THE outlook for shares, although threatened in the short term by high bond yields and the Y2K fear, remains bullish for 2000 according to BNP Equities latest report card on equity markets.
A property investment scheme is attracting interest in WA.The Investors Club plan is based on using equity in a home as temporary collateral for the 10 per cent to 30 per cent deposit on a first investment property.
Australian-made products should be specified in government building projects, says the Royal Australian Institute of Architects national president Nigel Shaw.
THE perceived increase in risk associated with investment in shares as the market becomes more volatile has caused some investors to return to the traditional ‘bricks and mortar investments which may provide lower returns but are seen to offer greater sec
A DEDICATED one-stop shop to help small businesses make the transition to a GST has been opened by the Small Business Development Corporation at its Hay Street premises.
WA RECORDED the largest increase in working days lost in Australia during the 1998-99 year, almost doubling from the previous year, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show.
AUSTRALIA enjoyed the benefit of more than 2.5 million visitors during the first seven months of 1999 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
A RETAIL showroom complex in the heart of East Victoria Park, one of Perth's premier commercial showroom strips, is to be auctioned by Colliers Jardine on site on 14 October.
LATE August rain across much of WA will result in a bumper winter grains crop according to the crop report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
IN AN effort to rebuild community confidence, the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia has released a new Industry code that complements the Federal Government Managed Investments Act.
THE potential of Australia’s growing olive industry could be squeezed by increased world production, warns a Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation report.
Midland is set for a resurgence in interest prompted by the state government’s plan to revitalise the derelict Westrail marshalling yards, Tuohy Gardens and land around Ray Marshall Park.
Low interest rates coupled with a low inflationary environment are driving current interest in the Perth commercial property market, according to agents Knight Frank.
Concern about the effectiveness of residential planning codes in dealing with infill development has forced the Ministry of Planning to undertake a review of the current code.
THE value of managed funds continues to spiral upward driven largely by a 4 per cent increase in the consolidated assets of superannuation funds and a 5 per cent increase in public unit trust assets.
LOWER commodity prices have not dented profit takings of companies involved in the mining industry according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
LandCorp has just released 35 new blocks in Joondalup City which should be snapped up according to marketing and sales consultant firm Time Conti Sheffield.
Leading Australian technology associations have banded together to pressure the Federal Government to lower the Capital Gains Tax in order to bring the rate in line with other nations.
VACANCY rates in Perth’s CBD should remain at about 12 per cent to 13 per cent over the next twelve months, according to the latest research by Colliers Jardine.
Paragon apartments in the heart of the city, is the first mixed-use complex of its kind in the CBD, allowing residents to eat, live, relax and shop within the apartment block.
COUNTRIES adopting uniform regulatory procedures and offering greater cooperation will make it easier for companies to deal with transnational mergers, says Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman, Allan Fels.
A unique North Perth development with views to the city, is creating a lot of interest according to real estate agent Ken Burnett of Police & Nurses First National Real Estate.
