tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70393045826331874572011-11-28T02:23:33.653+02:00Scott Picken, CEO of International Property Solutions is passionate about property. He believes a paradigm shift is occurring. 8 years ago, people would only invest in property in their own neighbourhood. Now, with all the information available on the internet, investors are starting to seek the best investments globally. IPS was created 5 years ago to facilitate and enable investors with international investment and provides an end-to-end solution to ensure investors can Invest with Confidence!Scott Pickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729548829081515446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039304582633187457.post-67888621888158421772010-06-11T06:43:00.001+02:002010-06-11T06:44:55.048+02:00

Please go to http://blog.ipsinvest.com/ for all the news and information on South African and international property.

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Much talk of housing ‘bubble’ - but fundamentals sound– Record population gains & inadequate supply growth– Critical housing shortage worsening/demand momentum strong– FHB replaced by investors, upgraders & offshore buyers– Conservative lending/low delinquencies/no sub-prime/full recourse loansHousehold sector well placed– Economy & labour market solid, unemployment falling – no forced sales- Low

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* House prices in April rose by 0.5% Despite a fall in transactions, the monthly average price of all residential property sold in England & Wales in April 2010 was an estimated 0.5% higher than in March. This is the twelfth month in succession in which the AcadHPI has shown an increase.* Annual price increase is 12.9% The annual average price of all residential property transactions

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Sandi and I just returned from Omaha and the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting with Warren Buffett. Although we have been shareholders for years, I never carved out the time to attend.... DUMB! We will be going back next year. I have always thought that if you are going to listen to somebody, make sure they are eating their own cooking and have created truly sustainable success. Clearly, Warren

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The average nominal value of medium-sized houses in South Africa increased 4.2% on a yearly basis in March, after rising by a revised 2.8% in February, a report from Absa Group showed Monday. This brought the average nominal value in this category of housing to around ZAR 965,300 in March.Further, the report showed that cost of small houses moved up 9.6% annually, slower than the 7.3% growth in

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Priced from R399,900 No transfer fees.Deposit - Only R5, 000.00Rent Subsidy from Completion Feb 2011 to Feb 2013!This development is situated in a popular area with great rental demand and close to all amenities.Parow Valley really is one of the most convenient suburbs to reside in. Parow Valley has great shopping centres such as the Parow Shopping Mall, Shoprite Park, top primary and secondary

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* ECONOMIST: Frank Gelber* From: The Australian* April 15, 2010 12:00AMDO I sound bullish about property to you? If not, you're missing the point. To me, this is an extraordinary time for property investment.Most of the risk has gone. Non-residential prices have fallen dramatically. They're below replacement cost. Development has stalled. Demand is returning. And we can't build until rents

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# Terry Ryder# From: The Australian SOMEWHERE amid the fuzzy logic that drives the Reserve Bank's interest rate policy is the notion we have a housing price bubble and that raising interest rates will deflate it.Glenn Stevens and his cohorts are wrong on both points. There is no bubble and history shows that lifting rates does little to quell a rising market.Of course, it's difficult to know what

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Savills residential research predicts the prime east of City market to outperform the mainstream markets of Greater London over the next five years, much in the way that it did in the early 1990s. Please find attached our latest research paper: 'Spotlight on Prime Residential east of City markets'. Download - Spotlight on east of City markets - April 2010Key findings: Values in prime

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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB13 April 2010 With interest rates now at historic lows, prime reaching 10%, the lowest since 1981, the main questions are whether the rate cycle has reached its lowest point, how long it could be moving sideways, and when and by how much it could be moving higher.There is a technical and non-technical side to these questions. The visible technical focus

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- House prices in February rose by 1.9% Page 4The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in February 2010 was 1.9% higher than in January. This is the tenth month in succession in which AcadHPI has increased on a monthly basis. This figure is at odds with other indices which show a fall, a point we explore later.- Annual price increase is 9.7% Page 4On

