AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY INSTITUTE
Rate rise blunt against property
THE latest interest rate rise of 0.25% to 4.5% will not stop the Australia’s out of control property market, according to industry ...
Commercial property to outperform shares
CONFIDENCE in the commercial property market has continued strengthen as the office and retail sectors recover. ...
Big incentives a thing of the past
SIX months is a long time in property and the days of big leasing incentives for prime CBD office space are slowly disappearing, according to Australian Property Institute’s Property Directions Survey. ... Full story
Residential property chugging along
THE residential property market will continue to move forward and the recent interest rate increases have not dampened sentiment amongst Australia’s top property experts. ... Full story
Sydney residential recovery 12 months away
SYDNEY’S residential is showing potential of staging a recovery in 2010, respondents of the Australian Property Institute survey believe. ... Full story
Auctions need independent valuers
THE Australian Property Institute (Victorian Division) is calling for residential property auctions to include an independent valuer report in a bid to prevent underquoting and false practises. ... Full story
API launches retail accreditation
THE need for Specialist Retail Valuers has been met with the first nine SRVs receiving accreditation from the Australian Property Institute (Vic). ... Full story
Melbourne retail strips goes against trend
MELBOURNE’S main retail shopping strips have defied the economic downturn. A joint report by the Australian Property Institute and agents Fitzroys has found yields and sales have remained firm and outperformed all other property investment sectors. ... Full story
Melbourne convention centre scoops API awards
MELBOURNE'S new Convention Centre has collected to accolades from the Australian Property Institute Victoria Division. ... Full story
Residential back on the recovery
THE Australian Property Institute said the downturn is over and declared the residential property market is on the way up ... Full story
Retail will fashion recovery
THE retail property market in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will lead the recovery trend whilst the other commercial property sectors will be fashionably late, according to a survey of industry experts. ... Full story
Lack of funding slows retirement sector
THE retirement sector has not been immune to the credit crunch, according to a joint study by Ernst & Young and the Australian Property Institute. ... Full story
API & ADPIA hold hands for environment
THE Australian Property Institute and the Australian Direct Property Investment Association have formed partnership to help their members develop and promote successful sustainability practices. ... Full story
Property industry needs green education
SUSTAINABILITY is a major issue for the property industry, however a joint API and ADPIA survey found, few truly understand the impact of potential changes to government policy. ... Full story
More red tapes & costs without ETS
THE failure to pass the Rudd Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme legislation could cost the property development industry dearly, according to the Australian Property Institute. ... Full story
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