Strength In Numbers
The concept of a ‘partnership’ or ‘syndicate’, whereby a group of investors pool their financial resources to leverage their purchasing power to acquire an asset,…
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The Management Rights Market
Buying Management Rights, Selling Management Rights, market outlook, etc
Twelfth Interest Rate Rise Damages Lending Confidence
The RBA has today taken another swipe at inflation, hiking interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent, further denting investor confidence and…
Property Management, Screw Or Be Screwed
I had a very interesting (and sadly, all too recurrent) conversation with an onsite manager recently, who shall remain unnamed. It went like this: Hey…
REIQ Welcomes New Ministers To Critical Portfolios
As the state peak body for real estate professionals, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has today welcomed reassigned Ministers to the Palaszczuk Government…
Golden Years
Ian Crooks – ResortBrokers Chairman Back in the ‘70s in my native New Zealand everyone used to talk about this sparkling paradise across the Tasman…
How Much More Rental Reform Can Queensland Cop, Asks REIQ
The REIQ says the Albanese Government’s announcement that housing ministers will develop a plan to strengthen renters’ rights nation-wide later this year, is yet another…
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
The managing director and I recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. Yes, I know. How the hell could she have tolerated me for so long?…
REIQ Says Overriding Rental Agreement Terms Is Absurd
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is calling out a questionable and concerning move by the State Government to treat rent control separately to…
Queensland Is Still Worlds Away From A Healthy Rental Market
Obscenely tight rental conditions continue in Queensland according to the latest Residential Vacancy Rate Report released by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). The…
REIQ Commends Council On Mackay Social Housing Concession
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is applauding the Mackay Regional Council for doubling the region’s concession on infrastructure charges for new social housing….
