XR6T8080 Member 398 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 07/09/07 10:15 AM Share Posted 07/09/07 10:15 AM im a tradie not an accountant, but I have a bit to do with them...real estate bust? what bust? not where im standing, prices are up and up and up and up.... that's on SE Qld. have you tried to put an offer in on a home lately? you'll find yourself in a bidding war with several other buyers.theres no real estate bust my friend, well not yet anyways, perhaps you overcapitalised on your own propertyMate your not a bean counter yourself are you??? The bad thing about accountants is they only think money... there are other things in life...BTW I don't blame Howard for my over borrowing, but his policies have contributed in the realestate boom and bust, that effects me. Back to APEC, did anybody else notice that the Russian President didn't salute back to the Aussie General when he arrived off the plane?Ozzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOWDOWN BACK SLOWER THEN EVER! Member 706 Member For: 17y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 07/09/07 10:43 AM Share Posted 07/09/07 10:43 AM im a tradie not an accountant, but I have a bit to do with them...real estate bust? what bust? not where im standing, prices are up and up and up and up.... that's on SE Qld. have you tried to put an offer in on a home lately? you'll find yourself in a bidding war with several other buyers.theres no real estate bust my friend, well not yet anyways, perhaps you overcapitalised on your own propertyIn Sydney its a whole different ball game. Anyway if you guys have some extra buyers up there sent them down. We have plenty of houses on the market here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 10d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 07/09/07 11:34 AM Share Posted 07/09/07 11:34 AM wesleytType below the quote if you HAVE to quote somebody will ya, it's drivin me nutz.... Sorry please return to your normal transmission..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 07/09/07 11:42 AM Share Posted 07/09/07 11:42 AM Was thinking the same thing myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 07/09/07 11:01 PM Share Posted 07/09/07 11:01 PM (edited) kevin07 Edited 07/09/07 11:02 PM by BFHOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford number 1 Donating Members 602 Member For: 20y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: N/W Sydney Posted 08/09/07 06:44 AM Share Posted 08/09/07 06:44 AM I think APEC is great,I got a day off work to spend with my son.My wife had to work but is getting another day off because she worked on a public hliday..I think the real estate crash in NSW has alot to do with the state govt and I think it would be very dangerous if the whole country was run by Labour.Unions would be loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 09/09/07 10:55 PM Share Posted 09/09/07 10:55 PM ZAP, don't blame Howard for APEC. APEC was formed by Bob Hawke. Regardless of who's in power, it would be on in Sydney. The holiday and security is due to the brainless protesters who have no idea what their protesting about (and the terrorist threats, etc).For everyone else, we all know that there are many factors in relation to the economy, but the facts are that Labour has a long history of poor management (without massive Union funding they couldn't manage their own party). As far a Rudd being a good leader/CEO, what a joke! He is a sniveling wheasle, he has constantly been caught out lying in order to appear to support whatever the popular view is of the day, regardless of if it contradicts his previous comments, but as usual the media plays this all down because they traditionally support Labour.And the comments on the bubble bursting in the Sydney housing market and blaming Howard for it, what the! Are you just looking for someone to blame for your own poor financial miss management? The Sydney market was out of control for years, the so called bubble bursting you mention was a small hiccup compared to the recent growth, and it didn't affect all areas. At the moment, the market is fairly stable, with many areas reporting marginal growth. Most of the issues are NSW State Government based (LABOUR IN CASE YOU MISSED IT), primarily due to the insane land taxes introduced by Bob Carr. As a result, many rental properties were sold and investors took their money to other states or overseas (Bob Carr himself bought property in NZ).For some reason, probably due to the longevity of their term, every problem is being blamed on Howard and the Liberals, regardless of who is actually to blame, or if the alternative Government would have done better (this seems led by the media and the Unions).It's a sad reflection on our society when the majority of people are so easily led by transparently misleading propaganda. Then again this is the country that puts a US owned, low local content car on a pedestal as an 'Aussie Icon'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 10/09/07 12:25 AM Author Share Posted 10/09/07 12:25 AM I DO blame Howard for APEC's choice in location. He could have had it anywhere in Australia, but he chose the Sydney CBD to "show off" Sydney.This is a complete waste of money and a joke. It is not like they were holding a tourisim awards here, it was a meeting to discusss Pacific countries issues.Most of the world media could not give a toss about the loaction, but all the businesses in Sydney had to suffer to cater for political egos.It would have been smarter to have it in Cairns or Canberra than cause an major pain for security and businesses.It is Howards fault and I am still not happy about it.As for housing, it is a combination of many things that have caused the bubble to burst, the blame cannot be pointed solely at the federal government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 10/09/07 02:49 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 02:49 AM (edited) I DO blame Howard for APEC's choice in location. He could have had it anywhere in Australia, but he chose the Sydney CBD to "show off" Sydney.This is a complete waste of money and a joke. It is not like they were holding a tourisim awards here, it was a meeting to discusss Pacific countries issues.Most of the world media could not give a toss about the loaction, but all the businesses in Sydney had to suffer to cater for political egos.It would have been smarter to have it in Cairns or Canberra than cause an major pain for security and businesses.It is Howards fault and I am still not happy about it.As for housing, it is a combination of many things that have caused the bubble to burst, the blame cannot be pointed solely at the federal governmentOnce again, you have to ask, "Whould any other PM have had the APEC meeting anywhere else other than Sydney."The answer is a big NO! Rudd and Labour were in full support of the location. Media coverage has nothing to do with it, Sydney is our premier city, like it or not. When we have 22 major leaders in the country, we're going to show off. It's an unnavoudable fact, get over it. We don't hear Melbourne businesses bitching about their costs for having a Melbourne Cup long weekend? Edited 10/09/07 02:51 AM by tmac450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 10/09/07 08:45 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 08:45 AM it would have been cheaper and easier to have it at hamiltom island.just add a few aussie war boats and choppers for security, no protesters they can all go scuba diving and eat prawns saving us taxpayers millions.300 mill would have been a greatly needed boost to the public education system or possibly even pay for some medical reaserch,,ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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