Black Hawk Down.
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According to Wikipedia “tumbleweed is a dry, bushy plant that breaks away from its roots upon dying and is rolled along the ground by the wind. It is most famous for its use in Western movies to visually symbolise emptiness, desolation, or a deserted area”. They may now update this definition to include the state…
Vale The Investor.
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This week I wanted to start off by paying a special tribute to a much revered member of the real estate market place, the investor…farewell old friend. That’s right folks, in one fell swoop Jim Chalmers has deleted a buyer group from our screens, or has he? Before I rant…which you know I will, I’m…
Turn Back Time.
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At my ever popular colleague Bindi’s request this week’s newsletter “needs to be more positive”, it would seem that my last outburst spooked some of the locals. Ok so forgive me, it is true that in recent weeks I’ve been morbidly researching the economy looking for Easter eggs that may help predict what lies ahead.…
Fasten Your Seatbelts.
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After two highly successful stays with the family at a minimum-security 4 star compound in Fiji I finally convinced my wife that the next holiday with the kids had to be in Queenstown. I felt like a change, sure the easy travel, warm tropical water and kids club etc had its appeal but I wanted…
Weather The Storm.
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If you are looking for a Netflix and chill recommendation this weekend I say check out the latest collab from LEGO and the Iranian state media that is currently blowing up – my personal fave is the hip hop diss track (extremist propaganda from a rogue state perhaps but it’s a bit of a banger).…
Grass Is Greener.
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Firstly, I apologise in advance. I’m writing this short missive on my way to an auction in a Land Cruiser that I may have to abandon on the side of the road #fuelcrisis. Despite the strange times we are living in, I promised a dear friend this morning that this week’s note would be light…
Dark Knight Rises.
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To give you an idea of what sort of market we are currently in allow me to tell you a story about an auction that we held last week. After running a textbook campaign the big day was here. Our auctioneer arrived and full of awe and wonderment marveled at the three rare creatures that…
Despite The Chaos.
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Well it’s been an interesting week in the market/world *understatement of the year (turns out old mate wasn’t just ‘playing’ battleship). Despite the chaos I’ve been buoyed, perhaps even a bit surprised at the resilience of the local property market. Things just seem to keep ticking over. There have been a lot of transactions in…
Let’s Get Political.
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In 1981 the chart smash hit ‘Physical’ was released by Australia’s favourite daughter Olivia Newton-John (aka Sandy from Grease). *Fun fact, that song was also offered to Tina Turner and Rod Stewart who turned it down (an offer I’m sure they regretted turning down…ahh the parallels in real estate!). What does that have to do…