tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:45:17 +0000Each week, well known real estate industry expert, Anthony Toop, releases his views, opinions, observations and predictions of the South Australian real estate market, as well as talks about the latest on his national award winning company, Toop&amp;Toop Real Estate. Anthony is happy to answer any questions you may have, simply visit <b><a href="http://www.asktoopie.toop.com.au">www.asktoopie.toop.com.au</a></b> to submit them.http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)Blogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-4979860594921707006Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:48:00 +00002009-12-17T08:19:49.805+10:30InsideStory readers this is it for 2010. It has been a remarkable year for property owners with an unprecedented market turnaround creating sustainable growth. The Top End returned and we believe it will be solid throughout 2010, with much that was lost in the last quarter of 2008 clawed back over 2009.In less than two weeks the First Home Owners Boost finishes and in the new year interest rates http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/remarkable-year-for-property-owners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-7220530007961091058Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:09:00 +00002009-12-10T09:42:52.058+10:30Time’s Up Folks... just one more weekend of opens and that’s it for selling in 2009. So if you’re wanting to sell, what now?During the Christmas New Year break it only takes a few days before buyers get hungry for property again. At Toop&Toop our team is well ‘seasoned’ and prepared for buyer enquiries throughout the holidays... especially on the Fleurieu. While many businesses are winding down http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/no-holiday-for-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-6591821541830880504Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:41:00 +00002009-12-03T11:16:18.226+10:30Hi InsideStory readers, Here you go the latest CommSec report. Some excerpts from the report to give you a feel for what it covers….. The Reserve Bank (RBA) has increased interest rates for the third consecutive month – the first time it has ever lifted rates three months in a row. The cash rate was lifted from 3.50 per cent to 3.75 per cent.􀂠 The RBA made two references to higher dwelling http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/first-time-rba-has-ever-lifted-rates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-2514749371578509271Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:37:00 +00002009-12-03T11:19:48.181+10:30InsideStory followers, CommSec pulled a great piece of research out of the hat this week and made really interesting reading. Here are some exerts from the report to tempt you to read on…… · NSW still has the biggest houses in Australia – and by a large margin. The size of the average new house built in NSW in 2008/09 was 262.9m², followed by Queensland (253.0m²), Victoria (http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/australians-opt-to-better-utilise-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-7161544187124192606Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-12-03T13:39:12.085+10:30Dominating real estate news this week: the Reserve Bank’s controversial third consecutive interest rate rise, Westpac’s instant move to drive rates even higher & the release of CommSec’s report into the size of Australian homes. Westpac are leading the “pack” with their 0.45% hike in rates. Certainly disappointing, but is this the trigger investors have been waiting for to re-enter the market? RPhttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/dynamics-changing-but-adelaides-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-6185999387565393295Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:07:00 +00002009-12-03T11:40:45.782+10:30InsideStory subscribers, This is a big report and takes some absorbing. Today we interviewed David Williams, Executive General Manager of RP Data on ToopTV, so to hear and see that interview, go to www.toop.tv from Thursday afternoon as the interview will be available for viewing or downloading as a pod cast. RPDataRiskmarkNov09.pdf (pdf)This report is perfect for those keen to remain very http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/12/report-for-those-keen-to-remain-very.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-6280449286793547728Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:58:00 +00002009-11-30T09:42:17.787+10:30A national showdown between the real estate industry and public portals such as realestate.com.au and Domain.com.au seems almost inevitable now as the race for on line dominance goes to a new level. Actually outright war is possible.Actually outright war is probably more likely as the greatest fear of an entire industry starts to become a reality. The power of public portals and their ability to http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/is-it-war.