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CPC: Lender In Focus with Dorado news image
28 Jan 2025 · Finance, Property

CPC: Lender In Focus with Dorado

Dorado works with a number of trusted relationship brokers, of which David Lovato at CPC is one.

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Perth Office Outlook: the Bull & Bear case news image
06 Dec 2024 · Property, Research

Perth Office Outlook: the Bull & Bear case

Investment activity in the Perth office market remains almost non-existent, with very few office assets trading hands and institutional owners looking to sell assets.

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How time poverty makes it harder than ever to make investment decisions news image
04 Nov 2024 · Finance, Investment

How time poverty makes it harder than ever to make investment decisions

Even though we’re statistically more affluent than ever, our material affluence hasn’t translated to time affluence with many people increasingly feeling “time poor”.

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Perth Office Market, Divergence and Recovery? news image
02 Aug 2024 · Property, Research

Perth Office Market, Divergence and Recovery?

The Perth CBD office market experienced a significant boom-bust cycle over the past two decades, influenced by its close ties to the mining sector.

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Reimagining the resort community model could help first home buyers and families news image
22 Apr 2024 · Finance, Property

Reimagining the resort community model could help first home buyers and families

https://www.realestatebusiness.com.au/industry/27768-reimagining-the-resort-community-model-could-help-first-home-buyers-and-families It appears that there’s no end in sight to Australia’s housing crisis with interest rates remaining high, rental vacancies at historic lows, housing affordability off the charts, and pro

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Embracing imperfection can help you be a better leader news image
08 Mar 2024 · Corporate Management

Embracing imperfection can help you be a better leader

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/embracing-imperfection-can-help-you-better-leader-dorado-property-fxvqc Accountancy has a reputation as being a black and white technical occupation with no shades of grey, room for error or nuance.

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Why clarity matters in the workplace news image
16 Nov 2023 · Corporate Management

Why clarity matters in the workplace

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/blog/thomas-mcclung/why-clarity-matters-workplace/dorado-property/workplace-health-and-safety Thomas McClung, co-founder and Managing Director of Dorado Property, discusses the importance of clarity in the workplace.

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Can Australia’s big banks fund our housing shortfall? news image
11 July 2023 · Finance, Property

Can Australia’s big banks fund our housing shortfall?

While the Greens and Coalition have delayed a decision on the implementation of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), the housing crisis remains Australia’s most pressing social issue.

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Restructuring and staff retention news image
02 June 2023 · Corporate Management

Restructuring and staff retention

Change within organisations is often pertinent to the growth and success of a business, but a full restructure of a company can lead to its downfall.

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Why We’re Scenario Planning Our Way Through Economic Uncertainty news image
17 May 2023 · Corporate Management, Finance

Why We’re Scenario Planning Our Way Through Economic Uncertainty

Scenario planning is a strategic planning system that can be used by organisations, large and small, to make flexible long-term plans...

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Dorado Goes Directly To The Source news image
30 Nov 2022 · Property

Dorado Goes Directly To The Source

Dorado’s move into direct ownership is paying off. Dorado’s Direct Investments branch has been growing steadily...

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How to insulate your portfolio against inflation news image
07 June 2022 · Finance, Investment

How to insulate your portfolio against inflation

After years below 2% p.a., the escalation of inflation this March to 5.1% p.a., together with a sense that the upward trajectory has momentum, now has investors’ radars up.

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How Dorado Property is Focusing on Diversification in 2022 news image
20 Apr 2022 · Finance, Investment

How Dorado Property is Focusing on Diversification in 2022

From facing the global financial crisis over a decade ago to operating through the COVID-19 pandemic of the last few years, agility is critical for any business...

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Building industry fallout is uncertain following Australia’s property boom news image
18 Feb 2022 · Property

Building industry fallout is uncertain following Australia’s property boom

The property boom of the last 18 months is leaving in its wake a mixed bag of winners and losers. Whilst owners of existing real estate...

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How we scenario planned our way through COVID uncertainty news image
26 July 2021 · Corporate Management

How we scenario planned our way through COVID uncertainty

Initially derived from military strategy, scenario planning is also a useful tool for business. Thomas McClung, Co-founder and Director of Dorado Property...

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Funding and investing in property during uncertain times news image
29 Apr 2021 · Finance, Property

Funding and investing in property during uncertain times

Australia has experienced a tumultuous year, avoiding the predicted property market crash as a nation...

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A delicate balance: the impact of migration trends on the property industry news image
27 Nov 2020 · Investment, Research

A delicate balance: the impact of migration trends on the property industry

From November, new Australians will face an updated citizenship test answering questions on their knowledge...

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Dorado buys into Naval Base news image
17 Nov 2020 · Property

Dorado buys into Naval Base

Investment firm Dorado Property has bought an industrial property in the southern Perth suburb of Naval Base for $9 million…

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Buying vs. Renting in Australian Capital Cities: Which is the Optimal Strategy Over the Next Ten Years? news image
09 Oct 2020 · Research

Buying vs. Renting in Australian Capital Cities: Which is the Optimal Strategy Over the Next Ten Years?

Relative to incomes, Australia has one of the most expensive property markets in the world...

