by 12.2 per cent to 104.8 in August, the highest consumer sentiment of any mainland sta
More than 26,000 extra vehicles are using the Southern Expressway on weekdays since the State Government completed the duplication of the road.
The Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said before the duplication, 39,690 vehicles were using the expressway on weekdays.
“In the ye
One of the main rules for anyone experienced in investing in property is to match the type of investment they want to buy with a set of potential tenants they want to attract. For example, buying an established house in the suburbs will certainly attract a family-orientated demographic, but it migh
It is hardly surprising that those looking at property investments for the first time are drawn to apartments as their number one choice. Especially off the plan and brand new apartments offer a range of benefits to investors, including lower down payments, lower maintenance and repair costs over t
Construction has begun on a world-class hotel at Darling Harbour that will attract conventions and conferences from around the globe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=11&v=JfibyfHKoso
The ICC Sydney Hotel, located next to the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), is part of Darl
The Australian and Western Australian Governments are steaming ahead with the next stage of the Kwinana Freeway widening project by today announcing the successful tenderer for the southbound section from Armadale Road to Russell Road.
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
The Andrews Labor Government has commenced its search for a major construction company to build the new $200 million Western Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The Western Women’s and Children’s Hospital will be a multi-storey facility with 20 maternity delivery rooms, 237 beds, 39 special care nurse
Treasurer Curtis Pitt says that ABS figures released this week point to the continued strength of Queensland’s property and construction sectors.
According to the ABS, Queensland was the only state in the nation to record a rise in total trend building approvals in the month of June.
Mr Pitt said
When you’re doing research into how to buy an investment property, you will undoubtedly come across the concept of “strata” or “strata title”. Understanding strata is critical if you are planning to purchase an investment property within a small block of units, townhouse complex or high-rise apartm
South Australia is bucking a nationwide investment slump with a new report showing the total value of capital investment projects in the State has risen to $42.3 billion – an increase of 16 per cent on the quarter and 23 per cent over the last 12 months.
The Deloitte Access Economics Investment Mon
The Australian and NSW governments last week announced that construction has begun on the $130 million King Georges Road Interchange Upgrade, which is being delivered by Fulton Hogan and forms part of WestConnex Stage Two.
The upgraded interchange will connect to an already widened M5 West (complet
Everyone has goals for the future, whether they are modest ideas of retiring with enough money to be comfortable or grand dreams of building a large investment property empire that you can hand down to your children or to your grandkids. The key to achieving your dreams comes with careful planning,
The West Australian Government has released a new animation that shows how passengers will use the $209 million underground Perth Busport, which will open next year as a replacement to the demolished Wellington Street Bus Station.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzBURc1rAcA
In a statement last wee
Detailed planning work for Fishermans Bend is on track with Minister for Planning Richard Wynne appointing an eleven-strong team of experts and community representatives to his Ministerial Advisory Committee.
Mr Wynne called for applications to the committee after announcing the urban renewal area
We often get asked by clients looking at investing in property why they should consider new apartments in inner city locations. There are many benefits to buying an off the plan or brand new apartment in a development – including discounted stamp or transfer duties and low initial deposits – howev
The Queensland Government has announced that the Destination Brisbane Consortium – including Echo Entertainment - has won the right to develop the multi-billion dollar Queen's Wharf project in Brisbane's CBD.
In a statement last week, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the development of the 9-hec
There’s been a big increase in the number of passengers taking public transport in Adelaide, with an extra three million trips recorded in the past financial year.
The Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan said the increase was in part due to passengers flocking to the train network.
“Almost 67 mil
A recent survey has found that first time home buyers are increasingly considering purchasing a property investment. The survey, published earlier this year, was conducted by Digital Finance Analytics (“DFA”), and looked at the current housing arrangements and plans of 26,000 people. Of those sur
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The recently released Global Cities Skyscraper Index ranks Sydney seventh among the World’s leading cities for skyscrapers, says the Urban Taskforce. Urban Taskforce CEO Chris Johnson said, “The Skyscraper Index released by global property group Knight Frank lists the ranking of the world’s leading
Western Australia's train passengers have voted Perth's train services as the best in the country - for the fourth year.
Independent survey shows Transperth operates the best trains in the country
Better than Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
Government will invest $2.49 billion over the next four
You have your finances lined up, have done a little research and feel that you’re ready to take the next step and buy an investment property. It can be an exciting time, but property experts suggest that you don’t get too carried away with the process as this can lead to poor decision-making and l
The City of Melbourne’s latest Development Activity Monitor supports the most recent data and reports from expert agencies that show Melbourne is surging on every economic indicator.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the monitor estimates that 6000 residences will be completed this year, which is more t
In the Palaszczuk Government's first budget, the property industry proved to be the white knight, with stamp duty revenues of $3.14 billion in 2014-15, providing a windfall of $487 million over and above last year’s Budget estimate.
Pleasingly, the Treasurer maintained his commitment to no new or i
Whether you are just getting started in property investment or have been involved in it for a while, there is always so much information to keep on top of or research to take advantage of in the current property market. While you could spend hours sifting through news articles and blogs for data an
Construction has begun on an $11.3 million upgrade of the inner city ring route to ease congestion and cater for an expected increase in traffic during construction of the Torrens to Torrens project.
Assistant Federal Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Jamie Briggs said the upgrade wo
ALTRAC Light Rail has taken over the operation and maintenance of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail network as part of a move that aims to deliver an integrated light rail system under one operator.
Transdev has been operating and maintaining the Inner West Light Rail since 1999 and will continue to c
Train passengers who will be attending events at the new Perth Stadium in Burswood have been given a first look at what the future Stadium Station will deliver.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder last week released video animation of the station, which is part of a $358 million integrated smart transpo
One of the best things you can do when you’re first looking at how to buy an investment property is to create a long-term strategic plan for the future. Having such a plan is a good idea as it makes you sit down and focus on your priorities, as well as give you a clear way forward. Property expert
Planning Minister Richard Wynne has given the green light to another three apartment projects, equating to almost 480 new apartments around inner Melbourne.
The mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments are in projects around the growing areas of Fishermans Bend, the CBD and Footscray.
The heig
The Palaszczuk Government has shortlisted three proponents for the development of a world-class health precinct adjoining the Royal Brisbane Hospital at Herston, who will now work up detailed plans for the development of the precinct.
Treasurer Curtis Pitt today announced developers Australand, Len
A new report suggests that the property market in Australia is heading into a period of sustainable growth, both on the supply and demand side. The findings from Deloittes’ Australian Mortgage Report 2014 (“the Report”) show that 2015 was likely to see a continuation of the strong price growth seen
A major upgrade of the Gateway Motorway from Nudgee to Bracken Ridge reached a significant milestone today with the signing of a contract for Lend Lease Engineering to design and construct a large component of the $1.162 billion jointly-funded project.
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regi
Construction of the Darlington Upgrade on the North South Corridor is a step closer after two bidders were last week shortlisted to tender for the $620 million upgrade of the 2.3 kilometre section of Main South Road between the Southern Expressway and Ayliffes Road.
The two shortlisted bidders are G
The Australian Government last week said its plan for a Western Sydney airport has reached a significant milestone, with the conclusion of a nine-month consultation period with the Sydney Airport Group.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren
The West Australian Government last week said its plan to construct the $2 billion Forrestfield-Airport passenger train line has reached another milestone after three consortia were invited to participate in a Request for Proposal to design and construct the project.
The three consortia – Forrestfi
The Victorian Government last week called for expressions of interest for the design, construction and maintenance of a next generation, high-capacity train for Melbourne, which will be built in Victoria.
Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan described the release of the Expression of Interest (E
The $1.162 billion Gateway Upgrade North project has reached a significant milestone with the successful tenderer for design and construction announced today.
BRISBANE'S landmark $1.5 billion Legacy Way tunnel opened to traffic last Thursday morning, providing motorists with a with a four minute jo
The State Government is offering an unparalleled opportunity to transform Adelaide’s CBD through the creation of a world class mixed use precinct on the site of the existing Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) expected to generate more than half a billion dollars of investment in South Australia.
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The City of Sydney last week said that booming housing developments have seen the City's population hit 200,000, with growth exceeding previous forecasts and 100 new homes being completed in the City each week.
According to the City of Sydney, at the time of the last census, the Australian Bureau o
Property settlements in Western Australia can now be conducted electronically, with the expansion of the State's electronic conveyancing system now complete.
Lands Minister Terry Redman said settlement agents, legal practitioners and financial institutions could now engage in the e-conveyancing pro
Victoria's $3.65 billion Regional Rail Link is complete, after the final section of the project through Tarneit and Wyndham Vale opened to commuters on Sunday, June 21.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the project removed major bottlen
The $1.162 billion Gateway Upgrade North project has reached a significant milestone with the successful tenderer for design and construction announced today.
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Jamie Briggs and Queensland Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports Ma
Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis today officially opened the new $80 million Brickworks Marketplace development in Torrensville, which will provide ongoing employment for more than 600 South Australians.
The 17,000 sq m Marketplace includes a Woolworths supermarket, Big W and Dan Murphy’s as well as more
Parramatta City Council has reaffirmed its strong preference for a route from Westmead to Epping via Carlingford as the first stage of the proposed $1 billion Western Sydney Light Rail Network.
Last week, the council resolved unanimously to write to NSW Premier Mike Baird and Transport Minister And
Construction of the St John of God Midland Public Hospital is now complete
State Government hands key to St John of God to start clinical commissioning
Hospital to open its doors to patients from November 24, 2015
Project jointly funded by State and Australian governments
The $360 million St J
E-Class trams have begun running between West Preston to Docklands, the first time the new Melbourne-built trams have run outside Route 96.
Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, said the move was great news for passengers on Route 11, which is one of Melbourne’s busiest.
At 33 metres long,
A new $400 million waterfront community is a step closer after the Queensland Government last week announced it will work exclusively with Leighton Properties to finalise a detailed proposal to design and build apartment, retail and commercial buildings at Northshore Hamilton.
Deputy Premier and Mi
The South Australian Government last week released its revised plans for the O-Bahn City Access Project, which it said takes into account the extensive consultation with the community and stakeholders such as the Adelaide City Council.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said th
The Australian and NSW governments released the first Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan report card on the first three months of major work undertaken as part of the $3.6 billion package.
Major projects already under construction include the $509 million Bringelly Road upgrade and the $70 million
The West Australian Government last week unveiled the winning design for the new pedestrian bridge that will provide sports fans with a chance to walk to the new stadium from the city, with construction to start later this year. Premier Colin Barnett said the $54.12 million steel cable-stay bridge,
The Victorian and Commonwealth governments last week called for expressions of interest for the airport end of the CityLink Tulla Widening Project, which involves an 8-kilometre section between Bulla Road at Essendon North and Melbourne Airport. The EOI process will shortlist suitable, experienced c
Investor housing finance commitments in Queensland have hit a seven-year high, according to ABS data released today.
Treasurer Curtis Pitt said the ABS figures show lending commitments at their highest level in Queensland since the December quarter 2007.
“Housing finance in Queensland for the purc
The State Government will establish a new city high school next to the current Royal Adelaide Hospital, catering for 1000 students and opened for the beginning of Term 1, 2019.
The school, which will specialise in health and sciences, will be constructed following a refurbishment of the Reid Buildi
THE NSW Government last week said that Sydney's much-needed second harbour rail crossing will become a reality now that funding has been secured for the NSW Government's $20 billion Rebuilding NSW plan.
It follows the successful passage through Parliament of the Electricity Network Assets (Authoris
The Australian and Western Australian Governments are delivering better road networks for Perth with four companies shortlisted to prepare detailed proposals for the Tonkin Highway upgrade as part of the $1.12 billion NorthLink WA initiative.
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Jamie Briggs and W
The Andrews Labor Government will build a specialist heart hospital at Monash University in Clayton, bringing together the world’s best in cardiovascular care, research and training.
The Victorian Heart Hospital will treat cardiac diseases from early childhood to advanced adult life, and will inclu
A new interim tenant’s advisory phone service has gone live today, providing Queensland tenants with independent help and advice and delivering on a Palaszczuk Government election commitment.
Speaking in State Parliament, Minister for Housing and Public Works Leeanne Enoch said the service will hel
The expansion of health care and the construction industry as well as an innovative food manufacturing hub are among the major proposals contained in a State Government Directions Paper aimed at guiding debate on the future of Adelaide’s north.
The paper is the next stage in the development of an e
Construction on Sydney’s light rail begins in less than four months with a plan established for minimal disruption to commuters, motorists and businesses.
Light rail will transform the city with fast, reliable journeys from Circular Quay through the CBD to south east Sydney’s sporting and entertain
The City of Perth Council last week provided its support to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority for three proposed developments that it said will bring next level glitz and glamour to Perth's culture and skyline.
Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said the approval of the six-star Ritz Carlton, along wi
The Andrews Labor Government is getting on with the job of upgrading Rod Laver Arena to ensure the Melbourne icon retains its status as one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment venues.
The second phase of a $700 million transformation at the home of the Australian Open is about to begin.
ABS figures released today point to an increase in the construction of new houses, units and apartments in Queensland over the last quarter.
According to the ABS data, the construction of new houses rose strongly by 27.2 per cent in the March quarter to $1.59 billion – the highest level since the J
The South Australian Government has called for Federal Government funding following the release of a 10-year strategy to develop the state's North-South corridor, which stretches 78 kilometres from Gawler to Old Noarlunga and is one of Adelaide's most important transport corridors. In a statement la
Following recent uncertainty, NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes last week confirmed that the State Government will retain minimum apartment sizes to provide clarity for the community, councils and industry.
The Minister said his decision will support good design, housing affordability and supply thr
A new video provides an insider's view of Perth's new underground busport in Wellington Street, which is on track to be completed next year, with excavation 70 per cent complete and the roof already installed.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said construction of the $209 million project is a key par
More than half a billion dollars worth of development has been approved for Fishermans Bend, allowing more people to live closer to Melbourne’s CBD.
Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, has approved three apartment projects worth $570 million combined, which will deliver about 1958 new apartments.
Cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from the newly completed first section of the North Brisbane Bikeway at Herston, which was officially opened by the Queensland Government last week.
Mains Roads and Road Safety Minister Mark Bailey said the $2 million project would be an asset for active travel
Adelaide High School has officially opened its doors to a completed $26 million expansion that includes first-class new facilities and the capacity for an extra 250 students.
Education and Child Development Minister Susan Close said the redeveloped high school is an impressive state-of-the-art educ
Development consent has been approved for the Eastern Creek Business Hub to support environmental improvements to Western Sydney Parklands, provide new amenities and create jobs.
The new business hub will help to protect the 5820-hectare parklands by supporting the environmental improvements in the
$6.3b Asset Investment Program in 2015-16 and $24.1b over four years
93,000 jobs created through recent and current major projects
$15.1b on roads and public transport between 2008-09 and 2018-19
Funding for 4 new primary schools - $60.2m approved in 2015-16 State Budget
Funding for 2 new high
The Victorian Government last week released its Budget for 2015-16, describing it as the foundation for a stronger and fairer Victoria that restores the essential services Victorians need while keeping the state's finances strong. According to the government, the Budget includes funding for up to $2
Almost $2.2 million will be awarded to leading South Australian researchers courtesy of round three of the International Research Grant Program.
The IRGP forms part of the Premier’s Research and Industry Fund and facilitates local research that is developed in collaboration with international partn
When you first buy an investment property you probably never plan for it to be left vacant for any period of time, however it can happen. Having a tenant leave and not being able to replace them right away can occur for a number of reasons, but it can also happen if you have a brand new apartment o
The Queensland Government last week announced that Leighton Contractors has been selected as the preferred contractor to design and construct new stabling facilities to house 75 new six-car trains at Woombye, Elimbah, Banyo and Robina from mid-2016. Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport Jackie T
The construction mid-point for WestConnex’s M4 East tunnel has been chosen to reduce residential impact and allow tunnelling in both directions from one location.
The mid-point is at Cintra Park Hockey Field in Concord, Sydney. This will eliminate residential property acquisition and provide direct
The Australian and Western Australian governments are getting on with delivering world-class infrastructure with three proponents invited to participate in the Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the $1.575 billion Perth Freight Link project.
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Deve
When you’re embarking on any large project or financial undertaking, it’s important to be as prepared as possible. Unfortunately it is the case that many first time property investors fall into traps of their own making – everything from not having a strategic plan for investing to buying the wrong
The 2015-16 Victorian Budget contains the biggest investment in public transport in Victoria’s history, with almost $20 billion worth of major transport infrastructure to get people home to their families safer and sooner.
The Budget lays the foundations for a public transport system able to move m
The State Government will begin consultation on the second stage of the successful inner metro growth project, to promote renewal of suburbs close to the city and existing infrastructure.
Planning Minister John Rau said the second stage extends the project to additional council areas including Hold
Even the most experienced property investors do their research and seek expert assistance when they’re looking to review their property strategies or to think about building their portfolios. It is therefore especially important for first time investors to find a company that will work with them at
NSW Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance last week announced that three companies have been invited to tender for the construction of the new Barangaroo Ferry Hub, which will cater for thousands of people expected to travel to Sydney's newest commercial district.
"The NSW Governme
Landmark plans that define the future shape of Perth and Peel for the next 35 years have been released for public comment.
Planning Minister John Day said ‘Perth and Peel@3.5million’ identified where new homes and jobs could be located for the 3.5 million people who will live in the metropolitan ar
Like any industry, property has its own terms and concepts, and it can be a little overwhelming at first for those interested in learning more about investment property. Especially if you’re doing a lot of research and homework online, you will often come across phrases that you may not understand
The Andrews Labor Government will invest $2 billion to kick start a long-term plan for train and tram manufacturing in Victoria, securing existing jobs in the industry and creating new jobs .
Premier Daniel Andrews joined Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, today to launch Trains, Trams,
Queensland’s Labor State Government continues to chart a course for growth amid challenging economic conditions, Treasurer Curtis Pitt said today.
Mr Pitt said the CCIQ Pulse Survey of Business Conditions for the March Quarter highlighted the importance of Labor’s positive economic agenda.
The CCI
Moreton Bay residents are a few thousand sleepers closer to connecting with South East Queensland's rail network, with track laying on the 14-kilometre Moreton Bay Rail project beginning and construction well on track for completion next year.
In a statement last week, Deputy Premier and Minister f
The western Sydney Harbour foreshore will be returned to Sydney, for the first time in over 100 years.
Barangaroo Point Reserve in years gone by was an industrial precinct but in July, the site will re–open as a six hectare harbour foreshore park.
The design of the park, by landscape architect Pet
International hotel and entertainment precinct next to Perth Arena
New hotel rooms, serviced apartments, cafes, shops, bars and public spaces
$110 million investment to the State is expected to create up to 900 jobs
A premier hotel and entertainment precinct will be built next to Perth Arena,
The Victorian Government last week unveiled a new plan for Melbourne's Fishermans Bend urban renewal area, which will double in size and be home to a new business precinct.
