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		<title>Weekend 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So let&#8217;s start something new &#8211; a new Matusik Missive post &#8211; 3 things worth knowing (well in my opinion) that we will post each Saturday morning. You get bloody good value out of this missive stuff hey!  And you now have a legitimate reason to fiddle with your iPhone or tablet during your Saturday breakfast with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1218&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Vals 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying real estate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last Friday’s PCA gig – see here – there was a lot of discussion about valuations currently coming in well under purchase price.  The difference between the price paid by the buyer and the bank valuation is often high – over 20% – and the differential is spreading. When asked about this situation, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1210&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missive extra &#8211; Next stop Brisbane</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More good news – well, if you are looking to buy in Brisbane that is. Below is a quick summary of my annual market outlook presentation for the Queensland division of the Property Council of Australia.  A fun event, which includes yours truly, babbling on for about 20 minutes, then a panel of experts taking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1198&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some good news</title>
		<link>http://matusikmissive.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/some-good-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Values]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s have some good news. Yes, there is some out there.  It isn’t making the headlines, but it is out there never-the-less. Here are seven positive points to help you make it through your real estate day. The vacancy rate is tight.  In most capitals and major regional markets it remains under 3% and is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1191&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Down south</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selling real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victorian market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many might not know, but I give several presentations each year.   Well, one per week on average, so maybe that is more than several.  In a good year, it might top 100. Like these missives, my presentations try to be direct; are usually flippant in parts (there is usually a cheeky slide or two, well [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1167&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month – yes it is February already! – the mainstream media ran headlines proclaiming that no jobs were created across Australia during 2011 and the result was the worst in 20 years.  No arguments there.  Our unemployment rate remains at 5.2%, but the participation rate fell as job seekers have given up the search [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1158&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missive Monday &#8211; New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://matusikmissive.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/new-zealand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I subscribe to STRATFOR – which, for mine, offers the best publicly available international geopolitical analysis.  Their 2012 world forecast is worth a read.  Don’t expect Australia to get a mention in the 18 page doco, as we don’t rate too highly on the world stage. I mention STRATFOR in the lead-up to this missive, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1145&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cargo Cult</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold Coast market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Missive is likely to get me shot, and mostly likely with both barrels, especially given that tomorrow is Australia Day…… but the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is likely to do more damage than good.  It is an absolute waste of money and diverts attention away from the things that really need doing.  But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1130&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Muddle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is good to see &#8211; in an ever-increasingly uncertain world – that 2012 has started like most, with pundits making predictions about the coming year.  Sadly, these forecasts are far from expert and are usually more erroneous rather than correct. Steve Keen’s latest (and consistent) call for an Aussie housing crash is a case [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1123&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missive Extra &#8211; Poll #1 – GC 2018 GC</title>
		<link>http://matusikmissive.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/missive-extra-poll-1-gc-2018-gc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Matusik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold Coast market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questionnaire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that the Gold Coast won the right to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  Congratulations to Mark Stockwell and his team. This two-week event will be held in April 2018.  Some amazing claims are already being made as to the impact of such an event on the Gold Coast market and economy.  Whilst [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matusikmissive.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19050387&amp;post=1108&amp;subd=matusikmissive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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