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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB07 April 2010 Despite rising equity markets last month (our JSE now topping 29300) there apparently will be no respite from global anxiety. How this will influence equity markets, commodity prices and emerging currencies is what exercises the mind.Having supposedly ‘unsatisfactorily’ sorted out Greece (which over the next 18 months has to raise some €55bn to

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IPS Gives Back!On Wednesday 17 March, IPS began their drive to give something back with our very first charity afternoon at Kitty and Puppy Haven. This day marked IPS’s sixth birthday and was the perfect day to gather our staff and start helping those who need it.Kitty and Puppy Haven is one of the only rescue and rehabilitation centres in Gauteng that offer complete veterinary care, vaccinations

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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB22 February 2010 The present US context would appear to warrant another year of Rand firming against the Dollar. Also, the European context warrants Rand firming against the Euro.Yet not everything may support such outcomes.The Rand’s advance against the Dollar ended five months ago. It is uncertain how far recent Euro weakness will proceed, boosting the

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• The South African economy emerged from recession in the second half of 2009,with real GDP rising at an annualised rate of 0,9% in the third quarter. Positive realeconomic growth of 2,5% is forecast for 2010.• Despite a trend of declining interest rates during the course of 2009, the householdsector continued to experience a fair amount of financial pressure on the back ofmajor job losses over a

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Julius Malema & your property rightsJackie Cameron03 February 2010‘Have 20 properties, as long as you're a local'- ANC Youth League speaks to RealestatewebCAPE TOWN: The ANC Youth League, becoming increasingly vocal and more controversial in its views, gives investors in South African residential property its blessing - provided they are not foreigners.This was the message from Floyd Shivambu,

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Beijing Seen Vacant for 50% as Chanos Predicts Crash (Update1)By Bloomberg NewsFeb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Jack Rodman, who has made a career of selling soured property loans from Los Angeles to Tokyo, sees a crash looming in China. He keeps a slide show on his computer of empty office buildings in Beijing, his home since 2002. The tally: 55, with another dozen candidates.“I took these pictures to try

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Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:38am EST* 'Two-tone' recovery could arrest market growthLONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters)- Less than one in 20 UK commercial property experts believe a fast-paced recovery in asset values will continue in 2010, while tenant demand and rental growth remain under pressure, a survey out on Monday showed.Benchmark data in the latest Expert Panel survey, by online real estate portal Reita,

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There are significant concerns about the USA economy and also the USA property market, but in amongst all this turmoil are also some fantastic opportunities. As with any overseas investment, an investor two most vital things are Information and Partners. What Scott Picken, IPS CEO, has tried to do here, is give you an overview of everything he found on his extensive trip around USA. This is the

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Dear Potential Offshore InvestorNapoleon said, “Information was nine tenths of any battle.” The challenge is do you have the right information, are you choosing the right partners, making the right investments and most importantly asking the right questions?1. Information – like water, the right information makes you finically healthier, but the wrong information is like poison.a. 80% of people

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RP Data – Rismark Home Value Index ReleaseAustralian home prices rise by +1.1% in November with 11.3% cumulative growth in first 11 months of 2009; results driven by robust gains in Sydney (+11.6% for year) and Melbourne (+17.0% for year).Based on the rpdata.com residential property database, which is the nation’s largest with over 250,000 sales in the first eleven months of 2009 alone, Australia

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 House prices in January rose by 0.7% Page 4The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in January 2010 was 0.7% higher than in December. This is the ninth month in succession in which AcadHPI has increased on a monthly basis. Annual price increase is 5.4% Page 4On an annual basis, in January, the average price of all residential property transactions

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By Scott Picken, 10th Feb 2010As South African’s moved into 2010, with allot of hope about the year and of course our awesome World Cup, there was definitely a sense of optimism which is prevailing. Scott Picken, IPS CEO says, “We have definitely noticed this trend with a large increase in interest for South African property. The great thing is this is locally and also from the expats in London

