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June 27, 2019
Having spent years building a career in North America, Australian-bred David Giles returned home to continue his passion for property investment while living the uniquely West-Australian lifestyle. As he explains below, his unique head-on approach carries across work and life, proving with a bit of passion, a full work-life balance […]
May 9, 2019
Despite the recent cooling of the Australian residential property market, housing affordability remains of key concern to many Australian households. However, the issue of housing affordability is often only examined from the perspective of Australia’s two largest (and most expensive cities) of Sydney and Melbourne. This bulletin seeks to redress […]
April 29, 2019
How Electric and Driverless Vehicles Will Change Building Design
https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/how-electric-and-driverless-vehicles-will-change-building-design;The world’s first affordable automobile had a dramatic impact on residential design. On October 1, 1908, the first Model T Ford was built in Detroit. Unlike horses, most people could afford to have their own private car and keep it at their home. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford built some […]
March 25, 2019
Getting Your Project Out of the Ground: What Financiers Are Looking for
https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/getting-your-project-out-of-the-ground-what-financiers-are-looking-for;While those looking in on the world of property development wonder what type of projects are in store in the coming months or years, property developers have another question in mind: what type of project has the best chance at securing funding right now?
March 11, 2019
Tim Moore’s outlook seems stereotypical of most entrepreneurs, but if ever there were place pick up tactics for improving your work practice, this is it.
February 28, 2019
What Developers Need to Know About the Complex Art of Raising Money
https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/what-developers-need-to-know-about-the-complex-art-of-raising-money;Good developers would have an eye for site selection, are adept at managing consultants and disciplined in project management. Add onto the tool belt a flare for sales, marketing and managing settlements in an uncertain market.
February 26, 2019
With real estate now the most popular collateral for private debt funds, why should you make it part of your portfolio in 2019?
February 19, 2019
For someone with an extensive background in property development, beginning a real estate debt firm to fund developments instead was not top of Peter Packer’s mind for a business opportunity. In his own words, ‘we just kind of fell into it’. 10 years on and that business is thriving, but […]
February 12, 2019
Thomas gives his advice for anyone starting a business venture of their own, and how to maintain the seemingly unattainable work-life balance as a company Director