In a statement last week, Planning Minister Richard Wynne said the new plan for Fishermans Bend – to be focused on people and
The world’s largest container shipping company has shown a vote of confidence in South Australian trade and industry by announcing the start of a direct service to Adelaide.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan will launch the Maersk Line direct service this morning at Outer Harb
Construction of the $850 million Yeerongpilly Green Transport Orientated Development has moved a step closer, after the Queensland Government last week announced the selection of a preferred tenderer for the 14-hectare project.
Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
Following his re-election at the end of March, New South Wales Premier Mike Baird last week announced a reshuffled Cabinet to deliver on the Coalition's mandate to provide an extra $20 billion for infrastructure in the state's cities and regions.
The Property Council of Australia and Urban Taskforc
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd awarded contract to extend Mitchell Freeway
Project to create about 120 jobs
Works are planned to begin in mid-2015
Transport Minister Dean Nalder today announced Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd has been awarded the $160 million Design and Construct contract for the
The Andrews Labor Government will not proceed with proposals to radically change metropolitan bus services outlined in recent media reports.
Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, said the changes proposed by bus operator Transdev were inconsistent with the Andrews Labor Government’s focus o
Up to 8000 Queensland job seekers are set to benefit after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced $60 million would be allocated to deliver a revamped Skilling Queenslanders for Work program in 2015-2016.
Ms Palaszczuk said Labor’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, worth $240 million ove
The approval of 3,221 higher density apartments during February is the highest monthly number ever in NSW, says the Urban Taskforce.
“The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) monthly results for apartments puts NSW above all states at 3,221 approvals for February but Victoria at 2,938 is close beh
Perth’s love affair with food is set to continue as the State Government’s vision for a new precinct of restaurants, bars and cafes at Elizabeth Quay takes shape.
Planning Minister John Day said three well-established local businesses had been selected as the preferred proponents for three of the f
The Victorian Labor Government this week announced that it will not proceed with the previous Coalition Government's Cranbourne-Pakenham Rail Corridor Project, and will instead pursue its own plans for Melbourne's busiest train line. According to the government, the previous proposal was a complex u
The new Maroochydore City Centre moved into its next phase this week following the announcement of the development management company and its Board of Directors to oversee the project.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson described the announcement an important milestone in the journey of creating a
The South Australia Government last week released its response to the final report of the Expert Panel on Planning Reform, 'The Planning System We Want', with work on draft legislation to commence immediately.
In a statement, Planning Minister John Rau said the current planning system was too compl
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released the Local Development Performance Monitoring Report for 2013-14, which reveals an increase in both the volume and value of approved developments compared to previous years.
The publication is the ninth in a series of annual reports that pr
Perth company to develop former Chemlabs site in East Perth
Project to generate 250 jobs and more than $160 million investment
Another step forward for the Riverside project
Local developer Diploma Properties Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred proponent to transform the former Chemistr
Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, has announced community consultation on Southland Station will begin in the coming weeks, and that the new station will include toilets for customers.
The Andrews Labor Government will include toilet facilities in the design after community dismay at th
Premier Jay Weatherill and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan have unveiled a revised $160 million proposal for a guided bus tunnel from Hackney Road to the city.
The State Government’s proposal will provide quicker, more reliable access for O-Bahn buses into the city and will
If the Reserve Bank’s move on interest rates on the 3rd February is anything to go by, the outlook for property investors this year is positive. Based on a number of economic conditions, the Board decided to lower the cash rate to 2.25%, down from the previous rate by 25 basis points. In its analy
You might be surprised to learn that one of the main reasons people don’t end up investing in property is that they become overwhelmed by the process and decide that it’s all too hard. They may also be waiting for the “perfect time” to invest, although experts would suggest that any time is a good
The City of Sydney will today seek answers to the city’s growing housing affordability challenges with the help of industry experts, community representatives and the general public in twin events.
An industry summit, Fixing Sydney’s Housing Crisis, at Town Hall House will be followed this evening
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has called on the State Government to adopt a Five Point Plan to improve the housing market over the next financial year.
In its 2015/16 pre-budget submission, REIWA has cautioned the Treasurer against targeting the property sector with increased taxes
2015 is shaping up to be another exciting year for property investors, and anyone in the know will be busy researching opportunities and keeping a close eye on the market. One of the best ways to stay in touch with what’s happening to property across Australia is to attend property investment semin
The two people who will lead the delivery of Victoria’s largest transport infrastructure projects have been announced.
Evan Tattersall has been appointed CEO of Melbourne Metro Rail Authority and Kevin Devlin the CEO of the Level Crossing Removal Authority.
Both CEOs have decades of experience in
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said the ABS Labour Force numbers released today show there is work ahead to grow Queensland jobs.
Trend unemployment fell 0.1% in February 2015 to 6.5%.
“Even though monthly data can fluctuate, the underlying trends are disappointing, and reinforces the priority w
There are many aspects to being a successful property investor, including having a practical long-term plan, being organised and getting the right kind of assistance when you need it. Finding a good property management company who will take over the day to day running of your property investments i
Tonsley’s potential as an innovation hub has been ignited today with the opening of Flinders at Tonsley – bringing vital research, development and academic expertise to the precinct.
The former site of Mitsubishi’s automotive manufacturing operation now brings together industry, training, research,
The North West Rail Link has met another milestone as its second tunnel boring machine broke through after tunnelling more than 2 kilometres from Bella Vista.
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said that since tunnelling started about 6 months ago all four 900 tonne tunnel boring machines we
Energy Minister Mike Nahan has congratulated the City of Subiaco for completing a three-decade long dream to underground the municipality’s entire street level power network.
Western Power today removed the last power pole in the City of Subiaco after completing the municipality’s final underground
Looking at investment property in Australia while you own your home is a popular and practical way to build a property portfolio. However, according to property experts, there can be several financial and lifestyle benefits to being a tenant but also being a landlord. Taking advantage of such bene
Premier Daniel Andrews today joined City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle to officially open new parkland on the site of the former Royal Children’s Hospital in Parkville.
The new $5.5 million park marks the end of the $1 billion new Royal Children’s Hospital Project, which commenced in 2005 un
Residential real estate sales in Queensland have hit a five-year high, according to new statistics from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).
The fresh data reveals Queensland recorded $51 billion worth of residential real estate transactions in 2014, the highest level since 2010.
REIQ C
When you’re thinking of investing in property and in particular in off the plan or brand new apartments, there are many factors you need to consider when choosing between developments. Some offer high luxurious fixtures and finishes, while others offer the latest designer inclusions such as vertica
The State Government’s efforts to renew the Port Adelaide precinct are paying off with a number of projects already revitalising the area.
The Premier is hosting today’s Cabinet meeting in Port Adelaide - the second in a series of metropolitan Cabinet meetings being held this year.
Member for Lee
Generally speaking, buying an off the plan property as an investment can be a great way to secure your long term financial future if you’re a first timer, or to build a property portfolio if you’re an experienced investor. It can also be a great way to diversify your assets if you have other invest
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released the Local Development Performance Monitoring Report for 2013-14, which reveals an increase in both the volume and value of approved developments compared to previous years.
The publication is the ninth in a series of annual reports that pr
Perth company to develop former Chemlabs site in East Perth
Project to generate 250 jobs and more than $160 million investment
Another step forward for the Riverside project
Local developer Diploma Properties Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred proponent to transform the former Chemistr
Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, has announced community consultation on Southland Station will begin in the coming weeks, and that the new station will include toilets for customers.
The Andrews Labor Government will include toilet facilities in the design after community dismay at th
Premier Jay Weatherill and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan have unveiled a revised $160 million proposal for a guided bus tunnel from Hackney Road to the city.
The State Government’s proposal will provide quicker, more reliable access for O-Bahn buses into the city and will
As anyone interested in property investment in Australia at the moment would know, it is important to be aware of as much of the data being released on the market as possible. Being fully informed means being able to make better investment choices, and understanding the way the property market is h
Parramatta will be home to the first 2 new schools delivered by the Government’s $1 billion Rebuilding NSW Schools Fund
The new schools are part of the Innovative Education, Successful Students plan.
Innovating Education
The $1 billion investment will transform the State’s schools over the next 1
$30 million contract awarded for new Perth Stadium construction work
More than 80 local jobs created
Perth-based construction company CASC has today been awarded a $30 million contract to supply formwork and concrete for the 60,000 seat new Perth Stadium.
Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davi
Work has begun on one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects: two nine-kilometre underground rail tunnels that will transform Melbourne’s public transport system.
Premier Daniel Andrews joined Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, in Parkville today to announce the establishment of
Brisbane City Council this week released the reference design for the major upgrade of one of Brisbane's busiest road corridors, Kingsford Smith Drive, between Theodore Street and Breakfast Creek Road.
As part of the project, which aims to reduce congestion and improve safety, Kingsford Smith Drive
A South Australian company has won the tender to upgrade two road routes critical to the smooth flow of traffic during construction of the North-South Corridor, Torrens to Torrens project.
Dry Creek civil engineering and construction company Bardavcol has been given a $7m contract for early works a
When you own a property investment, you want peace of mind that you’ll find good tenants. This isn’t hard to do, as long as you can take the time to match the right tenants with your property by establishing your target market, implementing a tenant strategy and thoroughly screening prospective can
A draft strategy by the City of Sydney shows how the transformation of George Street into a light rail and pedestrian boulevard can maximise public use and enjoyment, while also delivering a strong business and retail environment.
The draft strategy, titled 'George Street 2020: A Public Domain Acti
Plans for a new rail line to Perth's eastern suburbs via Perth Airport have reached another milestone after the Western Australian Government last week called for Expressions of Interest from the private sector for the design and construction of the project.
