HIA release building and population growth information - definition: $100M in construction and population growth above average.

The information shows investors current housing growth corridors that generally reflect Government planning policy. Investors working to a property investment strategy need to consider captial growth and other factors to be balanced in their considerations to acheive their goals.

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Preliminary estimates show the price index for established houses for the weighted average of the eight capital cities decreased –0.3% in the June quarter 2008. ! The capital city indexes rose in Darwin (+1.9%), Brisbane (+0.6%), Adelaide (+0.4%) and Sydney (+0.3%), and fell in Perth (–2.4%), Hobart (–2.0%), Canberra (–1.4%) and Melbourne (–0.3%). ! The movement in the preliminary established house price index between December quarter 2007 and March quarter 2008 has been revised from an estimated increase of 1.1% to an increase of 0.4%.

Securing the future prosperity of North-West and North Queensland as a triangle of mineral processing and industrial development over the course of the next half century.

Development scheme for the Gladestone Area.

Population growth – highlights and trends, Queensland 2006 contains analysis of the latest available Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates of the resident population of Queensland, its regions (Statistical Divisions) and Local Government Areas. These include preliminary estimates of the population as at June 2005 and revised estimates of the population as at June 2004.

Over the past year or so, news has reached Australia about the exceptional growth seen in the UK’s property derivatives market – the world’s leading market. Property derivatives is becoming a topic of interest in Australia. However, details about the area and what they involve are still relatively scarce. This month’s Economic Insight hopes to provide a brief overview of the topic.

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has conducted a consumer survey on behalf of its Members. The survey asked buyers in the UK and Ireland what they are looking for, what their fears are, and how they would like to buy overseas property in an ideal world.

Nine of the top 10 performing Queensland suburbs over the past year are located in or close to resource-rich areas, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).

In the past year, a booming global economy, buoyant business conditions, stacks of cash and a new breed of investors and vehicles have added to the fun, propelling many real estate markets to record highs. For some, it was the ride of their life. Of course, not everyone joined in the good times. Developers along the east coast of Australia have had little to celebrate, although there are improvements on the horizon. Their carnival came a little earlier than most. The economic slowdown in the United States has also been a dampener on celebrations.

Once again in this report, we offer insights into a number of dominant themes and trends.

During the March quarter economists were caught off guard with a lower than expected inflation figure than most had forecast. During March the CPI figure dropped to 2.4 percent. Economists were once again surprised by the June CPI release, this time because the figures were unexpectedly high. A quarterly increase of 1.2% in the headline inflation figure has convinced Australia’s Reserve Bank to lift interest rates for the fourth time since May 2006. The increase in CPI was due to large increases in motor vehicle costs, clothing, furniture and appliances. Considering the current strength of the Australian dollar, large increases in these categories means that import savings are not being passed on to consumers.

The announcement of the March quarter inflation figures caught many economists off guard due to a greater than predicted fall in the index. the consumer price index dropped over the year to reach an annual percentage change of 2.4%. This figure is well within the Reserve Banks target range of 2 to 3%. The larger than expected fall in CPI was due to the relatively small increases for most measurable in the 'basket of goods' which offset the larger increases in the cost of food (up 4.5%) and health care up 4.4%.

The ABS house price growth statistics that also came out on Wednesday showed that Sydney house price growth for the last year to June 30th at only 3.0% whilst Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth recorded more than 10% annual growth.

After the dramatic slide of late 2006, new homes sales across the country appear to have turned. HIA’s New Home Sales figures released today show that the sale of new homes and units among Australia’s largest builders and developers increased by 5.8 per cent in January to 7,963 dwellings. Private detached house sales rose by 5.8 per cent, and the sale of multi-units rose by 6 per cent.

Australia’s private rental crisis looks set to deteriorate further in 2007. Commenting on figures released today, Australia’s peak housing body, HIA, said that a seasonally adjusted rise of 4 per cent in residential investment lending in December needed to be followed by many further increases.

A comparitive analysis of property market trends across Australia. Includes Houses, Units and Retail. The report examines the demand, trends and stage of the proeprty cycle.

Home buyers now regard mortgage brokers as their first choice for home loans. More than 41 per cent of recent or intending home buyers say they would go to a mortgage broker to arrange a home loan, according to the latest MIAA/BankWest home finance survey.

A record high average asking rent for Manhattan was set in October as the class A figure hit $63.26/sf besting the previous high of $61.48/sf in April 2001. In addition, it was the largest month over month jump going back to 1991 with a 4.8% spike from September�s $60.35/sf. As would be expected, rents in Midtown increased significantly, led by the Plaza submarket but Downtown was not left out as asking prices there were also sharply higher.

While there is uncertainty about the outlook for residential property, there are opportunities in business property investment � with business property experiencing its strongest year since 1989.

Full-time adult ordinary time earnings rose by 3.4% for males and 2.4% for females in the twelve months to August 2006. Full-time adult ordinary time earnings for the private and public sectors rose by 2.8% and 4.6% respectively in the twelve months to August 2006. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6302.0?OpenDocument Reprinted with permission. The Australian Property Review. http://www.apr.com.au