#RetailRecession #Economy #HeiseSays Let’s have a look at the KP Centre in Shailer Park south of Brisbane and see how a shopping centre can adapt to the loss of their anchor tenancy. References
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Interest Only Fire Sales
#RealEstate #Property #HeiseSays Is resetting interest-only home loans creating a risk of fire sales? References Is Australia an innovation nation or beneficiary of dumb luck? https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-02/australia-rich-and-dumb-or-an-innovation-nation/11657984?section=business
#RetailRecession #Economy #HeiseSays Smart Money is leaving the retail sector in Australia. References Lowy family severs all ties with Australian retail sector https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/lowy-family-severs-all-ties-with-australian-retail-sector-20191016-p531e3.html
#RetailRecession #Economy #HeiseSays An impromptu look at Australia Fair Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast and the large number of vacant tenancies.
#Property #RealEstate #HeiseSays 60 contaminated sites have been publically identified in Queensland, including future development sites. References Erin Brockovich sounds alarm over PFAS contamination after more Queensland sites revealed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-21/erin-brockovich-sounds-alarm-over-pfas-as-new-qld-sites-emerge/11606772
#QuantitativeEasing #HousingBubble #HeiseSays Will Quantitative Easing restart the housing bubble? References Big change by RBA will increase house prices, says new report https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/big-change-by-rba-will-increase-house-prices-says-new-report/news-story/d42c00dc0c5a7b07240a648cf227a84f
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Australian Asset Recycling
Australia #AssetRecycling #Infrastructure #HeiseSays Calls for Asset Recycling are becoming louder. Will we learn from the past? References https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/public-private-partnerships.asp Josh Frydenberg rejects state push to bring back asset recycling https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/josh-frydenberg-rejects-state-push-to-bring-back-asset-recycling/news-story/2147b64f5c81d6062d87450bec7acb98 Asset recycling may look new and exciting. But it’s the last gasp of a failed model https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/07/asset-recycling-may-look-new-and-exciting-but-its-the-last-gasp-of-a-failed-model
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Stimulus Spending Waste
#Stimulus #Economy #Spending With calls for a return to Rudd era direct government stimulus, it is worth looking at the broken window fallacy and asking whether our current housing affordability crisis may be in part to blame on Rudd? Reference Australia’s Uncreative Destruction https://mises.org/library/australias-uncreative-destruction
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Queensland’s Bushfire Emergency
#Queensland #Bushfire #BinnaBarra People are being instructed to leave Binna Burra due to emergency warnings due to Bushfire. While we need to warn anyone we know who might be at risk it is also worth look at Labors Tree Clearing Laws and their impact on Fire Breaks. References Queensland firefighters battling bushfires in Binna Burra, […]
#JCU #FreeSpeech #PeterRidd In a win for free speech, James Cook University has been ordered to pay Dr Peter Ridd over $1.2 million for unfair dismissal. Fantastic news! References James Cook University ordered to pay $1.2m compensation to wrongly sacked professor https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-06/jcu-ordered-to-pay-1.2m-compensation-peter-ridd/11487086 James Cook University staff avoid using emails after climate change sceptic sacked https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-14/james-cook-uni-search-emails-before-sacking-academic-peter-ridd/9869890