The proposed $2 billion-dollar-plus Forr
Property experts believe that while the property market in Brisbane has shown solid growth this year, apartments remain fantastic value for investors. With increasing numbers of developments in the planning process and being built, higher population levels expected and steady capital growth predic
The Glen Shopping Centre in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley is set to receive a $500 million upgrade, after joint owners Federation Centres and Perron Group lodged a planning permit application with the City of Monash to expand the centre by 17,000 square metres.
In addition to inc
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss this week announced approval of Brisbane Airport's 2014 Master Plan, which outlines the airport's strategic direction for the next 20 years.
According to Mr Truss, the Master Plan includes several
When property investors look at buying a property they have to consider a range of factors including its location, whether it’s off the plan, new or an older place, the type of tenants they want to attract, as well as its layout. Savvy investors know exactly what to look for - they understand that
The Australian and South Australian governments are delivering safer and better roads for Adelaide with upgrades on Greenhill Road, between Goodwood Road and George Street/Hutt Road commencing today.
“We have delivered $960,000 to fix Greenhill Road between Goodwood Road and George Street/Hutt Road
A recent report published by the Capital Markets team at Cushman and Wakefield has identified some of the main factors driving the global demand for property worldwide. The report was based on research from some of the largest and fastest growing cities, including New York, London, Tokyo and Los An
Celebrity Chefs, Luxury Retail, 6 Star Hotels and of course the obligatory casino. Crown Resorts and Echo Entertainment along with their respective partners revealed their intentions for the redevelopment of Queens Wharf in December. Though at first glance both may appear similar one stands out as t
Are you at the stage where you are thinking of downsizing from your home to an apartment? Especially when people are at an age when they are thinking of retirement, downsizing is often a great way to cut costs and increase their quality of life. If the children have left “the nest” and you’re findi
South Australia’s credentials as a smart city have received a boost after tech giant Cisco declared Adelaide as the first smart and connected ‘Lighthouse City’ in Australia.
Lighthouse City status is a boon for the State that will allow access to Cisco’s huge global network, and see us primed to be
A record $2.8 billion worth of residential, commercial and hotel development was approved by the Central Sydney Planning Committee in 2014, including the $660 million AMP Circular Quay Precinct and a $530 million suite of projects as part of the Green Square urban renewal area.
Sydney Lord Mayor Cl
Apartments are undergoing somewhat of a renaissance at the moment, with more and more architect-designed luxurious properties being developed in some of the most sought after locations across Australia. Not only are they more liveable and prestigious than previous developments, but they are also i
Foreshore to be transformed into a contemporary, family friendly destination
New and improved beach facilities and infrastructure
Flexible planning system to encourage investment and development of key sites
Premier Colin Barnett today released the draft Scarborough Master Plan for public comme
The Victorian Government this week called for expressions of interest to build the first stage of the $500 million West Gate Distributor, which aims to remove trucks from the West Gate Bridge and local roads by providing a direct route between the Port of Melbourne and the West Gate Freeway.
The $4
When you rent your investment property out to a tenant then you take on all the responsibilities of a landlord. Because each state or territory’s Residential Tenancies Act covers landlord and tenant issues, your duties will vary depending on where your property is within Australia. If you plan to
THE incoming Queensland Government should commit to a number of key infrastructure projects, including the proposed Bus and Train tunnel in Brisbane and the extension of the Gold Coast Light Rail, according to the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).
In its Advocacy Agenda for the 2015 Queensland
South Australia's Coordinator-General has declared 15 of the Peregrine Group's 'On The Run' stores to be assessed by the Development Assessment Commission (DAC).
Planning Minister John Rau said each of the projects is an investment of over $3 million and will employ between 15 to 50 people and crea
Construction of the $3 billion NorthConnex motorway in Sydney begins in February.
The NorthConnex motorway consists of twin 9km tunnels that link the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the M2 Motorway at the Pennant Hills Road interchange at West Pennant Hills.
Federal Assistant Infrastructure Mi
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has urged the State Government to be bold in its proposed legislative changes to expand its boundaries, saying the reforms represent a one-in-100-year opportunity to shape a stronger capital city and the government must get it right.
"This is about making sure that we
One of the most common property investment tips that experts talk about is finding up and coming locations in which to invest. Like buying into any asset, it’s always better to get in at the “ground floor” or near the bottom of a cycle, as this tends to give you more capital growth over the long te
Brisbane City Council has called for Expressions of Interest from the private sector to design, construct and operate a new consolidated public marina and tourist boat terminal in the inner-city, as part of its plan to improve access and activity on and
alongside the Brisbane River.
In a statement
Although there have been reports in the mainstream media about a predicted downturn in confidence within the property investment market, recent data suggests that investors still feel that it is a good time to buy property. The report, conducted by Smart Property Investment and the Property Investm
Last week it was announced Melbourne's tallest skyscraper was set to be released for sale domestically in February with the remainder of apartments expected to be snapped up after the project's successful launch in Asia. Developed by World Class Land Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Aspial,
NSW Premier Mike Baird joined Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian to announce the South West Rail Link will open to customers on Sunday 8 February 2015 – one year ahead of schedule.
After more than three years of major construction and months of testing, the Premier said train services will s
The next step towards future-proofing Perth's busiest bus route begins early next year with construction starting on a new bus priority lane on Mounts Bay Road near The University of Western Australia (UWA), the Western Australian Government announced last week.Transport Minister Dean Nalder said th
The City of Melbourne last week said the inner-city construction boom hit record levels in 2014 as the number of new dwellings completed within the municipality reached 6,300 – double the number completed in 2013 and three times the long-term average. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the City of Melbour
The State Government will partner with the private sector to transform land at Glenside into a diverse, thriving community.
Planning Minister John Rau said the State Government would seek community input to develop a shared vision for the 17.1 hectare site.
“The land at Glenside represents a uniqu
Bunnings Group Limited has submitted a DA for a large mixed use development located at 142 – 160 Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead.
The proposed mixed use development comprises of a new Bunnings Warehouse which will have a total floor area of 17,206.84m², consisting of the main warehouse, outdoor nurs
In part 2 of our series on the 8 most common questions that property investors are asking at the moment, we look at questions 5 to 8 on issues such as property management, long term strategic plans and how to determine the costs of buying a property.
5. Can I Afford An Investment Pr
When you’re browsing the internet you can’t help but notice that people who are interested in real estate and investment property tend to ask the same questions. Of course the topics vary depending on whether the investors are first timers or experienced investors with property portfolios,
NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian last week announced that the contract to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the $2.1 billion CBD and South East Light Rail line has been finalised.
In a statement, Ms Berejiklian said that major construction of the project is now expected to f
The way West Australians and visitors interact with the CBD will dramatically change from this time next year when Elizabeth Quay opens, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett announced last week during an inspection of the project site.
"This is an exciting time for the project with the underground
When you’re looking for ways to minimise the monthly costs of owning an investment property, you may well come across the concept of interest only loans. There are loans from the bank or other lender that allow you to pay down the interest on your mortgage, rather the traditional path of having to
The removal of 50 level crossings in Melbourne, a twelve-month trial of 24-hour public transport on weekends, the termination of the East West Link project and the construction of the original Melbourne Metro rail tunnel are among a number of plans, policies and promises of the new Victorian Labor G
Queenslanders were today given their first opportunity to view the planned transformation of the Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane from an under-utilised government quarter into a world-class entertainment and leisure destination.
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure a
The end of an era has arrived with deconstruction of the Adelaide Convention Centre Plenary Building well under way to make way for Stage Two of the redevelopment.
Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said the original Convention Centre Plenary Building was opened in 1987 and was home to the f
So you’ve got a little money saved up, are keen to get into this exciting property market and interested in buying an off the plan property. What are some of the best ways to find information on new developments and upcoming offers? As long as you’re on the ball and have decent research sk
With all the recent discussion about the merits and disadvantages of negative gearing, it is interesting to note data from the Australian Tax office (ATO) that suggests that almost 1.9 million people taking advantage of tax breaks to help them fund property investments.
Data From The Austral
One of the reasons why people find property such a good investment is that it generally provides stable and increasing returns over the long term. Obviously good property investments will always do better than poorly thought out or badly managed investments. Property experts suggest that t
The First Home Owner Grant (abbreviated to FHOG) was introduced in 2000 as an incentive for people looking to purchase their first home. Although it was increased to the substantial amount of $14,000 during the global financial crisis as a way to encourage more people to enter the flat market, the
When you’re considering buying an off the plan investment property, whether it’s a stylish 2 bedroom apartment in the city or a unique townhouse in an inner-city location, it is difficult sometimes to get a feel for what the property will look like, how big it will be and the type of fitting
Have you ever considered renting out a fully furnished property? It's not an option that many people think of when they are first starting out in building an investment property portfolio in Australia. However it can be a good choice if you want to maximise your weekly or monthly income, a
Ironfish VIP Client Appreciation Gala Dinner
“Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.”
On December 7th, Ironfish Sydney held a VIP Client Appreciation Event. The black tie gala dinner was held at the Sheraton on the Park. This event is just one expression of Ironfish's commitment t
Message from Ironfish CEO Joseph Chou
Dear Ironfish Investors
Property investment is a journey and it doesn’t have to be a lonely journey. Leveraging the support and companionship of those who have been through the journey and are heading in the same direction, can make things that much easier –
Infrastructure NSW last week released the 'State Infrastructure Strategy Update 2014', which contains 30 investment recommendations – valued at $18.9 billion – for the next round of critical infrastructure for New South Wales.
The report, which was prepared at the request of the Premier to guide ho
With new developments being planned and approved everyday, and with cranes as far as the eye can see in inner city suburbs, there is no doubt that investment property in Australia is going through a period of growth at the moment.
