South Africa is trending downwards

Fitch downgrades SA outlook

Jan 13 2012  Reuters .

Johannesburg – Fitch cut South Africa’s rating outlook to negative from stable on Friday, saying it had seen limited progress on several long-standing structural issues that have over time caused the country’s economic performance to fall behind its peers.

Westfield proceeding with Coomera Town Centre

One step closer;  Westfield secures Coomera Town Centre discount

|  January 7th, 2012

The Coomera Town Centre is a greenfield town centre within the Gold Coast’s Northern Growth Corridor, one of the most dynamic and quickly growing regions within South East Queensland. The town centre’s location and expected growth will make it a key driver of the Gold Coast economy.

This is quite profound

Who are you???

Qantas meets rising demand in fly-in, fly-out market

The contraction in the hospitality and construction industries caused by the GFC, has been more than offset by the Commodities boom, but this has lured workers to move to the mining towns in search of employment opportunities. Unfortunately, amenities like schools and shops in the mining areas are still undeveloped and families still prefer to live in the established cities

Goldcoast Rental squeeze spurs fierce competition

|  January 9th, 2012

PEOPLE vying to rent sought-after Gold Coast properties are pulling out all stops to secure the homes.

Australia’s housing shortfall is growing

Australia’s housing shortfall is expected to increase from 186,000  to more than 640,000 in 20 years. The gap between demand and supply increased by 28,200 to 186,800 housing units this year, a National Housing Supply Council (NHSC) report reveals.

What’s the most important economic question in the world today?

While many of us are concerned about the collapse of the euro or whether the U.S. will fall back into recession, closer to home a more important question could be – will the China continue to grow?

Perth, Brisbane residential property construction set to take off

Fly-in fly-out workers arrive at a Queensland mine.

Fly-in fly-out workers arrive at a Queensland mine.

Two  city markets, Perth and Brisbane, are poised for growth.

Where to Invest??? Solid rental returns for Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

Rental markets across Australia’s  capital cities appear to be split into two broad categories – those where rents are increasing and those where rents are flat.

Its all about your attitude

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