Opinion

Reiwa members reported a decrease in weekly sales to 528 for the week ending March 8.

The Australian Grain Champion’s proposal to demutualise CBH will most likely be rejected by the CBH board, but it could be the catalyst for a CBH-led demutualisation.

To most people it seems inconceivable that a bank would pay its customers to borrow money, but that scenario was played out, albeit briefly, in Denmark last year, when homebuyers were on the winning side of negative interest rates.

Coming up in this podcast: Perth homes prices, tourism, mining approvals, and markets round-up.

After achieving a record peak in September 2014, total dwelling approvals in WA have trended down for the past 18 months based on the latest data from the ABS for January 2016.

Global oversupply of LNG may work in local consumers’ favour.

Long-term, prosperous relationships are built on adding value and focusing on outcomes to customer problems.

Some ill-advised business decisions are coming back to haunt some of well-known local resources players.

I note the fuss made around the recent closure of Jacob’s Ladder, a stairway to Kings Park which, due to its popularity as an exercise venue, has earned the ire of local residents.

Coming up in this podcast: we discuss BHP Billiton, FMG, South32, Dick Smith, Woolworths, Wesfarmers, high-rise in South Perth, and private business.

Asset sales are expected to feature heavily when the Barnett government releases its budget in May.

Necessity is often the mother of invention in Australian agriculture, which is why the lack of support for renewables from many in the farm sector is perplexing.

reiwa.com property sales data for the overall market for the week ending 23 February 2016 totalled 678 which represents a 6 per cent increase in total sales over the week.

Software product management is not the same as software project management, and the sooner startup founders understand this, the better.

Living life in reverse is an amusing fictional concept that involves being born old and growing young, but if you look at some of the forces at work in the economy today you might imagine that everything is running backwards – starting with the puzzle of negative interest rates.

This week we discuss markets improving, iron ore and FMG, who has won the airport rail line project, 24-hour supermarkets, Rotto, Gary Gray, CBH Group and professional services.

Two articles in Business News (February 2016) may have left readers with a view the progress on Rottnest has stalled. This is far from the case.

The overall median rent has continued to trend lower as the vacancy rate rises.

Finding things in common with prospective clients is the surest way to build rapport and make the sale.

Healthy employees bring obvious benefits to the workplace, but how their personal medical details are used may have unintended consequences.

In his history of Rottnest Island, Laurie O’Meara looks to how the popular holiday destination’s future can be settled.

This week we discuss tough markets, the sports stadium, Woosha, Moody’s downgrade, asset sales, Rio Tinto and mining services.

The premier’s ‘follow-me’ style makes his performance in the lead-up to the next state poll vital for the government’s chances of re-election.

In this podcast Mark Pownall interviews tourism industry legend Laurie O’Meara about his new book Rottnest: Where to from here?

Engaging, inspiring storytelling remains a powerful communication tool, even more so in the digital age.

Consumers in Western Australia have continued to benefit from affordable prices, with record low petrol prices weighing down on national inflation (the headline annual inflation rate is currently at 1.7 per cent).

Having the technical skills to develop software in-house is a key point of difference for successful startups.

The technology bubble that has inflated share prices around the world hasn’t burst, but it has certainly lost a lot of air and credibility.

Since the start of the year, more than $8.2 trillion has been wiped off the value of global equities.

This week we discuss the state of the markets, further resources shakeouts, home prices, a new hotel for Perth, office vacancies and we look at ports and transport.

reiwa.com property sales data for the overall market for the week ending February 2 totalled 723, which represents a 36 per cent increase in total sales over the week.

Attentive listening is a key component in the salesperson’s armoury; so why do so many of us tune out?