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A clear and nuanced view on generational conflict

by Joakim Book | Feb 1, 2022 | Golden Oldie, The Professor

Originally published November 2021. At the onset of the pandemic, plenty of the trade-offs that societies were asked to make were of a generational flavour. Young people were asked to give up their immediate dreams, their friendships, their jobs and many of...

Alternative refreshments

by Mark Roberts | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncorked, zOtherDiversions

What to drink in 2022. We ran out of Picpoul de Pinet last week, 2020 vintage. No big deal, stocks do indeed run dry – after all, wine is an agricultural product and the phrase, “We’re just waiting for the new vintage to be bottled and shipped” has been uttered ad...

Retail rents

by Malcolm Frodsham and Nick French | Jan 31, 2022 | The Professor, zOurWriters1

A story of supply and demand? In a previous article (The Property Chronicle, Autumn 2021, ‘Property Investment: Is it still worth it?’), it was argued that rents are an interaction between what an occupier thinks the space is worth and the minimum amount that a...

I went down to the crossroads

by Alan Carter | Jan 28, 2022 | The Analyst, zLead Article

Whichever way things are going, they’ll go a long way. Inflation was rediscovered in September. Up to that date the quoted REIT sector had risen 25%, rebounding as the economy re-opened against a rise in the All Share Index of less than half that. I’ve been pretty...

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 21: my bane worse than Durin’s Balrog

by Norman Harker | Jan 27, 2022 | Investor's Notebook, zOurWriters2

In this very special series of exclusive articles for The Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate. He will pull no punches partly because, as he freely admits, Norman has a limited life...