April 2012 News Archive

Interest Rates Slashed by 0.5%

News 188
Posted at 01 May, 2012

The Reserve Bank has handed borrowers and the struggling non-mining sector some financial relief, slicing interest rates by 50 basis points in a surprise move. At its May meeting the board of the central bank cut the cash rate to 3.......

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Good News–Stamp Duty reduction and Sustainability Declaration removal

News 187
Posted at 01 May, 2012

The new Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has taken the first steps to reduce real estate red tape including scrapping the much-maligned sustainability declaration forms, and reinstating transfer duty (stamp duty) concessions from 1 July 2012.......

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The new 24 hour home

News 186
Posted at 01 April, 2012

ROTONDO Weirich (RW), a company that specialises in modular housing in Latin America and the Middle East, has constructed a modular villa in just 24 hours.......

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Rising costs are hurting builders

News 185
Posted at 01 April, 2012

A REPORT released by Master Builders shows the rising cost of building a new home is adversely affecting building activity and housing affordability.......

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