Thanks Tysonboss fully agree with your assessment and I know the industry very very well.  QGC I was out there two weeks ago.  Arrow Energy shares have taken a big dive recently so might be good buying except I know people that work for them and they tell me things that scare me.Moomba is diminshing but still producing, they are also developing m…[Read more]

dreaming wrote:
IMeantime it looks like the share market is in for a rough ride over the next year or two, this might intise investors back to property. BOOM.

A friend of mine got a sudden case of "loose bowel syndrome" during the bear market last week. He had just chucked 350k into super that was all on the ASX, he was in a real panic and I…[Read more]

Yes I must correct my statement I indicated that John was a bear but should have said a bull with respect to market direction.  Well anyway that what he said rightly or wrongly.

In 2008, we’re going to hit an important milestone: This year is when the world is going to start using oil at a rate of more than 1,000 barrels PER SECOND.According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global oil demand will average 87.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2008, up from 85.7 million bpd in 2007. At 87.8 million bpd, we’ll use…[Read more]

Forgot to add to investment strategy:identify and invest in small under capitalised uranium developers,does anyone know of any ?

omitted to add this to last posthttp://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23118018-3102,00.html

Its been a long lazy weekend and given last weeks bear market I am racking my brains working out where to invest my spare equity and the more I think about the more sense it makes to go for the black gold.  At least I have convinced myself coupled with the fact that my comapny are setting up in Abu Dahbi this year it has to be the best shot.The S…[Read more]

foundation wrote:
Believe me, Australia is not that different from Amsterdam.

This statement I would disagree with.  I used to go to the "Dam" in my youth admittedly not to buy houses back then it was the most liberal country in Europe and had the least laws.  The coffee shops were awesome and they had many products that were in high demand, n…[Read more]

If you look at the middle chart you could put a straight line through the AUS peaks since 1950 (ignoring the bad part) and therefore would expect eaca peak to be higher in value, if you go for the duration (include the bad part) it does not paint a good picture and I should sell up now at the lofty heights we are in.  Maybe its diffrent this ti…[Read more]

bought houses in the US now out  very expensive learning curve

have a look at what these guys are saying about Melbournehttp://www.anz.com/aus/corporate/EcoComm/Property.asp

crj wrote:
I would be concerned about the appropriateness of making allegations like "he believes he was paid over $30,000 commission" on a public forum. 

It aint illegal to receive a commission, in QLD it is disclosed on the purchasing documents

FRIENDS of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last night blamed his $7 billion losses on unbearable levels of stress brought on by a punishing 30 hour week. Kerviel hid his November losses in a batch of wonderfully fresh croissantKerviel was known to start work as early as nine in the morning and still be at his desk at five or even five-thirty, often…[Read more]

Well the guys that do the research for ANZ (admittedly a Vested Interest in talking the market up) dont see to many strom clouds on the horizon for property investors in fact quite the opposite storm clouds for renters in the next few years as they aint building enough new houses http://www.anz.com/aus/corporate/EcoComm/Property.asp

A new car releaaed in India for under 3000AUD there will be plenty of takers, 17,000 new cars a day on the rod in China.  150 a barrel not far away and the price to produce a barrel in the mid 20's.Baack on the subject all the more reason to invest in an OIl company that has proven reserves say Woodside for example.Just got back from QGC coal…[Read more]

ATO dont like it because you can use it to get a loss making tax deduction during the income phase and when you sell the gain might go to the lowest path and they say that the purpose of an investment should be to make money and the link needs to be clear for taxation.  Dale Gatherum Goss wrote a good paper on the m and said to think twice about g…[Read more]

Alistair, the standard new house packages do not have spa or front fence. The designers say they design the house based on the preferences of the mum.

Matt,I was obtaining refinance through ANZ with a hybrid trust and the only adjustment I had to make was to change out my wife as director of the trustee company to myself.  I as director of the trustee company would then guarantee the loan with the property as security.  I did not proceed however as I found some personal rulings on the ATO w…[Read more]

I'm building further North near water at Ningi things seem to be going well there to.  Work colleauge is looking closely at Toorbul again near water and he beleives this is a good area. He is from Redcliffe so knows the northside pretty well.

Jambvw, good advice from Terry i go up there now and again and if you thought that there was upside in Japanese proeprty and wanted to invest in it then best you invets in a listed proeprty trust.  Some of the young reps I meet up there that are buying firts home in rat race etc are paying much higher than you mentioned.I work in engineering and c…[Read more]