3 lessons for developers and the rest of us Far be it from me to question the decisions of some very successful businesses, but I do find myself bemused by two reports in today’s media The first detailed the large number of apartment developments moving ahead in Perth and the large number of units in […]

3 lessons for developers and the rest of us Far be it from me to question the decisions of some very successful businesses, but I do find myself bemused by two reports in today’s media The first detailed the large number of apartment developments moving ahead in Perth and the large number of units in some of these developments – 214 in the headline development The second report detailed in increase in rental vacancies in Perth to 4.2% or 6500, well above the average of 3%. This report also commented on the falling rents in Western Australia due to increased vacancies While I appreciate that my analysis might be simplistic and while I know that the developers concerned have impressive track records, I also found that this situation conflicted with principles articulated in a book I am reading about Steve Jobs The principles I am referring to are as follows:…