Here are some key strategies we have assisted our real estate clients to promote their projects to Asian investors which are known to be some of the most active real estate investors in today’s market.
First, understand Asian investors’ behaviour!
There are 2 types of Asian real estate investors, and they are completely on the other end of the world!
1. Super speculators, I have known many of them who have no interest in living or rentals, just trade the property rights, they pay the downpayment and sell them to the next investors for a quick 10% to 20% profit, it’s like sharemarket..personally, I think there are better ways to trade, and there are also property derivatives available, but these kind of investors are around, and they are only interested in apartments, condos, and new developments only.
2. Income producers: By large, Asian investors are conservative; and as rental yield in Asia and Australia are always very low because of the high cost associated; rental yield in Australia or Asia hovers around 1% to 2% in most cases..some areas like SE Asia have little better rental yield, but still low compared to North American residential markets.
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One common issue I have been asked a lot when clients from North America or Europe ask about setting up a Chinese language website, they often encounter problems in China, as it is a controlled environment; and getting a hosting account or even registering a domain name in China can take weeks; once your website is up and running there; they also experience frequent technical problems whenever the government wants to shut down a website.
It is a very common and can be a very frustrating problem. My friend launched a kids website from Australia for instance, it is a pure information only website; but the server of which its website is sharing contains some news websites which are on Chinese Government’s blacklist, consequently, her website was disallowed in China.
If you are launching a Chinese language website, you may consider choosing to have them hosted outside China, like Taiwan or Hong Kong; although they are also being monitored very closely.
Make sure your contents do not share any political views about China, even in the news section, as that can put your site into blacklist very quickly.
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Just came back from a trip around USA, and made some further investigations. While it is wrong to compare Sydney to say, Florida, there are some general comparions you can made. Even when AUD is now getting smashed down to 80 cents level, living cost in Australia is unfortunately still very high compared to USA.
The bottomline are using several factors, which I think you should all consider if you are moving into different countries:
1. Income vs House Cost: Obviously, everyone is on diff. salary, but having a higher salary does not justify the house should be more expensive. A very good example is Asia, where income are 1/3 of USA or Australia, yet their property price is probably double the USA.
But comparing USA to Australia is a good comparison.
Economists generally agree that a good ratio is 1:3, meaning, if your household income is $150,000, then a fair value for your house should be $450,000. Anything above 5 is classified as extremely unaffordable.
Unfortunately, none of Australian markets even made below 5, in fact, they say, there should be a new category called Exceptionally Extremely Unaffordable (6), the average for Australian properties are between 8 and 10. To add to that, the interest rate in Australia is double of Canada and about 1.8 times to US interest rate. Rental is also about the same ratio.
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The world is moving fast and Green industry is the key growth industry worldwide - but location does matter where your prospects and career opportunities are. In many ways, this is like the IT boom, but very different from “resources boom” where they are limited by locations. With IT, it is also limited by Internet connectivity, telecommunications infrastructure and access to talent in local markets.
If you compare Green industry to the above, then it is truely an industry that will set evolution on its own as they are not limited by boundaries, locations or skilled professionals.
Amongst the major Green opportunities, we can see them from the 2 major economies US and China where the consumers market and sophistication, education level are completely different. We also see emerging markets coming from Eastern Europe or emerging markets in Asia, and also in Brazil.
This is great as it means you will always have opportunities no matter where you are, but still, if you are really serious about entering into Green career, emigration/moving to where actions are still a wise decision.
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1. Solar Industry, please, we have so much sun in Australia, but our solar industry is absoultely struggling, there are many great solar innovations, Suntech is even from Australia and did not even opan a plant here and is opening first office in Australia!
2. Water Treatment industry, Australian has one of the world’s most challenging irrigation systems, the water is always muddy because of the landscape, and great technologies have been invented such as filtering and testing technologies; however, a lot of these technologies have now moved offshore, a lot of great Australian water technologies have now moved to Singapore, Europe and North America
3. E-Health, iSoft, which previously known as IBA before the merger, is a Sydney based company and technology. Recognizing the need for e-health and also problems relating to errors & omissions; Australia is one of the first nations adopting E-health applications. Great technologies have been developed locally but also start to lose them due to lack of programmers in Australia, I think this is one sector Government should put in a lot of effort to create incentives.
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After 20+ years in Australia, it’s time for us to move on and start a new life again, we have chosen relocating to Canada, as several trips to North America had confirmed our desire to move over there, plus most of my friends had now relocated there as well, my sister moved to California and after returning to Australia for visit 3 times, she told me moving to US was the best decision in her life.
I had just “lost” 3 friends who had all moved to NYC, and several friends moved to Vancouver and Toronto.
Nevertheless, while very excited about the move, the relocation process is a long and can be stressful process.
The best & worst part is finding what you need to bring, in the end, we decided to just bring our suitcases, as it is pointless to bring any furniture or indeed any items that are not absolutely necessary.
I think that was the major problem faced by immigrants, they ended up shipping container of furniture, and they usually went straight into garage.
Now I have decided to as much as possible, thanks to eBay, we have been quite successful in clearing items from our house, and I would highly encourage everyone who is involved in immigration to consider ebay instead of accumulating or put them into storage.
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One of my clients recently asked me how I could adapt changes in environment frequently as I had lived in many places; my response to that was “Your home is always where you are, not where you came”, by taking that attitude and philosophy, I can settle in new places very easily, although, I do have preferences; for example, my preference is to live in North America over Asia or Australia.
But one’s life changes all the time, and sometimes you have no choices, and sometimes you do. My philosophy is, when you have an opportunity to move forward; then you should seize the chance and not looking back.
Since I left USA in 1998, after living more than 1 year over there, I had always wanted to relocate back to North America; it is the place where everytime I lefe, I just felt like to cry; the same had never occured to me when I lived in Asia, Europe or Australia. I have now, lived in Australia for 20 years (except the 3 to 4 years when I lived in Asia & North America & Europe); and my heart is telling its time to change to a new environment.
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Hot Export Sectors In Australia
 