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-8626312307088665625Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:00 +00002009-11-19T16:16:49.538+10:30InsideStory subscribersThis CommSec report talks about interest rates so I guess it will be of interest to all property owners.CommSec Report - Ecomonic Insights (pdf)Don’t forget to go to toop.tv and check out our weekly real estate show/program. We are improving it every week and the content is starting to really become valuable. Next Wednesday we have a segment on protecting your asset and http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/rba-stresses-no-timetable-for-rate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-2286881245574264489Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:00 +00002009-11-19T16:09:13.700+10:30InsideStory Subscribers,This is an awesome report that I have sat on for too long and I have only just got a chance to read. I apologise for being a week getting it to you but frankly this is one excellent report you may want to keep in your files, especially if you love property.RPData - Nov12 (pdf)I must get the guys from RP Data to come onto ToopTV again and talk to this, we had Tim Lawless 3 http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/cost-of-renting-cost-of-owning-rpdata.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-168447451809654918Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +00002009-11-19T15:47:34.025+10:30Dear InsideStory subscriberWe have run our Saturday InsideStory article off the back of this report, and the relivance of Jobs to property owners.Have a read of my article to see the importance of this information. In a nut shell, no jobs, no confidence…No Confidence, no demand for property.RegardsToopieImportant InformationThe summary and attached report has been prepared without taking account http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/jobs-jobs-and-more-jobs-commsec-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-2022827638637649391Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:00 +00002009-11-19T08:01:19.451+10:30Heatwave... still rolls on. I had a theory that internet enquiries would go through the roof with buyers electing to do their research from air conditioned comfort... not the case. The internet stats are HUGE & growing, but no actual hot weather spike. We did also discovered that the FHOG wind back on October 1st had no impact on web traffic.Gardens; a sigh of relief as commonsense prevails on http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/heatwave-jobs-and-rates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-7258106031942434293Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:39:00 +00002009-11-13T08:27:14.394+10:30Spring Heatwave!!One in a 100 years!The spring heatwave had a cooling effect on the market over the past week, with attendances down at inspections and the edge being taken off buyers. We will never know if this “cooling” of attendances relates to last week's interest rate rise, but I doubt it. Whenever we have a sudden burst of unpleasantly hot weather at the start of the summer season, people http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-in-100-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-1579788551823248606Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +00002009-11-10T07:49:37.416+10:30Dear InsideStory Subscriber“…..if the constraints to housing supply are not addressed by governments and lenders then economic prosperity will be threatened….” Says CommSec.CommSec Report - Ecomonic Insights (pdf)Sorry about the delay posting this report but it is a good read and CommSec are pretty much on the ball. Do not forget to go to www.toop.tv and see the latest episode of Behind the http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/commsec-research-rba-warns-housing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-4960676218570619940Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-11-04T16:03:17.218+10:30Melbourne Cup saw another rate rise from the Reserve Bank of 25 basis points - lower than the expected 50 basis point rise, which is good news for home owners.Here's what the team at CommSec had to say...CommSec Report - Ecomonic Insights (pdf)Anthony Toop, Managing Director.www.toop.com.au© Toop Real Estate Grouphttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/favourite-home-rba-lifts-rates-by-25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-2683550904912729256Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:21:00 +00002009-11-02T10:00:01.305+10:30InsideStory subscribers Here we go with the latest CommSec report, and this is the first report in weeks with a negative tone. It is short and a quick read. CommSec Report - Ecomonic Insights (pdf)RegardsAnthony Toop, Managing Director.www.toop.com.au© Toop Real Estate Grouphttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/11/reality-check.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-4359734964507321348Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:31:00 +00002009-10-30T09:22:11.973+10:30InsideStory subscribers, here is the November CommSec report, a great summary of activity. Here are a few quotes from the report…. “We expect the Reserve Bank to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points (quarter of a percent) on Tuesday. Data over the past month shows continued recovery of the domestic economy….” “The sharemarket bulls may not agree, but the past week has represented a healthy http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/huge-weekreserve-bank-again-dominating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-4745908219997726625Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:46:00 +00002009-10-28T12:04:35.727+10:30Dear InsideStory subscriber, This week we go live on Toop.TV with Tim Lawless of RP Data. In the live to air telephone interview we discuss the report into Australia’s property performance on the International stage. We also look at the relative performance of Units to detached housing, both very interesting reports, and a great interview. PropertyPulse (pdf)Units catching up (pdf)I hope you havehttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/australia-looking-good-in-global.