Archive for March, 2011


Invitation to SMART International Investment and Property Expo 26-27 March 2011

It’s nearing the end of the first Quarter of 2011. It’s SMART expo time again. This year PPG International (along with PPG Asia) will be participating in the event and if you are available from the 26-27 March between 11am-7pm, do head down to suntec exhibition and convention centre. We will be at booth B10. [...]

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Invest in what 95% of Australians live in

You are an informed investor and you aspire to invest in the traditional bricks and mortars in Australia. You know what the majority of Australians are living in today – houses (consist of both stand alone ones and clustered ones) Here’s the dilemma: 1. If you look towards the eastern suburbs in Victoria which have [...]

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Spotting a potential ‘growth’ suburb

Having been in the business of property investing for nearly a decade, it’s quite common for me to be asked to pick areas/suburbs where potential for growth is enormous. I like to offer some suggestions to investors looking out for signs of ‘better-than-normal’ growth in suburbs. The signs may be obvious to some and yet [...]

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Reserve Bank of Australia keeps interest rate on hold

The RBA has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.75% which should see most variable home loan rates remain at around 7.10%. Interestingly, the following major banks are forecasting the RBA to start lifting rates in the second half of this year: •    ANZ (+0.75%) •    CBA (+0.75%) •    St.George (+0.75%) •    [...]

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