Commentary & Analysis
Investors fear housing bubble will pop
WHEN the chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank, Ralph Norris, recently caught up with investors in New York, talks soon turned to the topic of the heady Australian housing market.
Analysts say there will be no property price increase in the US for several years Property Wire 03.03.2010 | Beijing property prices predicted to be steady in 2010, according to analysts Property Wire 22.02.2010 |
 The rate at which residential property prices are dropping in the US may be slowly coming to a halt across the country but are unlikely to rise in the near future, according to analysts. |  Residential property prices in Beijing are expected to maintain a steady course during 2010 and the city’s mayor has promised not to use administrative measures to intervene in the market. |
Are You Ready to Buy Real Estate Now?Marc Roth Business Week 18.02.2010 | James Young: Changes to property depreciation must deliver NZ Herald 17.02.2010 |
 It's been eight months since I began providing readers with data and my thoughts about residential real estate. Based on the majority of your comments, we are in agreement that while our country is obviously in the midst of volatile economic change, this turmoil has also spurred tremendous and unprecedented opportunities. |  The future of the complex rental market and taxes is difficult to judge, writes senior property lecturer James Young |
Strong recovery in real estate investment as investor confidence returns, says report.Andrew Batt Property Report 15.02.2010 | State must not bank on bailout of bad mortgagesBrian Lucey The Irish Times 02.02.2010 |
 Asian real estate investment markets posted a strong recovery in the second half of 2009 after witnessing a difficult start to the year, according to data released today by CB Richard Ellis. Investment turnover bottomed out in the first quarter but improved thereafter as investor confidence gradually returned, underpinned by the strong rebound in the equity markets, the persistence of low financing costs and a stabilizing trend in price levels across key markets. |  OPINION: GROWING UP beside the seaside, one becomes familiar with the sea and its actions. One thing that becomes clear is that while the first wave of a storm may do great damage, it is the subsequent waves that complete the destruction, writes BRIAN LUCEY |
2010 less turbulent for US commercial property sector but prospects negative, analysts say Property Wire 26.01.2010 | Ireland, the country of empty ghost housesJohn Spain Irish Central 20.01.2010 |
 US commercial real estate investors may have to wait until next year to see their returns start to grow as they are likely remain to remain in negative territory in 2010, according to analysts. |  Time was in Ireland when we used to bring tourists to stay in haunted castles. These days we have haunted houses of a different kind, so-called ghost estates on the outskirts of many towns around Ireland. And they're not the kind of places that tourists would want to stay in. |
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