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- 1Asia-Pacific property draws investors despite higher borrowing costs▼What’s luring investors to Asia-Pacific property despite higher borrowing costs?
A report asks why investors continue to put money into Asia-Pacific real estate even as borrowing costs remain elevated across the region. The question points to a broader debate about where yields and long-term growth prospects are strong enough to offset expensive financing. Attention is on commercial and residential markets from Australia to Japan and Singapore, with analysts weighing whether the region offers better value than Western markets.
- 248-hour deluge flattens Western Australian crops ahead of harvest●48-hour deluge flattens crops as farmers prepare for harvest By Andrew Chounding In the WA's Goldfields, Kalgoorlie-Boul
Heavy rain over 48 hours has flattened crops across Western Australia just as farmers prepared to begin harvest. Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the Goldfields recorded four times its normal September rainfall, while some gauges in the south of the state registered close to 100 millimetres. Growers are assessing damage to waterlogged paddocks and bracing for reduced yields at the start of what had looked like a promising season.