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-5271585914539288802Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:22:00 +00002009-10-26T11:04:49.324+10:30Dear InsideStory subscribers, The latest CommSec report again is so positive. With the rebound of the stock market there is more money injected back into the system and real estate has also shown some extraordinary strength, and resilience. I expect some profit taking will result in more money flowing across into property investments as investors look to the safety of property.The Great Recovery http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/great-recovery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-3066532285921654230Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:50:00 +00002009-10-23T09:23:34.782+10:30Dear InsideStory subscribers, This is hot off the press, the latest in auction clearance rates from around the country. This is a must read as it is definitely a market pulse, and very current.RPData-Property Pulse (pdf)Enjoy the readAnthony Toop, Managing Director.www.toop.com.au© Toop Real Estate Grouphttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/latest-in-auction-clearance-rates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-6211639498785836549Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-10-23T09:20:15.841+10:30Today’s CommSec report covers the latest thinking on interest rate movement and some thoughts on inflation. Naturally, these two topics are linked. This report is not specific to property in this report but I thought we would post it for the information relating to interest rate movements.CommSec Economic Insights (pdf) Anthony Toop, Managing Director.www.toop.com.au© Toop Real Estate Grouphttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/latest-thinking-on-interest-rate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-4997135636834742790Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:40:00 +00002009-10-21T09:23:25.846+10:30RP Data report on Coastal Property was widely publicised in the press and covered a review of Coastal property. It is a very good read and I recommend you have a look at this.RPData-Property Pulse (pdf)Coastal properties clearly suffered from the Global Financial Crisis and there are compelling statistics in this report. For more detail on this we are discussing coastal property live on http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-coastal-properties-statistics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-6335353494523051072Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:09:00 +00002009-10-21T09:09:59.503+10:30State of the States, what a sensational article for South Australia, and a terrific confidence boost to see this kind of report about South Australia’s economy placing us in second place to Tasmania..CommSec- State of the States (pdf)I must say, I am staggered at the level of sales and confidence being shown this spring in the property sector. Sales are strong and we have not had the accumulationhttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/sensational-article-for-south-australia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-4974489123644755833Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-10-15T16:03:09.175+10:30On the bus, on the train or at the officeÉToop&Toop is now bringing you the latest property news live or on the run thanks to breaking technology. Finding your perfect home whether renting or buying is much easier than “the good ole days” technology applied to real estate is exciting & moving very fast. After 2 years watching the costs come down & advances in technology we believe the timing is http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/tooptv-arrives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-7270007894866474249Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:19:00 +00002009-10-13T15:52:34.213+10:30The Latest CommSec report has some implications for property owners with the interesting comments on both employment and also Interest rates.Spring is looking good so far and be sure you get a look at our Toop.TV tomorrow at 1pm on www.toop.tv.CommSec- Enconomic Insights (pdf)Anthony Toop, Managing Director.www.toop.com.au© Toop Real Estate Grouphttp://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/rate-hikes-on-agenda-commsec-economic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26827050.post-8521660441940460251Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:16:00 +00002009-10-07T08:51:00.737+10:30Hi InsideStory subscribers, if you haven’t yet seen the RBA press release and details of the interest rate rise of 0.25%, here it is for you.RegardsAnthony Toop, Managing Director.http://www.toop.com.au/© Toop Real Estate GroupMEDIA RELEASENo: 2009-23Date: 6 October 2009Embargo: For Immediate ReleaseSTATEMENT BY GLENN STEVENS, GOVERNORMONETARY POLICYAt its meeting today, the Board decided to http://adelaide-real-estate-news.blogspot.com/2009/10/rba-press-release-rates-rise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony Toop)0