Toni Collette selling her bush hideway
Toni Collette, star of Muriel’s Wedding and Sixth Sense, has listed her luxurious country hideaway near Berry, citing reasons of her lack of opportunity to spend time there. The 5 bedroom property, which is located 2 hours to the South of Sydney and was where she married Dave Galafassi in 2003, has been listed for […]
America The Brave: Good Luck President-Elect Obama
In a world where the barriers of Nation States are barely barriers and the society and economies are global in every way, the victory of President-Elect Obama has caused excitement throughout the world that is similar to the fall of the Soviet Union and the bringing down of the Berlin Wall. It has been a […]
Obama, “The Socialist”? It Is Time For Change
It’s almost impossible to ignore the fact that the US election is just one day away (Sydney time). The need for change of any sort is more apparent than ever and the change is needed for both domestic and international reasons. I have many friends and colleagues in the United States and they are some […]
The Latest Issue of the MTLH e-magazine
The October 17, 2008 edition of the MTLH e-magazine, coming to you this week from New York City, can be viewed right now. The amazing reach of the internet has never been more evident than right now – two young Australian’s have just won a global, luxury award and Barack Obama, having just eloquently seen […]
The Dow Jones Recovers after Massive Fall
This morning the Dow Jones plummeted by more than 800 points before recovering and is currently trading in positive territory. Commentators on CNN, Bloomberg and Fox have been touting what would happen if the Dow were to drop to 7479 which would result in trading being halted for 30 minutes. The enormous recovery has excited […]
Is the US Heading for a Recession or the Almighty “D” word?
On my way across to the US yesterday I really couldn’t help but hear people on the plane discussing the state of the US economy. Confidence is very low and it would seem as a foreigner that Americans are looking for change which seems to be Barack Obama. The Americans I have met so far […]
Just how much is $US700 billion?
With both the United States’ Senate and House of Representatives having approved the $700 billion bailout of the US economy, and President George W Bush having signed the act into law quicker than you could blink, now begins the blame game to see how this crisis snuck up upon so many. I, however, thought I’d […]
“The Real State” by Simon Turner: How Safe are Houses?
The global market’s erratic performance over the last week has certainly called into question the financial strategies of many (including, it could be said, of the hapless President George W Bush). Regardless of whether one agrees or not in principle or practice with the Federal bailout in the United States, we should at least begin […]
The latest “real estate radar” e-magazine
It has certainly been a huge past week with the turbulence of the world’s stock markets still being digested by many. When George W Bush spoke of “shock and awe” in relation to the Iraq war, who’d have thought his words would so aptly apply to his handling of the American economy. Regardless of whom […]
Sydney-siders about to get the chance to relive the Olympic Dream
The site of Sydney’s 2000 Olympics in Homebush, for many years the subject of ideas, derision, and abject disinterest, is now slated to be part of the NSW Government’s plan to ease the much-commented housing shortage by the construction of high-rise buildings for residents and a place of work for many more. The Sydney Olympic […]
Sydney’s most vulnerable areas to climate change
Botany Bay and Rockdale have been identified as areas considered most vulnerable to climate change in the Sydney region. A new study by the CSIRO, the University of the Sunshine Coast, and WWF Australia, looked at the effect of rising sea levels, extreme rainfall, and storm surges across 15 areas either on the ocean front […]
The most expensive house in the UK
An Israeli diamond billionaire has bought the UK’s most expensive house for $80 million incuding a $100,000 bullet proof front door that has raised its value further. Bought by Lev Leviev, the seven-bedroom house in the exclusive north London district of Hampstead boasts a $US1.5m stone staircase constructed using 150-year-old carving techniques and an indoor […]
Marquette Turner Luxury Homes 