The number of properties being built and sold to investors h
First of more than 2,000 piles driven at the new Perth Stadium site
Official start of construction of the five-level, 42 metre-high building
More than 5,700 workers expected to be involved in works
The first pile for the 60,000 seat new Perth Stadium was today driven into the Burswood Peninsula
In the last week hoardings have gone up at the base of RMIT's Building 8 to signal the beginning of works on RMIT's New Academic Street (NAS) Project.
The project sees MvS Architects teaming up with Lyons, NMBW, HAW and Peter Maddison to deliver a more permeable and active streetscape for the city
You’ve had a long day at work and you grab your phone and make a booking for a deep tissue massage. Or maybe you feel like some take-away for dinner and watching a movie under the stars with your partner. Possibly you’d like to do a few laps in the pool and follow it up with a quick trip to the sp
Research by property services group Oliver Hume, ‘The Rise of the Apartment: Q3, 2014’, shows fresh demand for multi-unit housing – apartments, townhouses, flats and units – following three “lacklustre” years for home building across Australia.
Andrew Perkins, Oliver Hume National Head of Research,
The revitalisation of Adelaide’s Riverbank precinct has reached an important milestone, with the completion of the first phase of the Adelaide Convention Centre redevelopment.
The Panorama Ballroom – the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the Centre’s new West Building – has been formally handed over by the b
With the large numbers of off the plan properties being scheduled for development in the near future and coming onto the market at the moment, many investors are left wondering what exactly they should be looking for in a good, long term investment. While everyone’s requirements are different in te
Property investment is at an all time high, according to Cushman and Wakefield’s 2014 review of cities around the world. The survey, called Winning In Growth Cities, looked at the cities experiencing the highest growth in investment terms, and other factors such as performance and price dif
WORLD leaders at the recent G20 summit have agreed to establish a Global Infrastructure Hub to help foster collaboration between governments, the private sector and development banks to improve the functioning and financing of infrastructure markets.
To be based in Sydney, the Infrastructure Hub is
Expressions of interest invited to design and construct WA’s new museum
Signals start of the competitive tender process
New museum to be developed in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre
The State Government has invited local and international contractors to submit expressions of interest (EO
Whether you’re a first time investor, or someone who is looking to build on existing assets, chances are that you are looking for the perfect investment strategy for you. While there is certainly no “magic bullet” in terms of investment property in Australia, there are some practical and proven way
THE City of Melbourne has endorsed a new plan that aims to improve the city's walking network to cater for a rapidly growing population and boost the economy.
Developed in consultation with businesses, building owners, residents and community, the Walking Plan 2014-17 outlines practical measures to
One of the first things that many people think about when they want to buy a property is the best ways to save for a deposit. Unless you have existing equity or are getting help from family or friends it can be difficult to save a 10 or 20% deposit for the majority of properties on the market today
Brisbane’s much-maligned Transit Centre is to be demolished and completely rebuilt as part of a huge CBD infrastructure development to meet the city’s future transport needs.
The proposed underground Roma St Station for the Bus and Train (BaT) tunnel will now be constructed beneath the rebuilt Tran
NSW Planning Minister Pru Goward last week unveiled plans for up to 11,000 new dwellings at Leppington, in Sydney's south west, and around the future Cudgegong Road Station in Sydney's north west.
"Land releases at Leppington and around the future Cudgegong Road Station will unlock 11,000 new house
The final major piece of the Marino Rocks Greenway – the $2 million Keswick Path – has been officially opened.
Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan said the underpass beneath Anzac Highway and Greenhill Road would give uninterrupted access to and from the city for cyclists and walkers.
"This new u
Apartments have come a long way since the cramped, dark boxy properties of just a few decades ago. More and more developers are catering to a market that appreciates good architecture, the latest technology and luxurious features that would make most homeowners jealous. This trend can be seen part
Changes will be made to the state's planning system as part of an effort to boost housing affordability, the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) announced last week.
The changes follow the release of last year's Planning Provisions for Affordable Housing Discussion Paper and are part of t
Investment properties in Perth have always provided good capital growth and rental returns, simply because of the growth in population, steady increase in rental demand thanks to a healthy mining and construction industry as well as increased spending on infrastructure such as transport. Traditio
Building a new CBD rail tunnel is the most important transport project for Melbourne's future productivity and liveability and should be the top priority for the next Victorian government, according to peak national industry body Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF).
TTF last week released 'A Transpor
The soon-to-be-vacated Royal Children’s Hospital site at Herston is set become a vibrant, mixed-use precinct with the Queensland Government announcing the redevelopment of the 4.8 hectare site.
Treasurer Tim Nicholls said the State Government was inviting expressions of interest from the private se
September was a good month for the property market in Melbourne, recording strong auction clearance rates and sale prices for apartments and houses at their highest in a over a year. Investment properties in Melbourne continue to be snapped up by savvy buyers, and the high clearance rates combined
The latest EMU electric train has commenced service on the Seaford line today as the State Government’s modernisation of the rail network continues.
Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan said the latest addition to the new fleet of modern, comfortable electric trains will add to the appeal of the Se
SYDNEY'S largest aquatic centre since the 2000 Olympics will be built at Green Square after judges of a national competition unanimously picked a scheme that integrates the aquatic centre with a new park and sports field.
A concept inspired by beach pools at Bondi, Bronte, South Curl Curl and Malab
$2 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link project reaches another major milestone
Industry invited to learn more about project at briefing in Perth today
EOIs to open 2015, with contract due to be awarded in 2016
The Forrestfield-Airport Link project reached another milestone today with an official
At the moment almost every newspaper you open or news website you visit has news about exciting new investor opportunities or information on the thriving spring property market. You might find yourself wondering if now is a good time to invest in real estate, but also if you can actually afford to
VICTORIAN Roads and Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder last week announced the appointment of Technical, Planning and Engagement Advisors for the Melbourne Rail Link and the western section of the East West Link.
Aurecon Jacobs Mott MacDonald (AJM) Joint Venture has been appointed as the Techni
Brisbane’s time as the world’s capital city has begun, with the arrival this morning of the first of the international leaders attending the G20 Summit.
Premier Campbell Newman welcomed South Africa’s President His Excellency Jacob Zuma to Queensland at 4.20am and said the arrival highlighted how t
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to ask any of those important questions you have about property and get an immediate answer from an investment professional or have the latest market research explained to you in easy to understand terms? A property investment seminar is a great way to get access to
A development application has been lodged for a $600 million commercial and residential complex in Parramatta's Auto Alley area, which is set to become a new office precinct for up to 26,000 workers in the coming years.
Parramatta Lord Mayor Scott Lloyd said Boyded Industries Pty Ltd is proposing 7
A $65.6 million State and Federal investment in three new infrastructure projects to service Fremantle Ports’ container trade has significantly increased its efficiency and capacity.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder today recognised the importance of the three projects at North Quay, marking the comp
US Energy services company Halliburton today officially opened a new base for its South Australian operations at Regency Park, demonstrating confidence in the State’s growing energy sector.
Premier Jay Weatherill and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis attended today’s opening, s
The Melbourne Park Redevelopment, which is worth more than $700 million has reached another milestone with the appointment of three design firms to deliver the project's second stage, Minister for Major Projects David Hodgett announced today.
"Hassell has won the contract to design the new Administ
Anyone interested in property investment news or if you have a little (or a rather large amount) of cash burning a hole in your pocket should take note: It seems as though Sydney (and Australia) may get its first $100 million apartment in the form of the penthouse at James Packer’s new Crown Hotel
Another milestone has been reached on the Gateway Upgrade North project with tenderers shortlisted for the motorway upgrade.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said three tenderers will now progress to the final stages for the $1billion-plus
South AustralianTreasurer Tom Koutsantonis said today’s growth in building approvals shows South Australia outpaced the mainland states during September.
Seasonally adjusted Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for the month show South Australia recorded a 2.8% increase in new building app
HEIGHT limits in Parramatta's CBD would be removed and building densities would be increased under a proposed planning framework that aims to encourage world-class development and position Parramatta as Australia's next great city.
Parramatta City Council CEO Greg Dyer said the draft Parramatta Cit
$30.5 million project
One-third available to renters most at need
Partnerships result in high-density housing, with bays for scooters
All properties sold by July 2014
West Perth’s innovative Abode apartment project is the latest in a new breed of public-private partnerships delivering inner-ci
More than 650 Murrumba residents will enjoy a historic trip today when they travel the length of the $988 million Moreton Bay Rail Link by bus.
Transport Minister Scott Emerson and Member for Murrumba Reg Gulley inspected the route with residents to view the progress of the exciting project.
“This
The new facility will be built on 6.5 hectares in Frenchs Forest. NSW Premier and Member for Manly Mike Baird said the hospital will be the first built on a greenfield site in Sydney in 20 years, and will deliver the best possible care to public and private patients.
“The people of the Northern Bea
Three proponents advance to final stage of procurement process to build new Stadium Station
Station and associated rail infrastructure works tender to be awarded early 2015
Three proponents have advanced to the final stage of the procurement process to build the $100 million Stadium Station and
THE South Australian Government last week announced that the second stage of the $130 million development, The Square at Woodville West, is being released to market following the sell-out success of Stage 1.
Minister for Housing and Urban Development John Rau said he anticipates the 81 new homes to
• Napthine Government announces Expressions of Interest for new suburb in West Melbourne rail yard
• 20 hectare E-Gate site is expected to generate $3 – 4 billion worth of investment, creating more than 5,000 jobs and housing 10,000 residents
The Napthine Government is calling for Expressions of I
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk last week said the revitalisation of a prime city riverside eyesore site has moved a step closer to fruition, following the selection of the successful developer for the Howard Smith Wharves Revitalisation project.
