Opportunities in the property market

Is property still hot? While stock markets have been battered by the worst bear market in almost 30...

Is property still hot? While stock markets have been battered by the worst bear market in almost 30 years, property has emerged triumphantly as the best performing asset class over the last three years. However, with recent news focusing on falling yields, rents and decreasing tenant demand, can property continue to shine amid the gloom? While property fundamentals (such as supply, tenant demand and rents) were weakening in 2002 - a traditional warning sign for investors - the dramatic fall in equities led to an even greater influx of investors seeking the safer haven of real estate. Th...