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Why Adelaide ?• During the next 30 years, the government is planning for steady population growth of 560,000 people in Greater Adelaide.• South Australia’s population is expected to reach two million by 2027.• 258,000 additional homes needed in the next 30 years for Greater Adelaide.• 9,000 additional homes needed in the next 30 years for the Adelaide Hills alone.• Government

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Herald Sun, Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11 Greg ThornTHE average Melbourne home may cost more than $1 million by 2020.Real estate analysts predict the median price of a house will be $1,166,344. According to property expert and wealth creation author Michael Yardney, the trend will be repeatedin every Australian capital. "They (house prices) are likely to be closer to $1.5 million," he said. The

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International Property Solutions (IPS) is looking for the best 3 sales people in South Africa. Please do not reply to this opportunity unless you are the best!Although there are challenges in both the local and the international property markets, IPS has some fantastic and exciting opportunities and thus more demand than we can handle. Depending on your ability, the range you can earn:• Average

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Dear IPS InvestorAfter my 3 week trip to USA and the UK, I have some fascinating information to share about what is happening in those markets, where they are going and how they are going to effect the South African market and international markets.There is so much to go into about and I will be covering them at the various presentations. (click here to book). Things which we will cover, are in

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 House prices in December rose by 0.8%The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in December 2009 was 0.8% higher than in November. This is the eighth month in succession in which FTHPI has increased, although the rate is slowing. Prices end the year 4.2% higherOn an annual basis, in December, the average price of all residential property

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On my recent trip to USA I learnt some incredible things on the business courses I was on. One thing which was amazing was the comparison between what happenend in 1929 in the Great Depression and where we are now.At the end of the day you need to be very vigilant to turn this market into opportunity!Here are some great articles to understand what I am talking about.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/

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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB25 January 2010 We have completed an economic downswing and are now embarked on a new economic upswing of rising economic activity and incomes.But it could well be an upturn that disappoints a bit, at least for some while, not unlike 1999-2003 (average GDP growth of 3.2%) or 1994-1998 (2.7%) or 1986-1989 (2.2%).Perhaps first a quick survey of the recently

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Eskom trades off against a weak economy By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB26 January 2010With the CPI inflation rate close to the upper part of the 3%-6% target range, the SARB interest rate decision today boiled down to a trade off between the coming Eskom electricity tariff increase (and its uncertain second-round effects which could be higher than generally assumed) as compared to the

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Property owners hoping to make a fortune letting their homes during the World Cup should be aware of the pitfalls, warn letting agents.And the South African Revenue Service says owners could face a hefty tax bill in the new tax year from rents.These could even push taxpayers into higher income brackets, resulting in more income being taxed at the highest marginal rate of 42 percent.A financial

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January 10th, 2010 by Scott PickenAmidst all the difficulties we hear each day in the media about the economy, we must remember that there still are opportunities out there.Here are 20 tips for a positive new year:1. Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.2.

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Google is rumoured to be in talks with British estate agents to add UK property listings to its maps service, according to a report in the Financial Times. Such a move would increase the threat Google poses to property portals that was first created when the search engine launched a similar service for Australia in August. The UK version will reportedly launch in early 2010 and follow a similar

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IPS CEO Scott Picken decided to do something different and give his personal view on how and where property will look in 2019 (10 years time). Exploring things such as property becoming an international commodity, estate agents in their current capacity becoming extinct and how the internet is going to revolutionise the industry. Let's have some fun and look into the future!http://www.youtube.com

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International Property Solutions (IPS) is looking for the best 3 sales people in South Africa. Please do not reply to this opportunity unless you are the best!Although there are challenges in both the local and the international property markets, IPS has some fantastic and exciting opportunities and thus more demand than we can handle. Depending on your ability, the range you can earn:• Average

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IPS is setting a challenge to the entire IPS Community to raise R32 000 and this will enable us to sponsor both a child and a teacher in 2010. Education will determine the future of South Africa and we believe passionately that it is time to give back, be thankful for everything there is in South Africa and try and help mould a better future!Scott Picken, IPS CEO says, "I love the saying - 'For

