The Australian share market closes marginally higher today. Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) reports a 42% increase in its oil and gas reserve estimates for 2009.

 

Aussie stocks higher at midday. Avoca Resources Ltd (ASX:AVO) expects to post its first ever profit of $40.5 million for the first half of the 2010 financial year.

 

5 February- Navitas (ASX: NVT) MD, Rod Jones provides an update on group performance to Dec 31 2009

 

5 February 2010 – Radar Group Director, David Greer tells us what institutional investors will be focusing on this reporting season

 

15 January 2010 – Entek Energy Limited (ASX:ETE) CEO, Russell Brimage introduces the company, its projects and plans for 2010.

 

17 December 2009 – Education provider Navitas Limited (ASX: NVT), MD, Rod Jones introduces its business, growth prospects and financial results.

 

17 December 2009 – Queensland Mining Limited (ASX: QMN ) MD, Howard Renshaw provides a progress report on its activities.

 

This week, our focus is on the suburbs of Highgate and West Perth, located close to the heart of Perth, WA. Matthew Bell from Australian Property Monitors gives us his outlook for the year ahead.

 

This week, our focus is on the suburbs St Marys and Kilburn in Adelaide, SA. We speak with Matthew Bell from Australian Property Monitors about APM's December Quarter Rental Report, and in this week's tax tip we look at whether education expenses related to being a property investor can be claimed.

 

In this week’s Real Estate Report we take a look at the Queensland unit markets of Woody Point and East Brisbane in the state’s capital city of Brisbane where rental yields are solid. We speak with REIA President David Airey about housing affordability and in this week’s tax tip we look at how to claim borrowing expenses.

 

In this week’s Real Estate Report we take a closer look at the unit markets in Kingsville and Strathmore in Melbourne, VIC, which are experiencing high growth and solid rental yields. And we speak with REIA President David Airey about median house prices and rents.