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A new strategy: why investors are turning to property debt over stocks news image
28 Aug 2020 · Finance, Investment

A new strategy: why investors are turning to property debt over stocks

Whether starting out as a new investor, or looking to diversify an existing portfolio, the first place most people turn to is the stock market…

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COVID-19 has refocussed the spotlight on build-to-rent as an avenue to reconstruct the economy and provide stable, affordable housing. news image
21 Aug 2020 · Finance, Property

COVID-19 has refocussed the spotlight on build-to-rent as an avenue to reconstruct the economy and provide stable, affordable housing.

COVID-19 has refocussed the spotlight on build-to-rent as an avenue to reconstruct the economy and provide stable, affordable housing...

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Scenario Planning reveals four potential worlds for investors in COVID-19 fallout news image
21 Aug 2020 · Corporate Management, Research

Scenario Planning reveals four potential worlds for investors in COVID-19 fallout

As investors reflect on re-balancing portfolios and assessing risks, many are understandably eager...

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Dorado Directors, Tim Moore and Thomas McClung On How Developers Benefit From A Changing Funding Environment news image
30 Jan 2020 · Finance, Property

Dorado Directors, Tim Moore and Thomas McClung On How Developers Benefit From A Changing Funding Environment

When seeking funding for a property development project, the key issue for developers has always been the source of funds.

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How Architectural Design Innovation Inspires Business Innovation news image
17 Dec 2019 · Property

How Architectural Design Innovation Inspires Business Innovation

Offices sit at the heart of an organisation, but they can fall behind with the pace of change for the businesses running within them.

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“When it comes to finance, smaller developers must leverage their agility” news image
27 Nov 2019 · Finance, Property

“When it comes to finance, smaller developers must leverage their agility”

Looking at our city skylines, you would be forgiven for assuming that most of those buildings are the work of large-scale property developers.

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What your development financier is looking for in assessing your project, according to Dorado’s Tim Moore and Thomas McClung news image
24 Nov 2019 · Finance, Property

What your development financier is looking for in assessing your project, according to Dorado’s Tim Moore and Thomas McClung

A developer, on approaching a financier, often tries to get inside the financier’s mind to understand exactly what they’re likely to look for.

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How JDAP is Really Affecting the Property Industry news image
26 Sept 2019 · Property

How JDAP is Really Affecting the Property Industry

News stories slamming JDAP have been emerging in the past few weeks as the working implications...

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From One Side of the World to the Other: How David Giles Found Dorado news image
27 June 2019 · Interviews

From One Side of the World to the Other: How David Giles Found Dorado

Having spent years building a career in North America, Australian-bred David Giles returned...

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Affordability in the Perth detached house and unit markets news image
09 May 2019 · Property

Affordability in the Perth detached house and unit markets

Despite the recent cooling of the Australian residential property market, housing affordability remains...

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How Electric and Driverless Vehicles Will Change Building Design news image
29 Apr 2019 · Finance

How Electric and Driverless Vehicles Will Change Building Design

The world’s first affordable automobile had a dramatic impact on residential design. On October 1, 1908, the first Model T Ford was built in Detroit...

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Getting Your Project Out of the Ground: What Financiers Are Looking for news image
25 Mar 2019 · Finance, Property

Getting Your Project Out of the Ground: What Financiers Are Looking for

While those looking in on the world of property development wonder what type of projects are in store in the coming months or years...

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How Tim Moore developed his unique work style and grew a sustainable business news image
11 Mar 2019 · Interviews, Investment

How Tim Moore developed his unique work style and grew a sustainable business

Beginning on a farm in Kenya, and making his way around the world, Tim Moore eventually settled...

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What Developers Need to Know About the Complex Art of Raising Money news image
28 Feb 2019 · Finance, Property

What Developers Need to Know About the Complex Art of Raising Money

Securing funding for a project is a key talent for developers.

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Why You Should Add Real Estate Debt To Your Portfolio in 2019 news image
26 Feb 2019 · Finance, Investment

Why You Should Add Real Estate Debt To Your Portfolio in 2019

Over ten years ago, the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) saw the stock market crash, and a recession took hold across most of the developed...

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Peter Packer: What it Takes to Begin a Business and Keep it Running news image
19 Feb 2019 · Interviews, Investment

Peter Packer: What it Takes to Begin a Business and Keep it Running

For someone with an extensive background in property development, beginning a real estate...

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Part 2: The Link Between Wellness and Success in Business news image
12 Feb 2019 · Interviews, Investment

Part 2: The Link Between Wellness and Success in Business

In our previous post, we sat down with Dorado Director Thomas McClung to learn how he went from...

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Part 1: How Thomas McClung Went From Tiling Roofs To Building A Business news image
05 Feb 2019 · Interviews, Investment

Part 1: How Thomas McClung Went From Tiling Roofs To Building A Business

When Thomas got word of his redundancy from Mirvac, it was a hard pill to swallow...

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What Has Digital Technology Actually Done For The Property Industry This Year? news image
27 Nov 2018 · Property

What Has Digital Technology Actually Done For The Property Industry This Year?

It’s no revelation that digital technology is changing every aspect of our lives. As each month...

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Dorado supports local creativity and community engagement news image
03 Aug 2017 · Uncategorized

Dorado supports local creativity and community engagement

orado Property is proud to be a community sponsor of cultural organisation...

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Property Council Committee Appointments news image
03 Aug 2017 · Property

Property Council Committee Appointments

Two of the team from Dorado Property have been appointed to the Property Council’s industry committees...

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