BACK TO THE BUSH!
MarketWrap with John Edwards,
CEO of FindMeaHome.com.au and Residex

Election is over and for once I called it right, well almost. For an article in the Your Mortgage Magazine on 29th June 2010 before the election was called, I wrote:

"I think it's likely to be Julia Gillard but I believe she'll have to form a joint government with the Greens to get there. I think that while Tony Abbott has the capacity, he hasn't totally won the people over as I think that he has issues like WorkChoices hanging over him. None of them are really making waves in supporting the property industry. They are all aware of the affordability issues for families and recognise the need to provide supply. Likewise I am sure they realise that the young have largely given up on home ownership. The outlook for Abbott could be dramatically improved if he can come up with a policy, which could demonstrate to the young voter that home ownership was again within their reach."

Well it is all history now and yes, the Greens did play a large part in handing Julia Gillard Government but our independents played an even larger part.

This last point has very important implications for those of us that are investors in housing and I will move to focusing on that in this newsletter. But first, the month that was, and our markets' performance...

Click here to read John's complete MarketWrap commentary

John Lindeman, our Head of Research will be providing a comprehensive overview of the property outlook in Australia for 2011 and beyond as part of a special online event called The Masters of Real Estate Investment.

The material John is presenting is vitally important to property investors and it includes some information that has never been seen before. It will be available from tomorrow for you to view, but you must register first.

John is not the only presenter, there will be reputable teachers with proven track records teaching on a range of topics that include developing cash flow positive portfolios, renovating for profit, creative deal making, beneficial tax structures, smart property development strategies and more.

There's no cost or obligation involved - you simply register to view the material online!

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Residex has released its Broker Business Pack GOLD, providing Mortgage Brokers with access to a range of reports, data, calculators and marketing tools.

The GOLD pack provides brokers with a complete lead generation, lead conversion and client retention system.

Kim Davis, Residex General Manager Marketing said "The release of the GOLD pack is an exciting part of our ongoing commitment to Mortgage Brokers."

Click here to read the full press release

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