Governments should stop thinking of the property sector as a cash cow
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Property Council welcomes Henry Tax Plan
Australia needs to rethink and modernise its approach to the three tiers of government
A large, skilled workforce is needed if the property sector's success is to continue
The burden of regulation on businesses needs to be slashed
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Good public policy can deliver tangible benefits to the community
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01 Feb 12 - Bernard Salt Are some property asset classes fundamentally changing? Bernard Salt thinks it’s time to take a good hard look at how we live and how it might affect property portfolio management.
30 Jan 12 Building markets will increasingly look to the private sector for new workload, according to Rider Levett Bucknall.
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Australia's office market has shrugged off gloom about the wider economy, recording a decrease in vacancy to its lowest level in three years, according to research from the Property Council of Australia.
Australian cities must be exciting, accessible and safe in order to be magnets that attract and leverage capital and talent.
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Property bears a disproportionate share of Australia's tax burden.
Australian business struggles under increasing regulation which stifles efficiency and productivity.
The property industry has a clear plan for addressing climate change.
Effective policy is required to deliver community safety, corporate reporting and housing affordability, which is now out of reach for many Australians.
Australia needs to rethink and modernise the Federation.
Properly funded training and a greater emphasis on R&D is required to instil and maintain the skill levels of property professionals.
Each sector of the property industry faces hurdles that undermine productivity and reduce returns on investment.
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Wednesday, 01 Feb 12 Australia has been tagged the “dumb blonde” of the world. It’s attractive, but shallow – a kind of Pacific Paris Hilton, “living every day as if it’s your birthday” from inherited, unearned resource riches.
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Targeting cities: Joel Kotkin 14 Mar 2011 Why is Sydney eating itself? And why is urban planning threatening the great Aussie ‘fair go’?
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Who's making their move in property?
02 Feb 12 - ACT Division Canberra's office vacancy rate is at the lowest leve in 2 years, according to new research from the Property Council of Australia.
02 Feb 12 - NSW Division Sydney’s high exposure to turbulence in global financial markets has curbed current demand for CBD office space, according to the Property Council of Australia’s latest Office Market Report.
02 Feb 12 - NT Division New data on the Darwin office market released by the Property Council today shows that office vacancy levels in the Northern Territory are continuing to rise.
02 Feb 12 - QLD Division Brisbane CBD vacancy rate has been driven down by strong demand for space, according to new research by the Property Council.
02 Feb 12 - SA Division Steady office market vacancy figures released today show South Australian businesses in a ‘holding pattern’ as they balance their concerns for international economic conditions against mounting confidence in an Olympic Dam-inspired boom.
02 Feb 12 - TAS Division Hobart’s CBD office market is facing the worst office vacancy rate since 2004, signalling the downturn of white collar employment across the CBD.
02 Feb 12 - VIC Division Melbourne’s office market vacancy rate decreased in the six months to January 2012 due to both demand and withdrawal of supply, according to the Property Council of Australia’s latest Office Market Report.
02 Feb 12 - WA Division The Property Council’s Office Market Report Presentation for the Perth & West Perth markets is available in PDF format.
31 Aug 11 - SCCA The Property Council is keen to hear your views about the real world operation of NABERS.
21 Dec 11 - Residential Development Council Residential Development Council says the Federal Government’s National Housing Supply Council has found what industry has long-known - an ever-widening gap between demand for new homes and supply.
23 Jan 12 Unlisted wholesale property funds performed steadily throughout 2011 and are expected to do the same in the short-term, according to new research.
23 Jan 12 In 2012 the United States will face ‘headwinds’ but still achieve positive economic growth, but Europe will slip into recession while avoiding more dire financial strife, according to BlackRock.
24 Jan 12 Technological hurdles to green innovation are well documented, but innovators also face financial obstacles.
25 Jan 12 - Property Council The Federal Government’s carbon price mechanism comes into effect on 1 July 2012. The Property Council has compiled a range of resources to assist members in the transition.
29 Jan 12 Despite volatility in financial markets and the Eurozone crisis, demand for Australian CBD office markets remained firm throughout 2011, according to new figures.
30 Jan 12 New research from Knight Frank finds CBD office markets nationally have seen increased sales activity throughout 2011; with the total figure a steady increase from the 2008 lull and in excess of the $5.5 million recorded in 2007.
07 Dec 11 A report finds the type, location and impact of transport infrastructure over the next decade will be very different from the past 10 years.
20 Jan 12 - Property Council of Australia The Property Council has welcomed the Government's new Urban Policy Forum.
23 Jan 12 Developer Mirvac is confident enough in Queensland’s residential market to increase its holdings in the state.
29 Jan 12 LandCorp has selected a joint venture led by apartment developer Finbar as the preferred developer for two residential towers in Western Australia’s Springs Rivervale.
08 Dec 11 New York is still the most expensive retail destination in the world, with Sydney number 3, according to new research. However, it also found that throughout all regions rents were broadly flat.
23 Jan 12 Eureka Funds Management has announced an estimated $450 million expansion and refurbishment for Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, to start in Q1 2012.
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Leading Indicators measures the movement of market indicators across Australia, together with Davis Langdon's Tender Level Index.
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