Author Archives: Danielle Park

“Unexpected” price declines hitting highly levered buyers

A realtor friend was telling me this morning, that they attended an industry conference yesterday where the speakers were explaining why tighter mortgage rules in January (that are set to reduce buying power by about 20%), are unlikely to hurt … Continue reading

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PetroChina: foreshadowing the Saudi Aramco IPO?

In typical initial public offering (IPO) marketing frenzy, PetroChina was sold to investors at the peak of the 2007 commodity cycle for a record $1 trillion.  Since then the shares have lost 80% of their market value and counting.  Here … Continue reading

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60 Minutes Australia: Solving Australia’s electricity crisis

More than ever before, Australians are struggling to pay for their power.  In a country of vast natural resources the strife is surprising, and innovative solutions readily at hand. Australian faces huge challenges in the future to provide cheap and … Continue reading

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