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Australian House Prices Rise Strongly in October after Sluggish September30 November 2009RP Data – Rismark Home Value Index ReleaseAustralian House Prices Rise Strongly in October after Sluggish September…Australia’s growth in home values rebounded in the month of October increasing by 1.4 per cent after a relatively flat September. Based on the rpdata.com residential property database, which is

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House prices edge up further in November• House prices rose by 0.5% in November, the same rate as in October• Year-on-year house price inflation increased from 2.0% to 2.7%• Labour market has so far held up better than expectedCommenting on the figures Martin Gahbauer, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said:“The monthly rate of house price inflation was unchanged in November at a seasonally adjusted

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House prices in October rose by 0.7%The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in October 2009 was 0.7% higher than in September. This is the sixth month in succession in which FTHPI has recorded positive, though modest, growth in the prices at which homes were sold. Prices are now just 2.4% lower than a year agoOn an annual basis, the average price

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“Home resales leaped in October, rising far more than expected as a fat tax credit offset fears about joblessness. Sales of existing homes increased by 10.1% to a 6.10 million annual rate from 5.54 million in September, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. Inventories kept shrinking. Prices fell, but the NAR said the decline was the smallest in more than a year. The 6.10-million

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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB25 November 2009Remember 1978, 1986, 1999? The first year of economic recovery can be frigid affairs. Too many people are still experiencing hardship (the unemployed, the overindebted, the asset-impaired, the underpaid, the cash-flow-constrained, the otherwise-challenged) while the rest is inclined to be backward-looking, daily remembering the disaster that

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We have accurate forecasts which have been more than 80% accurate since 2003. Contact me and I can give you and indication of what is happening in the next few days, next few weeks and next few years!Contact me - scott@ipsinvest.com

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DAVID NANKERVISNovember 08, 2009 12:15amADELAIDE houses have jumped the most in value of any Australian city, except for Perth, in a decade with the average home worth almost $250,000 more than in 1999.The first review of property prices between 1999 and 2009, based on Valuer General figures, show sale prices for the whole state have soared an average 190 per cent.This is compared to the

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David UrenAUSTRALIA is rapidly emerging from the downturn into an economic boom the Reserve Bank believes could last for years, powered by the resource industry and rapid population growth.The bank's quarterly review of the economy, published yesterday, has sharply upgraded its short-term economic forecasts and presented a radical rethink of Australia's growth potential.It believes the economy is

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By Kevin Lim and Saeed Azhar, ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds are concerned about inflation caused by massive stimulus packages in the west and investing more in property and commodities to hedge against that risk, Franklin Templeton said on Friday."There is quite a lot of interest in real estate and other long-term hedges against inflation," David Smart, London-based global

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By Peter Woodifield, BloombergNov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. house prices will probably fall next year, and it may take until 2014 to return to the levels at the 2007 peak of the country’s biggest housing boom, according to a Bloomberg survey.Nine of 14 economists and real estate brokers surveyed said they foresee a decline in 2010 after a surprise rebound this year. They predict an average drop of

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2009-11-18 18:04:27 - The past month has seen further strengthening of the residential rental market in Canary Wharf, with demand increasing, particularly for newly built stock within walking distance of the financial centre.In the early part of 2009 the E14 market – and Canary Wharf in particular – was still suffering from the impact of uncertainty in the financial services sector in the wake of

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According to Homes Overseas, a UK based company helping people invest internationally they believe the top 10 desitnations are:1. Brazil2. France3. USA4. Norway5. Switzerland6. Australia7. Malaysia8. Abu Dhabi9. Oman10. South Africahttp://www.ipsinvest.com/News_182_Top_10_property_destinations_in_2010_world_wide.aspx

