Interest rates are at historical lows as displayed in the chart below which considers the 10 year bond yield which is widely used and accepted as the risk-free rate. As the risk-free rate is widely accepted as the foundation to discount rate models, entities wishing to invest are finding it difficult to adjust their capital […]
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Looking Behind the Headline Figure
Posted date: July 10th 2015 . Author AdminSydney .
Whilst there are a number of houses in Sydney selling for over $1million, and is considered one of the most expensive market to purchase a house in Australia, the headlined median price of $930,000 does not necessarily apply to the overall Sydney market. The headline median price reflected the average price of houses that was […]
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Activity in the Australian hotel market is heating up
Posted date: October 8th 2014 . Author Gregory Preston .
The Australian hotel market is running hot according to The Australian newspaper; and considering we ranked 3rd most popular hotel investment destination within the Asia Pacific for the first 6 months of this year, that’s not surprising (AFR). During the first half of 2014 investors spent $US654 million on Australian Hotels which is a 10 […]
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Infrastructure expected to create emerging locations
Posted date: October 8th 2014 . Author Gregory Preston .
Development, investment and business opportunities are expected to arise from the boost to infrastructure spending announced in the 2014-2015 Federal Budget. Over the next decade the large volume of road and rail projects will improve mobility and congestion amongst major cities; as a result we will see cheaper emerging locations in Western Sydney, Melbourne and […]
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Frenzied auction, low retail yields – can they be repeated with individual sales?
Posted date: October 8th 2014 . Author Gregory Preston .
Seven 7-Eleven convenience stores and service stations in NSW were bought at a Sydney auction in August by private investors for a combined total of $33.085 million, with a benchmark yield of 3.85 per cent and average yield of 4.6 per cent (The Urban Developer). The properties sold by the BRW Rich List Withers & […]
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