Building approvals point to a potential future housing shortage

Building Approval

It doesn’t seem that long ago we were talking about an oversupply of apartments across Sydney, South Melbourne, and Brisbane. However, a lot has changed in the past few years. The ABS October figures on building approvals show a seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units falling by 8.1% in October. The graph below from…

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Why would a Quantity Surveyor be the life of the party?

Quantity Surveyor

Listen. I’m a Quantity Surveyor (QS) who specialises in tax deprecation so, frankly, I’ve heard them all: Q. How can you tell if a QS is extroverted? A. In conversation, he looks at your shoes instead of his own. Q. How does a QS make a bold fashion statement? A. He wears dark grey socks…

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MCG Director Mike Mortlock raising money for the Black Dog Institue whilst representing Australia at the Triathlon World Championships

Black Dog Institute

MCG Quantity Surveyors is pleased to announce that Director  Mike Mortlock has qualified to  represent Australia in the 2013 Age Group Olympic  Distance World Triathlon Championships in London this September. When he’s not maximising tax depreciation deductions for clients, Mike spends  his time training and participating in triathlon events. Mike is  using his place in this years…

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