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TelegraphBy Graham Ruddick, City Reporter (Automotive, Healthcare, Property)Published: 7:56PM GMT 06 Nov 2009Concerns that the UK property market is entering a bubble have been exacerbated after new data showed yields have returned to 2006 levels after seeing their biggest monthly decline since 1993 in October. Yields, which measure rental returns against the value of a property and are a useful

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CHRIS ZAPPONE, BusinessDayNovember 6, 2009Comments 20The strong Australian dollar has done little to cool overseas demand for real estate as foreign cash seeks out a lucrative home in the nation's residential property market. Real estate agents say overseas-based bidders are increasingly common at auctions around the country, with the resulting additional demand stoking already rising clearance

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By Simon Packard, BloombergNov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Luxury-home prices in London had their smallest annual decline in 15 months in October on a shortage of properties for sale, Knight Frank LLP said.The average value of houses and apartments costing more than 1 million pounds ($1.7 million) fell 3.2 percent from a year earlier, the seventh consecutive month of narrowing losses, the London-based

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Friday, 06 November 2009 09:42 Ray Clancy UK - UK Property NewsUK property prices will fall next year but outlook is positiveUK property prices will fall next year but the medium term outlook is positive with price increases of almost 30% by 2015, according to analysts.The first forecasts for the next few years indicate that cash rich buyers that have been driving the price increases in 2009 will

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NOT only was Melbourne the strongest housing market in the country in the September quarter, it was also the strongest market in the country over the past 12 months. According to Australian Property Monitors' Quarterly House Price Report, released last month, Melbourne's median house price rose by 11.4 per cent in the 12 months to September, from $438,000 to $487,000.The most expensive suburbs

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Wendy SpiresDeputy Editor With investors still smarting from losses incurred during last year’s financial crisis many remain wary of complex financial instruments, preferring instead to invest in assets such as residential property where it is plain to see what the investment “does.”In turbulent times investors understandably want their investments to be tangible and transparent, meaning that

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PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's economy exited its first recession in almost two decades, growing by 0.9 percent in the third quarter on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday.Analysts said the better-than-expected GDP figure for the third quarter meant the country's monetary loosening cycle was over.The third quarter growth came after three

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ABSA Housing Index – 4th November 2009After almost a year of nominal year-on-year house price deflation in the South African housing market, some price inflation was recorded in the past two months, according to Absa’s calculations. Based on recent price trends, it was expected that annual nominal price growth would resume shortly. On the back of these developments as well as declining consumer

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Business Day, 28/10/2009THE Treasury unexpectedly announced sweeping new measures to relax exchange controls yesterday in a bid to weaken the rand to a more “competitive” level and cut red tape for investors.“We are concerned about the fact that the exchange rate is as strong as it is — we wish we had the capacity to intervene in a more assertive way than we are able to do at the moment,” Finance

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By Anthony KeaneNews Limited newspapersOctober 26, 2009 12:00amRenting v buying"We have an absolute affinity with owning our own castle," says Ironfish's Damon Nagel / Your MoneyIT'S a lie to say that numbers don't lie. This is especially true in the real estate debate about whether you are financially better off renting or buying a house.Crunching the numbers for this argument can produce almost

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MARIKA DOBBIN, property market editorOctober 26, 2009SOME in the real-estate game may have experienced deja vu in the lead-up to this weekend. Not the pleasurable kind, but an eerie feeling that inspires the biting of fingernails and twirling of hair.The market hit peak supply on Saturday, only the 10th time in the past five years that auction listings have approached 1000 or more.It was bigger

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Australia is one of the few countries, along with Canada, who has felt the credit crunch less than the rest of the world. There may be many reason for this, such as stricter property lending rules or because there is such a large amount of space and supply of land to be able to be used for homes that the vast increases the majority of the world saw from 2004 – 2006 did not happen.While Australia

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Article Date : 22 October 2009Australia's property market will benefit in the longer run from the recent interest rate rise, it has been claimed.Brian White, the chairman of real estate firm Ray White, said the decision of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hiked the Cash Rate from three per cent to 3.25 per cent will help to stabilise the sector.He remarked: "There's nothing worse than a