What are the export sectors in Australia? Many have associated Australia being a resources oriented or primary goods driven economy? Is that a correct assumption or shall we also look at other potential sectors? In this article, we will also look at what assistances are available that can assist in your export opportunities.
 
Australia - a major export economy?
 
Yes, Australia is a major export economy, because of its relatively small population, Australia is not really a “self reliant economy” and needs to rely on exports to boost its economy. This is why Australian Government has spent considerable amount of investments in boosting Australia’s export opportunities - and diversifying products and services available for export.
 
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Have you ever wonder after spending so much time marketing your product you are still not getting the desired increase in sales you would like for your business? The truth is consumers have certain needs and they go through a thought process about the benefits and the perceived value of a product that will eventually persuade them to buy or reject. If your marketing is not meeting those requirements it is probably why your product is not selling as well. Most consumers are simply not only persuaded by the “price” tag, they are more visually stimulated by what a product can bring and do for them. That is the most important reason for purchasing.
If you are totally bewildered and having difficulty in selling your product after implementing so many marketing and promotional strategies you may want to consider the following reasons why consumers don’t buy.  You should then carefully evaluate how you can do better at marketing your products in a way that converts consumers into your customers which is the true measurement for the success of your marketing strategy.
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Your credit rating reflects your creditworthiness or trustworthiness to the lenders. They assess your repayment ability by running your credit score. Your credit score is a very important number in your life. It affects the amount of monthly mortgage payment you need to pay on a loan, your insurance premium, your car loan payment and various other things.
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You must understand why credit score carries so much importance for you. This score is worked out based on items that are listed on your credit report. The higher is your score, the better it is for you. If you have a good score, then it’s simpler for you to qualify for credit at lower interest rates and affordable terms and conditions.
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