Monthly Archives: November 2011
Market Conditions Attractive For Real Estate Purchases Before Christmas
MARKET CONDITIONS ATTRACTIVE FOR REAL ESTATE PURCHASES BEFORE CHRISTMAS Century 21, the largest real estate organisation in the Asia Pacific region, believes that there are strong opportunities in many areas of the national residential housing market for prospective … Continue reading
Unit Owners of Port Douglas Facing High Insurance Can Now Take Action
Attention all strata titled Property Owners in Port Douglas Queensland. The Federal Government yesterday has announced a parliamentary inquiry into the HIGH COST of strata insurance in Far North Queensland – Port Douglas included. Century 21 Port Douglas Real Estate know … Continue reading
Report indentifies possible reforms to achieve housing solutions
There has been no shortage of attention paid to the continued residential housing supply and affordability concerns shared by many Australians over the past year. To this end, the independent body, the Grattan Institute, recently released a report that proposes … Continue reading
We love our castles—Australian homes remain the biggest globally
The great Australian dream of home ownership is constantly evolving. Both our houses and lot sizes are generally decreasing in size, with kitchens growing in importance and outdoor living becoming more prominent for many. We’ve also seen … Continue reading
Renovations Outdoing Home Building
Renovations are the only source of growth for the housing industry this year, it has been claimed. Final figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show residential building fell 4.1% in the June quarter. … Continue reading
Renters paying a greater share of their take home income for housing than those with a mortgage
In this week’s RP Data Property Pulse, Cameron Kusher takes a look at the costs associated with housing based on the latest ABS 2009/10 financial year Housing & Occupancy Costs Survey results. According to Mr Kusher, one of the most … Continue reading
Google, Rankings and Real Estate Port Douglas
Century 21 Port Douglas Real Estate would like to congratulate Raine and Horne for making it onto the first page of Google for the search term “Port Douglas Real Estate”. Having worked hard at a staying in the No 1 … Continue reading
It’s a Deal, It’s a Steal, It’s Sale of the Century…well Sale of 2011 at least.
There is no denying it has been a tough real estate market in 2011 for Port Douglas. The township of Port Douglas is reliant on tourism and the high Australian dollar encourages Australians to travel overseas and discourages International vistors … Continue reading
POSEIDON & SAILAWAY SOLAR ECLIPSE SUNRISE CRUISE 14 NOVEMBER 2012
POSEIDON & SAILAWAY SOLAR ECLIPSE SUNRISE CRUISE 14 NOVEMBER 2012 Thousands of people from all over the world are heading for Port Douglas Australia so they can feel what happens when the moon over takes the sun and casts a … Continue reading
Implications for interest rates and investors
Lending slumps; Petrol slides and further falls likely Weekly Petrol Prices; Lending Finance; Credit & debit card statistics Petrol prices fall. According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 2.5 cents … Continue reading