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Friday 23 October 2009Patrick StaffordPrintAustralia's population growth will create several business opportunities but will wreak havoc on the property industry unless the supply of new housing can keep up with demand, an industry expert has said.The comments come in response to figures released by treasury secretary Ken Henry yesterday, which reveal Australia's population is set to reach 35

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15/10/2009, Written by Jamie Musk, HalifaxInternational property prices ‘to surge in Australia’Australian property prices should continue to rise strongly, despite a recent rise in interest rates, it has been suggested.In an article on the subject, the Australian newspaper noted that a recent consumer sentiment survey found 74 per cent of consumers expecting house values to rise, compared with 53

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RP Data – Rismark Home Value Index ReleaseNational property values jumped by almost 2 per cent in August in the largest monthly movement since the RP Data-Rismark Home Value Indices began in January 2005. Using the rpdata.com (ASX: RPX) property database, which is Australia’s largest and includes over 170,000 sales during the first eight months of 2009, Australia’s housing recovery solidified

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UK interest rates will stay low for years amid tax rises and spending cuts, according to an economic forecast.The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) believes the rate will remain at its current 0.5% level until 2011 and not reach 2% until 2014.The report predicted the pound will weaken further, falling to $1.40 and "possibly" below 1 euro.Its forecast is based on the government

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• Asking prices in London jump 6.5% to £461,157• FSA report to outline reform plans for mortgage lenders * Buzz up! * Digg it * Zoe Wood * guardian.co.uk, Monday 19 October 2009 * Article historyFoxtons estate agents windowReseach by property website Rightmove revealed that asking prices for homes in the capital had jumped 6.5% compared with last year. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/

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LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Asking prices for homes in England and Wales rose on an annual basis for the first in more than a year in October, property Web site Rightmove said on Monday, buoyed by a dearth of properties coming onto the market.Asking prices rose 0.2 percent on the year -- the first annual rise since June 2008 -- taking them to an average 230,184 pounds.On the month, asking prices

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Monday 19th October 2009The UK property sector would appear to have recovered in general but the London market is already back to pre-recession levels after such a short space of time. Despite the fact that the financial climate in the UK is still very much overcast it would appear that homebuyers are prepared to "bid up" for properties in and around the London area. So can this continue?The

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Monday 19th October 2009Prominent property website Rightmove has today confirmed that London property prices, at least in some areas, have returned to the peaks of 2007 despite the fact that the UK economy is still under pressure. While this is good news in the longer term, many people believe the move has come too soon and could cause confusion and mayhem in the short to medium term.As more and

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Announcement19 October 2009Bank, Estate Agency Affairs Board, French govt join the cause of industry's racial transformationAs part of the transformation drive in the South African property sector, Absa Bank, in collaboration with the National Housing Finance Corporation, The Estate Agency Affairs Board and the French Development Agency, is overseeing the training of 400 black real estate

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October 19th, 2009 by Marco SantarelliJust when you thought foreclosure filings were stabilizing, they hit another all-time high with almost 938,000 homeowners filing in the third quarter, according to Realty Trac. This is a 5% increase from the previous quarter.Six states account for 62% of the nations foreclosures: California, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois and Michigan accounted for 62

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http://www.internationalpropertysolutions.com/Documents/2009-10-14%2019.01%20Offshore%20Investing%20_%20Focus%20on%20Australia.wmvScott Picken, CEO from IPS runs through everything in the Australian Property market and we also have Richard Dunn, Oz Invest's Acquisition Manager, live from Australia (3:30am in the morning) to tell us exactly what is happening in the property market.Richard goes

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Watch movie - http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=875432Go to www.ipsinvest.com for more opportunities in Australia.By Emma Thelwell, ninemsn MoneyProperty prices across Australia are expected to grow by as much as 23 percent over the next three years, as upgraders and investors pile back into the market.Low interest rates and a shortage of affordable housing, coupled with growth in

