I think we discussed on another thread how small the window is likely to be in these regions. It now seems much of the industry hype is just that. Production across the US has suddenly begun to decline. I imagine with the growing banking sector problems and falling energy prices investment will be difficult to obtain to run/develop these fields at…[Read more]

arope99 wrote:
It seems like buying a PPOR now with interest only + offset account seems to be the best way. We’ll start budgeting now and looking at properties/finance options.

I’m somewhat amused by these kind of threads and a little sad to be honest. Young guy, young family, focused, disciplined approach to developing a wealth plan and by…[Read more]

WI, heap of information in their FAQ. The following I think deals with your inquiry.

https://www.xe.com/xetrade/help/faq2-4.htm

Price growth has gone negative in Melton South. Given the current global problems and Vics economy in tatters I would be inclined to hold off and see how low it can go before I jump in with both feet. Kurunjang is showing the same trend as Melton West

http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?searchTerm=Melton%20West&mode=buy

More…[Read more]

OK this one is android OS 4.0.3 Kernel 2.6.39.4+

Definitely runs OK on this site

Terryw wrote:
thanks for looking into this admin.for example, in the above post i pushed reply quotes then i typed the letter t. the blinking cursor immediately jumped up to where i typed xx. in this case it didnt jump up to a corrseponding same letter but just to the front of the quote.

Seems to run alright on the old girls tablet. Actually…[Read more]

Kong your problem at this time is your lack of knowledge and experience. The current market is really one for PI experts and I expect to see them have great difficulty as well. The PI landscape is changing rapidly and mainstream methodologies and approaches will need reshaping to capture value in the property market.

Your current proposal is a…[Read more]

kong71286 wrote:
I feel a bit nervous as well, since I have never purchased a property before, and market sentiment doesn’t seem that great, but I’m thinking that in terms of exit strategy for worst case scenario I could always discount my property by up to $26,500, and many real estate agents have stated that if I were to do so, it would sell…[Read more]

Can’t go the tablet thing. Wife has one (Android) that keeps her out of my hair (most of the time anyway). Droid OS has a long way to go in my opinion especially on tablets. But no matter how problematic they are I definitely won’t buy anything starting with “i”. I’d much rather have a netbook.

bardon wrote:

This does not result in a step change and the transitions happen over many years and is more of a gradual process whereby the new entrant takes up market share and then a point is reached where it overtakes the previous energy source in terms of usage.

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Shale gas is the fly in the ointment so to speak. Since the mad dash to…[Read more]

This just in from MB

Chinese Defaulting on Bulk Contracts

Chinese defaulting on bulk contracts

I can see this getting really ugly very fast. I’ve argued for well over 18 months locally that expansion of mine capacity in the Pilbara region alone would exceed all of China’s seaborne demand by at least…[Read more]

mattsta wrote:
the chinese cancelling coal orders will not be good for the various mining economies – and could have negative impacts for investment properties in those areas too. i will keep an eye out for what's happening in china regarding demand for australia's resources

Both India and China are developing energy policies that reduce their…[Read more]

It’s early days yet bit it appears Chinese mills are delaying or cancelling orders for coal and ore.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47498211

I notice that LME stockpiles are rising.. nicker for example

Fe @ 62% was US$145/dmt on 1 May. It’s slumped to US$130/dmt

Coal is looking decidedly shaky. That has implications for the East Coast especially…[Read more]

avest50 wrote:
There is plenty of new evidence to suggest that the USD is making a comeback.. Where? but not yet. Oh you were just kidding!!! The US housing market is finally starting to bottom out. You mean the sub prime market is almost but not quite bottoming. Historically, the currency value of the US follows its real estate market. I…[Read more]

bigfirerichie wrote:
Had the same problem…solved with xetrade.com, let’s you transfer from us bank account

Interesting. I’ve been using if for a while now to move money to NZ accounts and Malta. Didn’t realise you could swing it back the other way.

JT this (see below) may inspire some confidence but I think it’s overly optimistic. Many of the current projects are scheduled to be in operation by 2014 with some running out to 2016. Whats not clear is how quickly the scale of the projects will wind down as they near completion and what might be behind them to fill the vacuum so to…[Read more]

JT7 wrote:

China is an interesting one. I don’t agree it is at a stand still although it has through self regulation slowed and there is an argument that if Europe sinks into a recession it will be able to stimulate it’s economy similar to 2008.

China’s easing policy and size are widely considered to have complicated China’s ability to cope…[Read more]

You owe me girl

Definition of ‘Millage Rate’
The amount per $1,000 that is used to calculate taxes on property. Millage rates are most often found in personal property taxes, where the expressed millage rate is multiplied by the total taxable value of the property to arrive at the property taxes due. Millage rates are also used by school boards…[Read more]

JT7 wrote:
It appears Vale doesn’t agree with some views expressed here.

A plan that’s been on the drawing board for some time and makes sense to continue with even though global uncertainty is the theme of the day.

Mining will not stop. Construction of new mines will not stop.

What will change is the price of commodities and the volumes.…[Read more]

A great management and marketing strategy John. I’m impressed.