Melbourne has moved up one spot to be named the world's second most-liveable city. Sydney remains at No.7. Illustration: Wayne Taylor
Vancouver topped the list of the world's most liveable cities for the fifth straight year, while Melbourne claimed second place from Vienna and Australian and Canadian cities dominated the list's top 10 spots.
Sydney was in seventh place.
In the annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Canadian west coast city and 2010 Winter Olympics host scored 98 per cent on a combination of stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure -- a score unchanged from last year.
Correct.. this is neither bull or bear party food...
Although it's no secret these cities are among the most expensive in the world for houses. Most liveable = most desirable = expensive. Not too hard to understand.
“You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means” - Inigo Montoya
Although it's no secret these cities are among the most expensive in the world for houses. Most liveable = most desirable = expensive. Not too hard to understand.
Your equation would be true if relative desirability translated into more demand to live in Melbourne, and hence people from all over the world began flocking to Melbourne to buy houses. High immigration would equal high demand which would equal high price.
But that's just not happening.
Truth is it's just a subjective publication that has absolutely no effect either way on house prices in Melbourne.
I strongly suspect the real estate industry is bribing the people who make these lists. Look at it. It's all Canada and Australia except for three. Just whack in 3 others to make it not look too obvious. Canada seems to have a worse bubble than us with the 1 million Vancouver median.
If other western cities are so bad why aren't Americans and other westerners beating down our door and Canada's door to come and live?
What a load of fucken shit.
stinkbug omosessuale Frank Castle is a liar and a criminal. He will often deliberately take people out of context and use straw man arguments. Frank finally and unintentionally gives it up and admits he got where he is, primarily via dumb luck! See here Property will be 50-70% off by 2016.
Your equation would be true if relative desirability translated into more demand to live in Melbourne, and hence people from all over the world began flocking to Melbourne to buy houses. High immigration would equal high demand which would equal high price.
But that's just not happening.
Truth is it's just a subjective publication that has absolutely no effect either way on house prices in Melbourne.
Immigration is strong, no doubt about it. If you believe Pauk, that is over but in reality we are going to let more people in again shortly due to skills shotages and to temper inflationary pressures.
But just focusing on immigration is a simplistic view Sentiment is very important, if external people and more importantly residents of those ciities believe they are living in one of the most desirable cities on earth that will assist in avoiding a crash and then the risk becomes on the upside.
In addition internal migration, rural to urban movement, which has been happening for decades will be enhanced by a perception (of reality) that these are good cities to live in.
“You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means” - Inigo Montoya
Immigration is strong, no doubt about it. If you believe Pauk, that is over but in reality we are going to let more people in again shortly due to skills shotages and to temper inflationary pressures.
But just focusing on immigration is a simplistic view Sentiment is very important, if external people and more importantly residents of those ciities believe they are living in one of the most desirable cities on earth that will assist in avoiding a crash and then the risk becomes on the upside.
In addition internal migration, rural to urban movement, which has been happening for decades will be enhanced by a perception (of reality) that these are good cities to live in.
There are many who argue that overly large migration causes many types of skill shortages. And inflationary pressures.
But putting that aside, I do not believe that migration will be increased back to the level it was a few years ago. It was an election issue in the previous Federal election - Gillard had to explicitly state she wasn't a fan of "big Australia" and Abbott stated he would cut migration. Changes such as those making it much more difficult for international students to obtain PR are now well and truly kicking in.
I remember before the last election on CC people were saying that Gillard/Abbott would renege on their migration spin. It hasn't happened and such predictions are starting to sound like wishful thinking.
I am not claiming that net migration is currently low - it isn't - but it is far from its previous level.
My name is based on a Seinfeld character, not on a belief of a housing bubble.
Immigration is strong, no doubt about it. If you believe Pauk, that is over but in reality we are going to let more people in again shortly due to skills shotages and to temper inflationary pressures.
But just focusing on immigration is a simplistic view Sentiment is very important, if external people and more importantly residents of those ciities believe they are living in one of the most desirable cities on earth that will assist in avoiding a crash and then the risk becomes on the upside.
In addition internal migration, rural to urban movement, which has been happening for decades will be enhanced by a perception (of reality) that these are good cities to live in.
There are many who argue that overly large migration causes many types of skill shortages. And inflationary pressures.
But putting that aside, I do not believe that migration will be increased back to the level it was a few years ago. It was an election issue in the previous Federal election - Gillard had to explicitly state she wasn't a fan of "big Australia" and Abbott stated he would cut migration. Changes such as those making it much more difficult for international students to obtain PR are now well and truly kicking in.
I remember before the last election on CC people were saying that Gillard/Abbott would renege on their migration spin. It hasn't happened and such predictions are starting to sound like wishful thinking.
I am not claiming that net migration is currently low - it isn't - but it is far from its previous level.
Agreed - immigration will be high on the political agenda for the forseeable future. Any politican that does not appear at least cautious, if not openly hawkish, can kiss goodbye to their chance of election.
This has been the story in the US and UK, and it will be repeated here. Just one fallout of globalisation.
Tony Moore and Daniel Hurst February 23, 2011 - 5:32AM
Brisbane which markets itself as Australia's New World City, has come in at 21st in the Liveability Survey of 140 world cities, behind the nation's other mainland state capitals.
The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Brisbane in the same place as 2010, but five places worse than in 2009, when the city came in at 16th.
Australia's other major capital cities finished in the top 10, with Melbourne jumping one place to finish in second place, behind the Canadian city of Vancouver.
But the study authors urged Brisbane residents not to lose heart, saying very little separated the Queensland capital from the other high-ranking Australian cities.
Each city is rated across five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Report editor Jon Copestake said Brisbane was marked down on "availability of water" because of water restrictions.
"Adelaide and Perth score slightly better on some infrastructural indicators, like transport infrastructure," he said in a written response to questions.
"There was also recorded a slightly higher availability of private schools for education. In most cases the cities ran along the same lines."
Brisbane's humidity and temperature figure were rated as "tolerable" rather than "acceptable", as was the city's public transport.
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