The plans include public space and parkland covering 80 per
The Australian and South Australian Governments are getting on with building world class infrastructure by today opening the tender call for two early works projects for the North-South Corridor, Torrens Road to River Torrens Project.
The projects include an $11 million upgrade of the South Road an
If you are looking to purchase a piece if real estate as part of a property investment strategy you might come across the term “buyer’s agent” in your research. A buyer’s agent is generally a professional real estate agent who is licensed and will act on behalf of clients when they want to negotiat
The new 9 storey facility will for the first time accommodate the institute’s centres of research, which has over 400 scientists and clinicians, under one roof.
The building will enable the institute to expand its core research areas that include:
infectious and immune diseases
cancer and leukae
The new 9 storey facility will for the first time accommodate the institute’s centres of research, which has over 400 scientists and clinicians, under one roof.
The building will enable the institute to expand its core research areas that include:
infectious and immune diseases
cancer and leukae
In line with expectations, on Tuesday 4th March the Reserve Bank that announced that it had decided to leave official interest rates on hold. This means that, since August 2013, interest rates have now been held steady at a record low of 2.5%. Analysts believe this decision is based on the current r
News Release Transport Minister Dean Nalder
16 April 2014
http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/pages/StatementDetails.aspx?listName=StatementsBarnett&StatId=8243
Infrastructure: $249 million Perth CBD busport work begins
The CBD skyline is undergoing a radical change - the advertising tower
News Release Real Estate Institute of South Australia
17 April 2014
https://www.reisa.com.au/news/time-to-cash-in-on-housing-market-strength#.U1Wxq16lqao
Time to cash in on housing market strength?
It can often be difficult to know when to enter the South Australian property market, as buyers te
News Release Assistant Minister for Public Transport Steve Minnikin
17 April 2014
http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2014/4/17/joint-statement-construction-starts-on-gateway-motorway-south
Brisbane Infrastructure: Construction starts on Gateway Motorway South
Congestion on Brisbane’s busy Gat
Buying an off the plan property can be a great way for first time investors to get into the real estate market, as well as a fantastic way for existing property investors to build a portfolio for the future. There are so many advantages to considering an off the plan apartment rather than an existin
News Release Real Estate Institute of Victoria
16 April 2014
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Melbourne apartments hit new high, outstripping fam
People don’t often become investors in property with a plan to lose money, but unfortunately that is a more common occurrence than you might think. Experts suggest that there are a number of common mistakes that particularly first time investors make which can easily be avoided with a little foretho
If you’re looking into property investment for the first time you’ll probably come across the concept of negative gearing. While it can seem complex to begin with, with the right advice and with the right property negative gearing can be a very effective tax investment strategy.
Essentially the con
It has certainly been a rocky ride for property investors over the past few years. When you look at most types of investments, including shares, this holds true for all of them. When you’re building and maintaining an asset that provides you with dividends or rental income, watching and fretting ove
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The current outlook and commentary from various parties on the outlook for the property market this year will be a familiar story to anyone who has been interested in real estate for any length of time. Demand for housing as well as property investment tends to ebb and flow. According to most expert
Whether you’re new to property investing, or are an old hand looking to build your property portfolio there are a number of free and subscription-based online tools you can use to help you research, analyse and buy property.
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The better informed and prepared you are, the better you
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Friday, 28 March 2014
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Adelaide attracts more investment: Hospitality boost hits the City as new hotels check-in
The revitalisation of Adelaide’s Riverbank precinct and the return of
The residential housing sector has kicked off 2014 with a bang. Real estate analysts are seeing a boost in market confidence as high auction rates for both Sydney and Melbourne held steady during the early months of 2014. Most property experts believe this trend will continue well into 2014 before e
According to the most recent report from the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (“SPAA”) called “Intimate With Self-Managed Superannuation”[i], more and more people who have set up their own self-managed super fund (“SMSF”) are investing in residential property. In fact the number of asse
Financing your first investment property can be a daunting prospect, especially if you are planning to go it alone without help from family members. If you are in a relationship, however, there is a way you can maximise your borrowing potential by combining your partner’s income with your own when
The number of off-the-plan apartments being sold is on the increase, with developers needing pre-sales to get a project off the ground. However, is buying off-the-plan a good investment?
Property Observer took a look:
For John Carfi, the chief executive officer at Mirvac residential, buying off-th
New research has shown that Australian retirees are more outspoken then their global counterparts when it comes to investing for their future.
While 55% of global retirees believe a long-term approach to retirement saving is needed, 72% of Australian retirees advise long-term investment.
According
There's a variety of investment opportunities out there. It can be a tough decision choosing where to put your money to get yourself a good return. Property investment is one such way to help build your wealth.
Davod Koch took a look at some of the pros and cons of property investment:
It's stable
For investors looking to buy in Sydney, they'll need to be prepared to fight hard towards securing a home. The city has run into a critical roadblock - it's running out of homes for sale.
According to Your Investment Property Magazine, the number of property listings in Sydney is rapidly decreasing
Australian property investors have put their fears behind them and are very much active in the property market once again, a recent Colliers International survey revealed.
Last year, 70% of respondents had little or no interest in taking on more risk, whereas this year, just 2% felt they were unlik
More first home buyers are getting onto the property ladder in Western Australia than anywhere else in the country. The number of first home buyers has soared by an astonishing 31% over the past year, a study by Bankwest revealed.
A total of 19, 949 first home buyers entered the market in 2012/13.
In a hot market properties go quick, meaning you need to be ready to make fast decisions when looking to buy. You may not have the luxury of time for multiple inspections, so it's important to be clear on what you want when looking.
Property experts Rich Harvey and Gavin Hegney shared some tips on
A staggering 74% of Australians think that now is the right time to buy property. This is slightly less than last year when 80% of respondents responded positively, yet RP Data’s Nine Rewards Survey showed that most Aussies think it is still the right time to buy.
Results varied from state to state
Thinking of getting in to property investment? While there's plenty of tips and advice out there, there's one golden rule to stick with.
According to property investment expert Michael Matusik, you have to be in it for the long-term. This is his golden rule and knowing that property is a long-term
Buying an investment property also comes with the responsibility of becoming a landlord. When preparing to buy, you'll need to consider where the market is at and the kind of return you can realistically expect when renting a property out.
Here's a few tips from The Telegraph to help you out:
Resea
Estate agents are seeking to get money out of you by selling a home on behalf of a client. They are not your friends and it is important to remember this. Telling an agent how much you have to spend or that you have fallen in love with a property will simply give them the fuel to get more money out
Auctions are becoming far more common in Australia and there is plenty of competition when it comes to buying property at one. According to Property Observer, Sydney is posting 80% clearance rates, a sign of the interest in auctions.
When attending an auction it is essential that you stay calm and
The market for prestige property in Brisbane is experiencing a boom. There is currently $300 million worth of prestige property on the market, revealed news.com.au. Records for the highest value property sale are also expected to be set in the near future.
The state’s economy is experiencing a prop
Generation Y are looking to invest in property rather than buy a home. Research conducted by loan comparison site finder.com.au has shown that 50% of Gen Y plan to invest in property before buying a home to live in.
80% of these claim to be investing to establish themselves for the future while 14%
The top investment suburbs in Australia have been announced. Research from Residex showed which suburbs are seeing the most investment as the property market picks up again.
The trend is towards investing in suburbs on the outskirts of cities that are likely to experience growth.
New South Wales co
When investing in property the best way to maximise return is to recognise and buy in a hotspot. Hotspots will increase in value rapidly and over 5-10 years you can benefit from their dramatic growth.
Property expert Rich Harvey explained the key factors in identifying a hotspot.
Urban renewal
It i
Property investment seems to be picking up again now that the economy has settled and become more stable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, investors are applying for 45% of all home loan dollars. This is no surprise given that home loans are currently being offered with low rates of
Competition among property investors is driving well above average growth in the value of units in Sydney. One such investor is Nathan McIlroy who is selling his apartment on the back of an incredible 28% growth in the area, largely fuelled by investment.
Investors are paying over the odds for thes
Competition among property investors is driving well above average growth in the value of units in Sydney. One such investor is Nathan McIlroy who is selling his apartment on the back of an incredible 28% growth in the area, largely fuelled by investment.
Investors are paying over the odds for thes
Property investment seems to be picking up again now that the economy has settled and become more stable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, investors are applying for 45% of all home loan dollars. This is no surprise given that home loans are currently being offered with low rates of
When looking to invest in property it is important to identify all of the factors that will lead to good return. A well sought after suburb shouldn't be your only criteria, advised Property Observer.
Hotspots
Often properties outside of prime locations can be better hotspots for investment because t
Identifying a property investment hotspot is one of the best ways to get a solid return on your investment. Hotspots are areas that grow in value rapidly because they have high demand. Peter Koulizos explained how to recognise an investment hotspot.
Is it close to the city?
Close is a variable term.
Property values go in cycles and while there is usually an upward trend, there will be dips and valleys too. Your property investment strategy will need to adapt to engage with these different stages of the market cycle so that you can maximise your return on investment.
Property Observer outlined
When you buy an investment property you've got a great opportunity to grow its value and give you a good return on your money. Get the best from your property investment with these tips from Deborah West.
Landlord insurance
Standard home insurance will not cover all that you need protected in your p
The future looks promising for property investment in Australia with the latest RP data showing that the market is continuing its growth spurt. Conditions in Melbourne and Sydney are at their strongest compared with the last few years.
