Cheyenne Morrison, former yacht skipper, body piercing artiste and Hawaiian shirt devotee, observes the world in splendid isolation from north Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
That Morrison’s name is familiar in Florida, 9,200 miles from his home office Down Under, is a tribute to the Internet’s capacity to blur borders. Morrison specialises in selling islands when [...]
The Queensland property market is poised to continue its growth in 2007 according to Mark Turnbull, managing director of Horizon Home Loans.
Turnbull says despite the end of year seasonal drop in mortgage market index figures, Queensland remains the leading state, with the least drop in mortgage sales.
“The statistical evidence continues to indicate that property investment [...]
Welcome to Hervey Bay and The Quarterdecks Harbour Retreat
“Hervey Bay rates as one of Australia’s fastest growing areas”
(Australian Property Investor Magazine March 2006)
Where is Hervey Bay?
Hervey Bay is a 1½ hour flight from Sydney and the gateway to the Heritage Listed Fraser Island and within an hour of Noosa, on the coast of Tropical North [...]
Australia’s roller-coaster real estate market is filled with winners and losers, so which are the best places to invest in 2007?
Despite massive price rises in recent years, experts say there is no reason not to buy now - as long as you’re careful.
“For the astute buyer, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be entering [...]
When home sales softened late last year, many sellers decided to take their homes off the market and wait until the spring flowers surfaced - along with the traditional housing season - to lure potential home buyers. While sellers enjoyed modest appreciation in many areas of the country early in 2006, the second half was [...]
NORTH Parramatta, Menangle Park and East Ryde are among the suburban hot spots expected to boom in the next12 months.
Although Sydney’s love affair with waterfront property will continue in 2007, a survey of property pundits reveals prices in several lesser-known suburbs are tipped to jump.
The median house price at North Parramatta fell by 4.52 [...]
Stuart Gisborne is an ANZ financial planner.
If you were given $20,000, where would you invest it?
In superannuation - and I would ensure I had a good mix of international and local equities. When investing in equity markets you should have an appropriate mixture of Australian and international shares - Australian shares only make up 1 [...]