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Australias property market has defied the downturn and market conditions look healthy compared with international markets. The last time RP Datas Property Pulse commented on international markets was about this time last year in response to speculation that Australias housing market would follow the same downwards trend as the US and UK. At that time we suggested comparing these markets was like

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UK Property Market Recoveryby Melissa Chappell, published October 9, 2009 - www.propertyinvestingoverseas.com The UK property market appears to be slowly recovering from the severe drop the sector has experienced in recent times. Although the market does not appear ready to spring back to its former glory, signs of recovery are slowly relieving homeowners of a large burden.The recovery has

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Hana R. Alberts and Robert Olsen, 10.08.09, 05:50 AM EDTResources and banks stocks rise as investors await U.S. September retail sales.HONG KONG -- Asian markets rose Thursday as evidence of economic recovery sprang from Australia, South Korea and Japan.Australia's unemployment rate dropped in September, news that came on the heels of the central bank's decision to raise interest rates

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Simon Lambert, This is Money8 October 2009House prices will fall a further 20% once the current false dawn for a property market recovery ends, claims ratings agency Fitch.The ratings agency has reiterated its believe that UK house prices will see a peak to fall trough of 30%, taking the average value based on then Nationwide index down to £130,000.It forecasts a W-shaped pattern for the property

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Written by Paul GuestUK - The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 0.50% today for the seventh consecutive month. The minutes of last month’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting showed that all nine members of the MPC voted unanimously to keep base rates at a record low of 0.50% and continue with its quantitative easing (QE) programme at £175 billion.UK residential propertyJames

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ANGELA HARPEROctober 7, 2009The latest interest rate rise spells tough times for those battling mortgage stress but could be a boon for commercial property investment.On Tuesday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent.Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said the interest rate rise was an encouraging sign of economic optimism but was a blow for

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FORGET the "for sale" sign, the new catch-cry in Melbourne's leafy suburbs is "duoshao qian".Victoria's top real estate agents have begun hiring Mandarin-speaking salesmen to cash in on the property boom.Translated, "duoshao qian" means "how much"? And it's a question being asked more than ever before, The Herald Sun reports.Leading agents say more than 30 per cent of their stock is bought by

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Author: Michael Yardney on 7 October 2009If you are considering investing in property, you can't be blamed for wondering which way to turn considering all the mixed messages in the media.In the one camp are those who suggest we are entering a new property cycle and property prices will once again boom, and in the other are the doomsayers who suggest that our property markets will lose value now

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By MARTIN HUTCHINSON and NICHOLAS PAISNERNew York TimesPublished: October 6, 2009Australia is sometimes known as the “lucky country.” Its success in fiscal and monetary policy, though, has more to do with skill. If other countries had followed the Aussie way in the good times, the financial crisis would have been less bad. But it’s not too late to follow a good example.Skip to next paragraphThe

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Australian Home-Loan Approvals Drop for Second Month (Update2)By Jacob GreberOct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals fell in August for a second straight month as demand from first-time house buyers cooled.The number of loans granted to build or buy houses and apartments dropped 0.6 percent to 62,718 from July, when they fell a revised 2.2 percent, the statistics bureau said in

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Australia Helped by Rate Increase as Stocks Advance (Update3)By Eric MartinOct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Mining companies and brewers are benefiting from an Australian economy that is growing so fast the central bank suddenly raised interest rates, buoying the currency and giving global investors another reason to favor Down Under among the world’s hottest markets.Huntington Asset Advisers’ Madelynn

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Wealthy buyers are fueling the recent rise in prices, as Savills points to a second downturn in U.K. property.LONDON -- Don't believe the hype about a recovery in the British housing market. Recent surveys--including one by Halifax on Tuesday--have pointed to month-on-month home price increases, leading some excited property sellers to think the worst is over.But British property firm Savills has