Low interest rates continue to buoy the market in Australia and
The cliff top mansion built by the family behind fashion chains Katie and Millers is being put on the market and is expected to go for around $5.5 million this November.
The clothing company owned by Ian and Sarah Miller - whose brands include Millers, Katies, Crossroads, Autograph and City Chic -
Just as an athlete or musician needs to practice to become an expert in their field, so too do property investors. Investor Michael Yardney gave his top tips to honing your skills for property investment success.
Learn the trade
In order to make the right decisions in property investment you first n
Gold Coast properties have been missing from the bestseller list for a long period, but this could all be about to change. Real estate experts are predicting a comeback in property prices.
After the global financial crisis, property on the Gold Coast faced a lack of demand and a dramatic drop in pr
The fastest selling suburbs in Australia are not the traditional blue-ribbon suburbs with the highest value properties. Instead, they are the middle of the range and more affordable suburbs.
New statistics show that the best investment suburbs are those with an average property value of $600,000, re
Housing in Sydney is becoming even more unaffordable with recent figures suggesting that property prices are growing at double the rate of Melbourne and Brisbane.
The rise over the last year of more than 6% is over double the rate of inflation and spells greater costs for new buyers in the market.
A growing number of people are partnering up to buy a property together so that it is more affordable. As the first homeowner grant has dwindled and house prices have risen it has become more and more difficult for individuals to buy a property alone.
According to ING Direct, the number of people a
Auction rates across Australia are remaining high this winter in a bumper season for sales.
Enzo Raimondo, Chief Executive of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, said "The winter selling season is probably one of the strongest we've seen in the past five years.”
In Sydney the clearance rate fro
The key to effective property investment is doing your research. This means considering the different areas for investment and identifying the type of property that will give you the best return. Once you have a list of potential candidates for buying it’s then essential to view these to find the pr
Property investment is on the rise once again in Australia and many people are looking to capitalise. Follow these key steps for successful property investment, as suggested by Property Observer.
Research
Research is essential in identifying the suburbs that are best for investment and determining
When looking to invest in property a common question is ‘where is best to buy?’. The question that should be asked instead is ‘where not to buy?’, because this is the mistake that will cost you the most. According to Your Investment Property, here are some of the markets that have been most unkind t
The Australian resources boom has propped Australia up and kept the dollar at a high, but this will eventually begin to subside.
When this does happen different areas of the economy will need to pick up in order to sustain the financial strength that Australia now holds.
With interest rates so low
When you are looking to buy a property it’s worth coming up with a plan. Without a strategy you’re more likely to fail and end up losing money. A common attitude for real estate investors is the ‘me too’ mentality that leads people to buy because other people are doing so.
If you are buying a prope
If you’re looking to get into the property investment ladder then you’ll need to make efforts to understand the challenges you’ll be facing. For first time buyers here are some tips that could help you out:
The first important thing to know is that knowledge is power. The more knowledge that you ha
The majority of Sydney areas have reached their highest median prices of all time, claimed the Australian Property Monitors.
Canterbury and Bankstown are two of the suburbs with the highest rate of increase. Properties recorded around a 10% higher median price.
The inner west and the upper north s
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) revealed that nearly two thirds of Australia’s homeowners are reporting a tax loss on investment properties at a cost of $1.3 billion.
Property investment taxes are complex and the ATO uses a complicated set of calculations to ensure that you are not over-claiming on
Western Australia is pulling itself out of the depths of the Global Financial Crisis with property prices rising to pre-GFC levels.
The recovery has been seen across all areas of Western Australia, but the most noted spikes have been in the regional areas because of mineral discoveries and mining g
According to the National Land Survey Program, sales are beginning to pick up in the areas surrounding property developments in Australia. This activity is being led by strong sales in the Sydney area.
Sales are currently at their highest level since the global financial crash with a 16% increase r
Property in Adelaide is currently moving at a sluggish pace, but figures suggest that the city and the state have been performing very well for investors over the long-term.
For example, during the December quarter in 2012 around 30% of homes that were sold made a return of double what was original
According to new research there are two key mistakes that Generation Y are making when it comes to money management.
The first is making bad investments into companies that are struggling or are set to fail. The second mistake is investing too heavily in property through their self managed super fu
Over 800 Australians in Sydney and Melbourne waited along with The Block contestants to see how much their respective properties would sell for over one weekend.
According to the Australian Property Monitors, a total of 80.8% of properties on the market in Sydney sold on the 27-28 July weekend, whi
Australia is becoming a property investment hot spot for Chinese investors.
According to Juwai.com, a Chinese international real estate search engine, Australia is currently the second most searched country following the US. The website has 1.8 million property listings over 53 countries and collec
Adelaide has long been known as one of Australia’s cheapest cities in terms of purchasing homes, especially in comparison to other capital cities such as Sydney and Melbourne.
Adelaide has only seven suburbs with house median prices over one million dollars in comparison with Melbourne which has 42
Melbourne is a property hot spot at the moment, holding some of Australia’s most desirable suburbs. Realestate.com.au revealed that Surrey Hills was the most searched for suburb in Victoria and the second most searched for in Australia.
According to which suburbs were most clicked, the top ten subu
Property investment is risky enough on its own, but now the industry agrees that the investment staff that investors turn to for help should be better educated to prevent losses.
Ben Kingsley from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) believes that real estate agents, and mortga
Negative gearing on investment properties is one of the most popular ways that Australians reduce their income tax, but how does it work?
Negative gearing means buying property or other assets using debt. The interest charges on the loan exceeds the rent that an owner gets for their property. That
Many property commentators are in constant debate over what is most important for investors when making decisions on what to buy. Is it median prices or sales figures?
Michael Matusik is the head of the property advisory group Matusik Missive, and he said that sales volumes, especially sales by pri
Despite the stock market gaining media attention for its turmoil, the Australian house market is seeing a significant improvement. Two major reasons for this rise are the lower Australian dollar and lower interest rates.
The benefits of Australian house prices climbing is that it raises financial c
Although the findings of the regulator’s Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Taskforce have been welcomed by the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), PIPA emphasises that specialised property investment advice is still required by trustees.
The Australian Securities and Investments Com
In its recent review of SMSF advice, ASIC identified a range of areas that should be improved as advice is given, according to Property Observer.
Guidelines have now been issued by ASIC highlighting the areas that investors and advice providers should consider and discuss prior to setting up a SMSF
Australian commercial property markets account for approximately 45% of all real estate investment in the Asia Pacific region, followed by Japan and China.
According to Jones Lang LaSalle, the appeal of Australia to investors lies in the country’s transparent markets, robust regulatory regimes back
When researching property investment, three of the most commonly asked questions relate to when the market will recover and how recovery will be evident, knowing what to buy and features of a property that make it a good investment, according to Property Observer’s Michael Matusik.
Knowing what rep
Over a quarter (26%) of Australian homeowners are planning to purchase an investment property, with more than half of this group hoping to take action within the next two years, according to a new survey.
The 2013 Homeowner Intentions Survey, carried out by Mortgage Choice, has shown that low inter
A recent report shows that Australia has surpassed the US in achieving the title of “home to the world’s largest houses.”
For many years, the Great Australian Dream has been presented as a huge home on an enormous suburban block. Less expansive, inner-city apartments were simultaneously perceived a
Although the economy is often measured in terms of inflation, balance of trade and employment, it is the confidence of households to purchase properties that is a better indication of economic well-being.
Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show a 0.6% increase in the total value of dwel
Using self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), it is now possible for property investors to use limited recourse borrowing (LRBA) to finance off-the-plan investments.
The strategy involves a person’s SMSF receiving rent that is concessionally taxed. This money is paid towards the loan while the pe
Australian housing is at the bottom of the market, according to the latest RP Data figures, which show that the threat of large falls in value is now in the past in most markets.
RP Data senior research manager Cameron Kusher, said stable market conditions, due to expectations of low interest rates
The Australian Taxation Office is warning trustees of the rapidly growing self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector to be cautious with real estate investment.
Even though the rules on SMSFs investing in property have been relaxed during the past five years, the Tax Office is warning trustees
According to the experts, financial mistakes such as these can turn a perfectly positioned investment property into a nightmare:
Going directly to a bank rather than through an investment-savvy finance broker.
Not having a financial buffer for unexpected repairs, vacancies and inevitable interest
Half of all property investors hand over the entire management of their rental properties to a real estate agent, according to a survey of investors by consultants BDRC Jones Donald.
The survey also found that three quarters of all landlords surveyed involved a property manager in some aspect of th
Units are proving a better property investment than houses, with unit prices growing 1.1% more than house prices annually for the past five years.
Property researcher RP Data shows that while capital city unit prices grew by an annual average return of 2.9 per cent over the five years to December 3
Lenders are returning to the days of 100% and above home financing, but with the proviso that parents with equity in their homes act as guarantors.
A 100% loan called the Get Ahead Start Home Loan is being offered by SGE Credit Union and is said to be the first time in three years that a lender has
Perth’s rental market has shown signs of easing towards the end of 2012, according to data from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.
It had the December quarter vacancy rate edging marginally higher from 1.8% to 1.9%. REIWA president, David Airey suggested it was accompanied by an easing
Buyers turned out in force over the weekend delivering a strong result to the first test of the pre-Easter season.
Agents and buyer advocates cited low interest rates and pent-up demand as some of the factors drawing buyers back into the market after two years of lacklustre results and falling pric
Purchasing a small inner-city apartment or bedsit could be “almost impossible” according to Scott BJ, principal of Scott Banister-Jones, because most major banks and lenders won’t lend against properties smaller than a certain size.
