Property Insurance News
Lurching to the left in a moral maze
Tuesday March 29, 2011
Late last year the popular "Slaves of the West" Chinese-language website set a new high water mark in China's leftist resurgence.You need to show true grit
Sunday March 27, 2011
You have to be tough, not to mention very careful, to make a fist of things in the property market, writes Peter Cerexhe.Stories of fear and anguish
Thursday March 24, 2011
Monday's incredible deluge shocked Illawarra residents and prompted the State Government to declare parts of the region a natural disaster area. The storm has also taken a heavy personal toll on those whose properties were badly damaged, as they explained to BEVAN SHIELDS yesterday.
"The rain just pounded us all morning. The next thing I looked out the window and I could see the water starting to build up on the ground outside. A few minutes later I looked again and the water had risen so quickly I just couldn't believe it. I knew then I had to get out. I've lived here for 22 years this month, but now I've got nothing to celebrate. Everything is gone. We haven't salvaged a thing. We can't get the draw that holds all my photos opened because the water has swelled it right up. This is my home and if it's a write-off, I don't know where I'm going to go or what I'm going to do. I suppose I'll have to cross that bridge when I come to it."CBD office demand hits rents
Wednesday March 23, 2011
THE next development cycle for new office buildings in Melbourne's CBD has started earlier than expected, sparked by continuing low vacancy rates, rising rents and high tenant demand.Mind the gap: $65 billion
Thursday March 17, 2011
APART from an expected $US35 billion in insurance claims from last week's earthquake, financial losses in Japan will probably fall most heavily on the Japanese government, once it tallies the damage from the tsunami and the nuclear disaster.Ask Noel
Wednesday March 16, 2011
I'M 55. My partner and I have a property worth $690,000. I have a $205,000 mortgage on the property, fixed at 8.2 per cent until 2013 and my partner has a mortgage of $240,000. My income is $500 a week gross. I also have $140,000 in savings and $20,000 in super. Should I pay $50,000 off my loan and invest the balance in shares or the super fund?Commercial loans 101
Wednesday March 16, 2011
The strategy To borrow to buy commercial property.In the line of ... reconstruction
Sunday March 13, 2011
AUSTRALIANS are likely to be asked to open their wallets again to help the 2000 families who lost their homes in Queensland's natural disasters and were uninsured.Fairer way to bear the risk of disaster
Thursday March 10, 2011
Hazard insurance is financially and morally preferable to a levy, writes John Feddersen.Educated debate over public funding for elite
Monday March 7, 2011
The recent data from the My School website confirms that private schools are embarking on capital works by buying properties and improving their campuses ("Elite school building boom", March 5). In doing so they are able to attract more students and so earn a larger slice of public funding. And so the cycle continues, widening the gap between the top and bottom schools. Of course they are entitled to do this and there should be no limit to their nor anyone's achievements. However, if they are getting a proportion of their income from the public purse, then the public should get proportionate ownership of purchased assets.Seeking that elusive bottom line
Sunday March 6, 2011
Settling on a price is just the start when working out the cost of an apartment, reports David Adams.United we stand
Sunday March 6, 2011
Many owners regard meetings as a tedious requirement of apartment living, but to others they're an opportunity to create a sense of community with their neighbours, as Kate Robertson discovers.A policy of damage limitation
Saturday March 5, 2011
Astute landlords shop for insurance policies tailored to their needs.IAG warns against national disaster insurance scheme
Saturday March 5, 2011
INSURANCE Australia Group has cautioned against the government launching a national disaster insurance scheme, claiming it could push up premiums and lead to risky housing developments in flood-prone areas.LETTERS
Friday March 4, 2011
Fertile farmland sacrificed for coalDowner just wants trains to run on time
Tuesday March 1, 2011
The downgrade-prone rail contractor Downer Group confirmed yesterday what the market had long suspected. "Downer has got good people, good engineers, good project managers but not enough experience of how to build large numbers of trains in high output," said the recently appointed project director of the Downer-managed Waratah train project, Ross Spicer.