Australia

Last month, Australia's Clean Energy Future Bill passed through the senate and became law. The hotly-debated carbon tax is included in this piece of legislation, with commentators from a range of industries regularly debating the pros and cons of the new regulations...

Australia is becoming increasingly popular among real estate investors worldwide as a country with prime opportunities for buying homes and apartment units with the intent of offering them as rental properties...

Property values in Australia have fallen for five consecutive quarters, data from Australian Property Monitors (APM) shows.

Australia's economic fundamentals are strong enough to warrant a forecast of strong growth for the country's property market in the long-term...

Overall, housing markets around the world were weaker over the course of the year that ended in the second quarter than in the previous 12 months...

The new rules on leases being proposed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will have a noticeable effect on the way in which business is conducted...

The Australian housing market is beginning to feel the struggles that the United States and Europe have already been feeling for several years now...

Property investors in Europe are becoming increasingly interested in Asian markets, a senior executive at Savills has claimed. Speaking at the Reuters Global Real Estate and Infrastructure Summit..

The listed property trusts in Australia have bounced back from the global financial crisis and have managed to not only match, but also better the equities market...

A new survey has highlighted a growing trend of potential foreign property owners buying for holidays, rather than as an investment....

While the traditionally strong property markets of Latin America and Asia are performing well, emerging markets are continuing to post further improvements....

After a couple of jolly busy weeks, what with the barrage of Easter egg hunts, followed by a series of Royal knees-ups, and of course hunting down Osama Bin Laden, there has been little space in the news for anything really relating to property at all...

Following a period of decline in the wake of the global financial crisis, Dubai is making a comeback as a real estate investment destination...

Commercial real estate investors looking for property in Australia are increasingly looking at what Melbourne has to offer. The city, which is located in the state of Victoria, is now one of the best-performing markets in the Asia Pacific region....

It is always prudent to keep the basics of property markets in mind in order to gain a better understanding of what factors cause changes...

Office property continues to make up the largest proportion of inter-regional investment around the world, with 58 per cent of all transactions for that asset class....

Commercial real estate investors in Australia will finally be able to measure the performance of sustainable commercial real estate buildings, following the launch of a new green property index. Property investment analyst IPD has launched its green property index at Green Cities 2011....

Demand for office space in Australia has increased over the past few months as investors become more confident about the country's economic growth fundamentals, a new report has claimed....

The overall picture for the global real estate market is mixed, with many leading economies showing positive signs of recovery, the latest report has suggested.....

Foreign buyers and investment funds have begun to return to the Australian office market, with the sector contributing 25 per cent of the total transactions for the year....

Australia, Singapore and China are leading the commercial property market in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of direct investment, new figures show. According to figures from Jones Lang LaSalle, there is likely to be a further increase of buyers to the end of the year....

The revelation that Qatar is to host the 2022 FIFA football World Cup has proved to be a blessing for real estate and construction firms in the Gulf region. A number of developers are already working in the Gulf state and others in the region are hoping to get some of the action from the tournament....

A growing number of European and Asian investors are purchasing real estate in Australia as high interest rates continue to put off domestic buyers, it has been claimed. The Real Estate Buyers Association of Australia has said that a rise in the number of foreign buyers in the country is helping to drive demand....

A new breed of real estate investor has emerged over the past few years, it has been claimed. Favouring safe secondary markets over more risky emerging ones, they are looking for quality, high levels of customer service and long-term stability....

Widely unknown as an investment vehicle, car park investment is becoming an increasingly popular option. With more limited space in city centres the financial benefits are looking more attractive to potential investors, as well as the fact that uncertain markets are influencing investors to seek alternative investment options....

Last month we asked in an open poll on the site "If you had 100,000 GBP (or the equivalent) to invest in property right now, which continent would you invest in?"...

Searches for overseas property have fallen sharply during September, new figures have shown. According to the latest report from Rightmove Overseas, overall foreign property searches dropped by 17 per cent over the course of the month....

Commercial real estate investment in the Asia Pacific region rose by eight per cent during the third quarter of this year, new research has shown. DTZ has reported that the total investment volume for the three month period hit USD 29....

A lower tax rate in Australia is expected to offer offshore buyers the opportunity to benefit from substantial savings when acquiring and managing real estate assets in the country. According to the Financial Standard, the Federal Government's decision to phase down interest withholding tax on interest paid on some offshore borrowings will benefit potential investors....

Globally commercial property markets are beginning to return to health. As the economic situation improves in countries around the world confidence is being reinstated in both office and retail units. Numerous indices have drawn attention to rising property values and growing rental yields....

THE number of home loans for owner occupied housing rose for the first time in eight months in May, official figures show.

Australia held interest rates at 4.5pc for the second consecutive month...

THE Reserve Bank of Australia has downplayed concerns over a house price bubble in Australia.....

While some real estate experts are reporting drops in overseas interest in Australian property over the last year due to high currency exchange rates and rising home prices, economists within the country are citing the opposite...

Recently released figures by the federal government in Australia have led to calls from many to tighten restrictions on overseas investors in the country. The body has revealed that during 2009, foreign property investment accounted for....

Any investors with a keen eye will have noticed that Australia's property market has been enjoying significant price rises over the past few years. A rising population and lack of new builds is helping to ensure that the majority of individuals who purchased real estate in the country can now expect to enjoy significant returns....

Australia is cracking down on foreign real estate buyers as they price ordinary people out of the real estate market and now calls for a similar move are being voiced in New Zealand.

Rising rates may slow a recovery in the home building sector, which posted a big jump yesterday.

As the new decade marches on and we get set to enter the second official quarter of 2010,

The average size of a home loan has risen by 40pc since 2005, leaving many Australians struggling to meet their repayments.