Residential Property Developer Sentiment Survey

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* 1. Are you a property developer or investor?

Property Developer

Investor

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* 2. What type of property developer are you?

Private Company (< $5m / year turnover)

Private Company ($5m - $20m / year turnover)

Private Company ($20m - $50m / year turnover)

Private Company ($50m+ / year turnover)

Public Company

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the biggest development issue affecting you at the moment? (rank in order of importance)

	Not an Issue	Low Priority Issue	Neutral	High Priority Issue	Critical Issue
Finding viable development sites	Finding viable development sites Not an Issue	Finding viable development sites Low Priority Issue	Finding viable development sites Neutral	Finding viable development sites High Priority Issue	Finding viable development sites Critical Issue
Obtaining pre-sales	Obtaining pre-sales Not an Issue	Obtaining pre-sales Low Priority Issue	Obtaining pre-sales Neutral	Obtaining pre-sales High Priority Issue	Obtaining pre-sales Critical Issue
Obtaining approvals from local council	Obtaining approvals from local council Not an Issue	Obtaining approvals from local council Low Priority Issue	Obtaining approvals from local council Neutral	Obtaining approvals from local council High Priority Issue	Obtaining approvals from local council Critical Issue
State and local government taxes	State and local government taxes Not an Issue	State and local government taxes Low Priority Issue	State and local government taxes Neutral	State and local government taxes High Priority Issue	State and local government taxes Critical Issue
Finding quality contractors, sub-contractors and service providers	Finding quality contractors, sub-contractors and service providers Not an Issue	Finding quality contractors, sub-contractors and service providers Low Priority Issue	Finding quality contractors, sub-contractors and service providers Neutral	Finding quality contractors, sub-contractors and service providers High Priority Issue	Finding quality contractors, sub-contractors and service providers Critical Issue
State and local government policies	State and local government policies Not an Issue	State and local government policies Low Priority Issue	State and local government policies Neutral	State and local government policies High Priority Issue	State and local government policies Critical Issue
Construction costs increases and program delays	Construction costs increases and program delays Not an Issue	Construction costs increases and program delays Low Priority Issue	Construction costs increases and program delays Neutral	Construction costs increases and program delays High Priority Issue	Construction costs increases and program delays Critical Issue

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* 4. Rank the importance of the following buyers’ preferences (Drag each line from highest to lowest)

Price

Level Of Finish

Access To Public Transport

Car Parking

Size

Investment Return

Design

Location

Team

View And Aspect

Amenity

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* 5. What are the biggest finance-related issues affecting you at the moment? (select any that apply)

	Important	Neutral	Not Important
Obtaining finance from my bank	Obtaining finance from my bank Important	Obtaining finance from my bank Neutral	Obtaining finance from my bank Not Important
Obtaining alternative finance options [e.g. joint venture, mezzanine funding, pref equity]	Obtaining alternative finance options [e.g. joint venture, mezzanine funding, pref equity] Important	Obtaining alternative finance options [e.g. joint venture, mezzanine funding, pref equity] Neutral	Obtaining alternative finance options [e.g. joint venture, mezzanine funding, pref equity] Not Important
Obtaining enough pre-sales	Obtaining enough pre-sales Important	Obtaining enough pre-sales Neutral	Obtaining enough pre-sales Not Important
Buyers not being able to obtain finance	Buyers not being able to obtain finance Important	Buyers not being able to obtain finance Neutral	Buyers not being able to obtain finance Not Important

Other (please specify)

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* 6. In the last 12 months, have you investigated any of the following non-bank alternative finance for your developments? (select any that apply)

Mezzanine Funding

Joint Venture Funding

Preferential Equity Funding

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you have accessed non-bank alternatives, select the most relevant reasons for seeking alternative funding. (any that apply)

I wanted to use less of my own equity for the development.

I did not want to have a high level of pre-sales.

Bank funding was too expensive

The bank would not take into account my experience, track record and the fundamentals of the development.

I was conscious of speed to market and the need to complete.

I was looking for specialist experience and advice when it came to structuring my finance

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How do you feel about the outlook for the next 12 months compared to the previous 12 months?

Very Optimistic

Optimistic

No Change

Concerned

Very Concerned

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* 9. How concerned are you about the following potential political changes?

	Very Concerned	Somewhat Concerned	Not At All Concerned
Labor’s planned policy to reform negative gearing on investment property	Labor’s planned policy to reform negative gearing on investment property Very Concerned	Labor’s planned policy to reform negative gearing on investment property Somewhat Concerned	Labor’s planned policy to reform negative gearing on investment property Not At All Concerned
The re-instatement of the Australian Building and Construction Commission:	The re-instatement of the Australian Building and Construction Commission: Very Concerned	The re-instatement of the Australian Building and Construction Commission: Somewhat Concerned	The re-instatement of the Australian Building and Construction Commission: Not At All Concerned
Strata Law reform in New South Wales:	Strata Law reform in New South Wales: Very Concerned	Strata Law reform in New South Wales: Somewhat Concerned	Strata Law reform in New South Wales: Not At All Concerned

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* 10. Would you like to be contacted by Development Finance Partners in relation to property development finance? (Input your details below)

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