by Richard Butler | 24 Oct 2014 | Radio Show
On this week's Lifestyles and Real Estate of the South Pacific show, we continue with our guest from last week Randy Mitchell, an escape artist in the making. On this second part of the interview with Randy, we talk about his experiences at the recent Dare 2 Escape conference held at Orlando, Florida.
Randy explains how you can use your American IRA fund to invest abroad to receive a better ROI by investing in agriculture in the Republic of Vanuatu. Randy also tells us about his own personal Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 16 Oct 2014 | Radio Show
The Australian real estate round up with Developer Richard Butler. Median Sydney auction prices top AUD1.031M.
From the state of Victoria we interview Kristien Formosa – Principal of Ray White Phillip Island just outside Melbourne, voted the most livable city in the world.
Phillip Island is unique: fairy penguins, surfers, seals, motorcycle and motor car racing, fabulous sea change and tree change locations. Working in real estate locally for almost fifteen years and living on the island Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 13 Oct 2014 | Radio Show
To make a million dollars back in 1995 was to just buy a house in Sydney and wait!
On the show this week, Richard reports on the Sydney, Australian property market auctions during the last week of September which hit the $1 million average mark for selling a house.
Richard predicted this over 6 months ago during which he also introduced to the listeners, the city of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. Melbourne has been routinely featured in Monocle's Quality of Life Survey Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 01 Oct 2014 | Radio Show
Opportunities and projects in Vanuatu
Brian holds a Q & A session with developer Richard Butler regarding the plethora of opportunities and current projects within Vanuatu, the 83 island chain affectionately known as the Land of Smiles.
Richard talks about Australian holidays and how the Chinese government is encouraging their nationals to work with Vanuatu. China has also offered Vanuatu "no tariff" exports into China and how the Chinese government is encouraging Chinese businessmen to Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 25 Sep 2014 | Radio Show
Shaun Hudson Smith is a Principal with Ray White Real Estate. He tells us how he went from a sports life to high life in the real estate industry along the beaches an hour outside Sydney, Australia.
Shaun Hudson-Smith
Management - Selling Principal, Ray White Terrigal
A career in real estate was the furthest thing from Shaun Hudson-Smith's mind when he was studying for his degree BHMS during the early 1990's. He thought that it would be a career involved with sport, Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 23 Sep 2014 | Radio Show
Australia is known for endless beaches, koala bears, kangaroos, cattle and mining plus tourist hotspots like the Sydney opera house and the Sydney harbor bridge. There is also one more Australian tourist attraction, The Australian Vineyards with clearly defined state by state wine growing areas like the famous Barossa in Southern Australia the Yarra valley in Victoria and the Magic of the Burnett in Queensland so on…..
Richard and Brian talk to Dan Traucki who lives in South Australia Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 03 Sep 2014 | Radio Show
Richard Butler Real estate and lifestyles of the South Pacific forecasting a bright future down under with a action packed show this first week of spring.
Richard Butler will bring you up to date with the Auction round-up for the week beginning the Spring market 2014 in Australia. Normally this is the start of the selling cycle leading up to Xmas and the new year. It's that time again!
We are back with an Australian Icon this week: "Bondi Beach," arguably one of the most famous Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 27 Aug 2014 | Radio Show
This week we are back advising of the Australian and South Pacific lifestyle and real estate market which is just improving on a daily basis. Richard started his real estate career on the Sunshine Coast in 1980. His first sale was in Noosa, arguably the premier beach resort conclave where surfers from around the world come to enjoy the magnificent breaks alongside the national park. Richard will take us back in time and then introduce Dan Sowden of Ray White in keeping with Richard’s Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 20 Aug 2014 | Radio Show
Richard Butler, developer and project manager with over 35 years experience updates you on the Australian real estate market where local politicians are saying “if you where born here you won the lottery of life”, are they correct? Start listening to this weekly update show and find out………
Dave Watkins is the Principal of Sylvania Waters ways and Ray White real estate office in Sydney. Dave will advise us on living the lifestyle in the suburban area known as “the shire” Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 13 Aug 2014 | Radio Show
Would you be above or underwater today if you bought real estate in Sydney, Australia, back in 2009? Richard Butler has a price comparison.Speaking of real estate, properties in North Queensland looking out over the Coral Sea islands are breath-taking, so says Lance, who is also working to help the locals in Vanuatu secure good jobs.Diving expert and instructor Tim Ritchie tells us about his dives off Luganville, Vanuatu, showing folks the USS Coolidge. And, there are a few other treasures Americans Read more [...]