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U.K. Halifax House Prices Gain for a Third Month (Update1)Share | Email | Print | A A ABy Brian SwintOct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. house prices rose for a third month in September, spurred by increasing demand and a lack of properties for sale, a report by Halifax showed.Home values climbed 1.6 percent to an average of 163,533 pounds ($262,000) after rising 0.8 percent in August, the division of

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The number of financial institutions willing to provide debt for commercial property deals in the UK has almost doubled, according to new research by Savills, boosting hopes of substantial recovery in the market. By Graham Ruddick, City ReporterPublished: 12:01AM BST 06 Oct 2009City of London - UK property market boosted as banks seek to lendSavills' data suggests that banks have again become

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Published on: Monday, October 05, 2009, Written by: Property WireAs an island of property boom in a global sea of downturn, Australia faces a dubious dilemma with Melbourne and Sydney leading another big monthly gain in housing prices. While this boom threatens housing affordability, price increases could also stimulate lending and construction, helping fill the supply side of the equation. For

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House prices in September rose by 0.6%The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in September 2009 was 0.6% higher than in August. This is the fifth month in succession in which we have seen positive, though modest, growth in house prices.Prices are now 5.6% lower than a year agoOn an annual basis, the average price of all residential property

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A report on the state of the Australian property market suggests that the Federal Government subsidy for first time home buyers has led to mortgage brokers writing more than $18 billion in home loans for the quarter ending June, representing an 18 per cent rise compared to the same period in the previous year.The report authored by independent consultants Market Intelligence Strategy Centre says

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Australia’s property market has avoided a major slump but must now see a rise in supply to avoid a surge in prices, one of the country’s most senior economists has said.Head of economic analysis department at the Reserve Bank of Australia Tony Richards noted: "Over the past five years, housing prices have risen less rapidly than incomes, after a long period when the reverse was true."However, he

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The value of residential development land in the UK has risen for the second quarter in a row but prices are still almost 50% below their peak of 2007, according to the latest research.Urban land values rose by 1.1% and greenfield sites by 1.6% over the three months to the end of September, the Knight Frank Residential Development Land Index for the third quarter of 2009 shows.But despite the

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One thing we've kind of assumed is that the next bubble won't be in housing. It never seems to happen that the next bubble is the same as the last one -- it's always something else that comes out of nowhere, while we had our eyes turned bakcwards.But, if you print enough money, and the banks are flush, and the one thing the banks now how to do is lend to homebuyers, well then you might get a

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Oct 5, 2009 11:25 PM | By Zweli Mokgata, Sunday TimesThere has been a rapid increase in demand for residential property in the third quarter of 2009, according to FNB's Property Barometer.The indicator, which measures feedback from estate agents on a scale from 1 to 10, revealed that the positive impact of interest rate cuts since December has fed through to consumer demand for property.After a

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Scott Picken, IPS CEO, explains how to login into a Webinar and how to use them. Webinars are the way of the future for information dissemination. He takes you through the process of logging in for the first time, downloading the software and using the seminars.It is a simple process, and there are three ways to learn how. 1) Look at the instructions below. 2) Read the Downloadable Document which

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Jonathan Buck | September 24, 2009Article from: The Wall Street JournalIN the strongest indication yet that confidence is returning to the real-estate sector, UK property companies announced plans to raise more than L1 billion ($1.9 billion) to strengthen their balance sheets.Renewed signs of life in UK propertyA builder works on a house under construction in Surrey Picture: BloombergHouse

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By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB21 September 2009After the hottest boom in decades came the slowdown. And after the slowdown came recession (and recession, and yet more recession). After recession came recovery.What comes next?Whereas some of our sectors (government service) haven’t slackened, the recovery has already been with us from very early in other sectors (mining, electricity)

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House prices in August rose by 0.4%The average price of all residential property transactions completed in England & Wales in August 2009 was 0.4% higher than in July. This is the fourth month in succession in which we have seen positive growth in house prices, albeit at low levels.• Prices are now 8.6% lower than a year agoOn an annual basis, the average price of all residential property

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