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Real property in the form of investment, ownership and use pervades almost every aspect of daily lives and represents over 40% of Australia's wealth. Such assets do not exist in isolation - they are dynamic and forever evolving, impacted by a range of physical, economic, demographic, legal and other forces.Consequently, a true appreciation of individual assets and of the property sector as a whole demands an understanding of both the assets themselves and the context and markets in which they exist. The sector is complex and, on the face of it, confusing. It is however, not without logic and underlying themes and principles.This book provides a wider understanding of how the real property sector works. It covers topics such as the nature of real property and its functions, economic drivers, valuation principles, legal and tenure parameters, property taxation, land development and subdivision, asset and property management and sustainability - all critical components in this complex and critically important sector. It provides a wide and balanced perspective for experienced practitioners, investors, students and anyone involved in property decision-making or wishing to secure a deeper understanding of these areas. The book integrates research-based theory with practical application and first-hand insights into a sector that underpins the Australian economy, its communities and its sustainability.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 A Contemporary Approach -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Evolution of Studies in Real Property -- 1.3 An Holistic Approach -- 1.4 An Education and Research Base -- 1.5 Critiquing Information -- 1.6 About the Numbers -- 2 Economic Foundations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Nature of Economics: Some Definitions -- 2.3 The Historical Development of Mainstream Economic Theories -- 2.4 Further Concepts in Economic Theory and Management -- 2.5 The Relationship Between Real Property and the Economy -- 3 The Financial Sector -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Defining the Financial Sector -- 3.3 Some History - The Development of the Financial Sector -- 3.4 Fundamental Concepts -- 3.5 The Financial Sector and Real Property -- 4 The Use of Land Resources: History and Trends -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Importance of Place -- 4.3 An Historical Perspective -- 4.4 Urbanisation and the Rise of Cities -- 4.5 Urban Development - Theory and Design -- 4.6 The Australian Context -- 4.7 Key Issues and Challenges -- 4.8 A Likely Future -- 4.9 Implications for Real Property and its Market -- 5 Real Property as an Asset -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Background -- 5.3 What is Different about Real Property Assets? -- 5.4 Industry Terminology -- 5.5 The Characteristics of Real Property Assets -- 5.6 Income-Producing Properties -- 5.7 Holding and Dealing With Real Property -- 5.8 A Changing Approach to Property Assets and their Management -- 6 Legal and Government Parameters -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Nature and Origins of Law -- 6.3 The Development of Law and Government in Australia -- 6.4 Federalism Today -- 6.5 Government and Judicial Operations -- 6.6 Government, Legal Systems and Real Property.

The White Possessiveexplores the links between race, sovereignty, and possession through themes of property: owning property, being property, and becoming propertyless. Focusing on the Australian Aboriginal context, Aileen Moreton-Robinson questions current race theory in the first world and its preoccupation with foregrounding slavery and migration. The nation, she argues, is socially and culturally constructed as a white possession. Moreton-Robinson reveals how the core values of Australian national identity continue to have their roots in Britishness and colonization, built on the disavowal of Indigenous sovereignty. Whiteness studies literature is central to Moreton-Robinson's reasoning, and she shows how blackness works as a white epistemological tool that bolsters the social production of whiteness-displacing Indigenous sovereignties and rendering them invisible in a civil rights discourse, thereby sidestepping thorny issues of settler colonialism. Throughout this critical examination Moreton-Robinson proposes a bold new agenda for critical Indigenous studies, one that involves deeper analysis of how the prerogatives of white possession function within the role of disciplines.

Readable, fast-paced & fascinating account of the 1980s property boom on the Gold Coast spurred by a flood of Japanese investment.

It contemplates why these agreements were forged, how the Aboriginal people understood their terms, why government repudiated them, and how settlers claimed to be the rightful owners of the land. Bain Attwood also reveals the ways in which the settler society has endeavoured to make good its act of possession-by repeatedly creating histories that have recalled or repressed the memory of Batman, the treaties, and the Aborigines' destruction and dispossession-and charts how Aboriginal people have unsettled this matter of history through their remembering.

Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are becoming an increasingly important segment of the financial system in some developing countries. This book aims to create awareness of the promise of NBFIs for developing countries and to assist policymakers in creating a coherent policy structure and a sound regulatory and supervisory environment for their development. The first chapter offers a coherent policy framework for addressing the regulation of NBFIs and the second chapter addresses the principles for regulation. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of the insurance industry, mutual funds and pension schemes, leasing and real estate companies, and securities markets, and discusses the specific regulatory framework for these institutions. The final chapter explores development policy challenges confronting emerging markets.