Global | The Property Chronicle

The world is literally burning…

by Andrew Phipps | Oct 7, 2021 | Head Of Research, zOurWriters1

…and we simply don’t care enough. The publication of the 3,949 page Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis Report in early August elicited many different comments from governments, the media and individuals around the world. This is the sixth such report (and...

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 19: Australia’s bicentennial – Britain’s revenge

by Norman Harker | Oct 7, 2021 | 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...

Looking into the past: women investors

by Tehreem Husain | Oct 6, 2021 | The Historian

Recent scholarship on investment patterns during the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain has uncovered the role of women as investors. By the late 19th century, rising real wealth and the promise of higher returns coupled with lower risk led both men and women from a...

Evergrande: a debacle of epic proportion

by Chua Yang Liang | Oct 5, 2021 | Head Of Research, zLead Article, zNewsletter

Falling below the red lines. Evergrande, the most indebted real estate company globally, faces mounting bankruptcy risks as the company has defaulted on payments and struggles to meet its financial liabilities of over US$300b. Evergrande’s financial woes...

The song remains the same

by Alan Carter | Oct 4, 2021 | The Analyst, zLead Article, zNewsletter

It’s still all to play for in the REIT sector. I make no apologies whatsoever for repeating much of my mantra for the quoted REIT sector this year. The themes remain consistent, successful and unlikely to change for the rest of the year. I concluded my article...