June 2008

Shadow Federal Treasurer Malcolm Turnbull demonstrates clear confidence in real estate market

With the news that Shadow Treasurer, Malcolm Turnbull, the Member for Wentworth, has purchased three investment properties on his door step, could there be much better confirmation that now is a good time to be investing in real estate?
A clear sign of Mr Turnbull and his wife, former Mayor of Sydney Lucy Turnbull, have every [...]

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Watch the world’s first rotating skyscraper: Dubai’s “Dynamic Tower”

Dubai’s “Dynamic Tower”, a $US700 million ($A732.9 million) rotating, shifting, rippling skyscraper, has been unveiled by architect David Fisher for a planned 2010 opening.
The tower, which will be entirely self-sufficient, harnessing the power of the wind rather than fighting the forces, as is always the problem with such a large structure.
There will be 80 apartments [...]

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Property investment: once a good buy, always a good buy

Surely everyone has come to terms with the fact that the heady days of the real estate boom are well behind us. Quite simply, lamenting “those days” is like the dull sound of a sinking bell.
On the polar side to that period, however, is witnessing the interesting positions people are taking. Right now: [...]

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The Swarovski crystal toilet

The average human being spends a total of 567 hours of their lifetime on the toilet.
Designer Jemal Wright has presented a quite bedazzling way of ensuring that every single minute of the 567 hours is remarkable.

Named “Isis”, this bathroom furnishing is the ultimate of “bling”. The Isis collection from Wright is a chrome plated [...]

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SOLD: Donald Trump’s Palm Beach property

To update you on a story recently posted by Marquette Turner, Donald Trump’s $US100 million Palm Beach property has reportedly been purchased by Russian billionaire, 41 year old Dmitry Rybolovlev. Rybolovlev, who is ranked number 58 by Forbes in the World’s Rich List, is Chairman of the Russian chemical’s company UralKali.

The Wall Street Journal [...]

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The British are coming!

More people than ever are choosing to relocate from the UK, with Australia topping the list as the most popular destination.

Australia was the clear favourite in the research compiled by international relocation company Allied Pickfords, with Spain and Cyprus a distant second and third.

Our capitals are the most popular places for immigrants to settle, with [...]

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