Hot Property 2008

Through the class ceiling

A new breed of discerning buyers hold the key to the future of the property market....

Down but not out

Housing fatigue may have gripped the big cities but the resources boom, infrastructure projects and migration flows are still throwing up opportunities....

Land of plenty

With their fortunes already established, BRW Rich 200 members have often turned to the property sector - and become substantially richer....

The green house effect

Green building has moved from fad to mainstream but the challenges of reinvigorating older stock remain substantial....

Subsidies hit home

The states have to come to the party and slash charges to help the federal government's housing affordability plan succeed....

Go ahead, make my brand

An architect with firepower - a starchitect - can add cachet to buildings for companies or developers. So long as there isn't a copy in Los Angeles....

Reason to buy

Clever things can be done with property investments to reduce tax, but first make sure the venture is a sound decision....

Heat-seeking missile

Commercial property success means spotting hotspots and attention to detail....

City of dreams

This developer thinks big: a self-contained community the size of Darwin smack in the middle of a booming community. Where else but Queensland?...

Fishing abroad

The shortage of quality stock and the state of the property market is forcing investors to consider overseas markets, but caution is advised....

Arrested development

The flight to quality by the banks is leaving some developers out in the cold amid a climate of ruthless risk management....

Working assets

A balanced portfolio usually includes commercial property. Here are four ways...

Super size me

Luxury whole-floor apartments are the latest must-have for cashed-up baby boomers, who want space, security and style in city surrounds....

Life's a beach

What to do when the sharemarket bites or petrol costs as much as a good red? the only way clear for some is to dump the holiday house....

Roadside attraction

As infrastructure becomes a government priority, shrewd property Investors will be projecting profits from new transportation corridors....

Upwards & onwards

Despite a Volatile economy, increasing interest rates and anti-developer sentiment, There is no holding back Australia's leadiing apartment builder....

Stuck in high gear

Intensive leverage has helped send property trusts into free fall but the less volatile unlisted sector could also be hit hard....

Doom & bloom

Four economists see the australian property market as being buffeted by an economy taking hits from all sides....

Fear, uncertainty & doubt

Despite strong underlying fundamentals, investment in commercial property has been stymied by the volatility in the financial sector - at least in the short term....

Quality control

Australians love investing in property. Whether it be the family home, a beach shack, warehouses, office blocks or farms, listed or unlisted, commercial or residential, we have entrusted savings to property for decades....

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