Mr Banister-Jones said that there was a “huge” demand for bedsit p
Urban forests are boosting Perth’s property prices.
A large-scale economic analysis of the Perth metropolitan area, conducted by UWA’s School of Agriculture and Resource Economics, UWA’s Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy and CSIRO, has found that broad-leaved trees on suburban street ve
Census figures are showing a steady increase in the number of people who are choosing to become tenants instead of property owners.
This is very good news for those looking to invest in property, because it means there is a ready pool of people looking for a home to rent.
Experts say renting is of
Credit unions, building societies and other mutual institutions offer significant mortgage savings, but the majority of Australians are unaware of these benefits, according to a new survey by The Australia Institute.
Standard variable interest rates for the mutuals have been consistently lower than
In encouraging news for Western Australian property investment, Perth prime office rents have grown at more than three times the national average over the year to September, according to the latest CBRE national office market report.
Spurred on by better economic growth and resources-led demand for
Confidence seems to be slowly returning to the most unlikely part of the property market -- the top end -- at the same time as prices are on the way down.
The value of houses and apartments in Sydney dropped 0.9 per cent last month, but according to RP Data-Rismark, the best performing suburbs acro
While property investment rates remain steady, new capital expenditure figures show there is a lot more investment in mining yet to come. New private capital expenditure rose by 3.4 per cent in the June quarter, matching market expectations, and the ABS’s third estimate of planned expenditure for 20
The value of residential property held by self-managed super funds is growing by around $1 billion a year, rising from nearly $11 billion in 2008 to almost $15 billion last March. But is it a prudent property investment? AFA President Brad Fox isn’t so sure. He says the limited recourse mortgages th
According to local real estate agents, the property market in Adelaide’s northern suburbs has been kept afloat largely by investor interest in the area, with investor purchases accounting for nearly half of all land and property sales in the past year. Century 21’s Salisbury principal Greg Nybo repo
After a period of shocking results, property securities are doing well again. In 2008, listed property trusts (AREITs) fell an average of 55.3 per cent, which was one of the worst results for an asset class ever. But the sector's turnaround in the year to June is now encouraging those interested in
Being nice to your bank manager, your tenants and your neighbours costs you nothing and it can be well worth it in the long run. Having a good relationship with your lender means you are more likely to be told about any special deals or savings on fees and charges while you are building your propert
An online survey by Your Investment Property magazine has found that 27 per cent of respondents were most likely to invest in NSW in the next six to 12 months, while less than 1 per cent favoured investing in Tasmania. NSW was closely followed by Queensland, where 24 per cent of respondents said the
Single households now make up almost 25 per cent of the rental market, so it’s important to have an investment property that appeals to this group -- especially if the property is not particularly attractive to other demographics, such as families with children. So what do single people look for in
When you look at buying investment property, you should always weigh up its potential advantages and disadvantages, as seen through the eyes of prospective tenants. However, if the property is situated close to good public transport, then the advantages are likely to far outweigh any drawbacks.
Goi
Buying an investment property is not like buying a home. You need to take off your rose-coloured glasses and focus on a property’s money-making potential above everything else. There are several features your potential investment property should possess:
Low maintenance
Any renovations that are re
When is a 10-storey building considered to be the tallest building in the world? When it’s made from CLT (Cross Laminated Timber), a remarkable material that could mark the dawn of a new era in the Australian construction industry.
Construction giant Lend Lease is currently building the world’s tal
In an attempt to increase the number of city residents, the South Australian government has abolished the stamp duty on off-the-plan apartments in central Adelaide.
Purchasers will save over $21,000 and first-home buyers over $31,000 in this State Budget initiative to attract buyers and investors t
Most Australian states and territories now require residential rental properties to be fitted with smoke alarms. If your investment property has tenants, the onus is on you or your rental manager to see that smoke alarms are installed and maintained.
While the tenant is responsible for changing the
There are a number of benefits associated with owning an investment property and it really pays to know exactly what you’re entitled to claim. Here are eight useful tips to help you get the most out of your property investment at tax time.
1. Get the facts
To properly manage your investment, you n
The property industry is the largest industry in Victoria, contributing a staggering $39.6 billion or 12.2 per cent of Victoria’s GSP (gross state product).
It is Victoria’s second largest employer after manufacturing, providing full-time jobs for more than 312,000 people.
The Victorian property i
According to a recent Colliers International Research and Forecast Report, new apartment sales are starting to pick up in both Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.
Brisbane had its strongest March quarter in nearly a decade and the Gold Coast had its first increase in sales in a year, up by 49 per cent
South Australia’s 20-year-old Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) is set to undergo a review. The review proposal, announced by Deputy Premier and Minister for Business Services and Consumers, John Rau, was welcomed by the Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA).
The aim of the review is to st
The Gold Coast property industry believes revival of the local property sector is the key to reviving the flagging Gold Coast economy. And property is certainly the lifeblood of the Gold Coast. According to figures released by the Property Council of Australia, from 2009 to 2010, the local property
Work has finally begun on Perth’s long-awaited Waterfront project, with 10 hectares of prime riverfront land about to be transformed into an inner city aquatic playground.
In line with other major projects such as Perth City Link, Riverside and the Perth Cultural Centre, Perth Waterfront is part of
The Australian Tax Office (‘ATO’) recently launched a one stop property webpage specifically designed for home owners and investment property owners. The site covers a rate of tax issues. It is an excellent resource for beginners and experienced investors alike who are seeking to refresh their knowl
Sydney has seen strong growth in construction and housing with a plethora of major construction and infrastructure projects currently under track. Furthermore, the city has recorded some of the strongest housing prices in the nation. The latest figures indicate that Sydney’s leading role in the nati
Consistently ranked in the top ten for liveability surveys, Adelaide is a favoured destination for investment property, both in Australia and within South Australia itself. Recent private development projects and government initiatives have further raised its profile as an investment destination to
In October, the federal government announced the outcome of the latest round of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (‘NRAS’). The NRAS is aimed at delivering affordable rental housing to low and moderate income earners over the course of a decade. In this article, we look at the NRAS and its im
Apartments are one of the most attractive options for price sensitive investors looking for investment property with potential for high yields and capital growth. Affordability, location, attractiveness to tenants – these are just some of the reasons for the growing popularity of apartments.
Prices
A recent report has revealed that a growing number of Australian investors are looking beyond their home state or territory when choosing investment property. In this article, we examine the trend toward interstate investment and its potential advantages for investors.
Investors Favouring Queenslan
Australia’s fourth most populous city is experiencing stunning growth in its rental market, making it a more promising prospect for investment property than ever. The latest figures on Perth’s rental activity reveals that rents are soaring and new supply is being rapidly outpaced by growth in demand
A well-considered investment property can double in value in as little as 10 years. With the old adage ‘time is on your side’ in mind, Australia’s enthusiastic young investors are getting into the property market early and reaping significant gains.
Key Motivations to Buy
Younger investors are get
Some of Sydney’s top performers in the apartment category have been those in the mid-range, situated in the lower North Shore and the city-east areas. Various inner-city locales have yielded great capital growth, which bodes very well for investors looking for inner-city investment property.
North
The trend for new houses and apartments in recent years has been toward buildling dwellings that are smaller, smarter, and greener. While a recent report by the Australian Property Institute found that green star commercial buildings deliver a 5 per cent premium in rent, the green trend is also catc
With the gloomy outlook and weakening investor confidence in the volatile share market, a recent study has revealed that a majority of Australian investors now believe investment property and not shares is the better choice for their investment dollars. In this article, we look at how the volatility
Residential housing is expected to lead the way for the NSW (and ACT) construction industry in the coming year. In this article we look at some of the trends for the NSW construction industry and how they are expected to play out in the short, medium, and longer term, with implications for property
With a new master plan for the Docklands, soaring building permits, and intensifying demand for inner city rental properties, Melbourne and Victoria are presenting new possibilities for inner city living as well as property investment. We take a closer look at the latest exciting property trends in
Queensland has more than bounced back from the 2010/2011 floods, with Brisbane set for a period of intense urban renewal and development. Over the coming years, the Sunshine State’s capital city will see a series of major projects ranging from infrastructure to commercial and residential development
Perth is emerging as one of the most exciting contenders for Australia’s property investment hotspots. Major inner city development projects combined with critical housing shortages and a mining boom that’s set to accelerate are expected to lead to burgeoning opportunities for property investors. In
The South Australian capital will play host to some exciting upgrades and redevelopments over the next several decades. The city of churches is currently Australia’s fifth largest city, with a population of 1.28 million. A great location for investment property, Adelaide was ranked an equal eighth w
Melbourne has once again been crowned the World’s Most Liveable City by the Economic Intelligence Unit (‘EIU’). In its 2011 Global Liveability Survey, the EIU gave the Victorian Capital an impressive score of 97.5 per cent. Factors such as infrastructure, low crime rate, and culture were taken into
Australia’s inner city suburbs have experienced very high rental growth over the past year. Inner city suburbs provide the best combination of capital growth potential and growth in rental yields for investors and property investment. In this article, we look at some of the top performing suburbs fo
It's official - Australians build some of the largest residential dwellings in the world. however, while the size of Australian homes have consistently topped world rankings for size, new data shows that this trend is likely to be reversed. With a growing preference for smaller properties in Austral
The federal government is currently researching a proposal for a $100 billion high speed rail link to be built along Australia’s eastern seaboard. The project, linking Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, will offer very fast travel between the three eastern capital cities and various regional centres. P
Like the world’s largest metropolises such as New York, London, and Paris, Australian cities are undergoing a discernible shift towards inner city living. It’s not merely a shift to living in or living closer to the city centre. It’s also a shift toward higher density living, from detached housing t