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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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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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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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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Posted
at 01 March, 2012
Apartments and multi-storey homes are about to get a little safer for children thanks to a rule change around windows in new buildings.......
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Posted
at 01 March, 2012
A SOUTHERN Cross University researcher believes the breakdown of traditional society has led to a new breed of house-hunter, which will have huge implications for those involved in the property market.......
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Posted
at 01 February, 2012
Home prices are weak but only because of subdued sentiment by buyers rather than fundamental problems in the market, according to a report on the health of the sector.......
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Posted
at 01 January, 2012
THE Gold Coast apartment market is showing signs of recovery, with high-rise sales increasing 30 per cent quarter-on-quarter, says Colliers International.......
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Posted
at 01 January, 2012
A PROPERTY finance expert is calling on the NSW Government to extend its first home buyer stamp duty exemption, which ends on December 31, in the interests of the housing market.......
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Posted
at 01 December, 2011
TREASURER Wayne Swan has demanded banks fully pass on today's interest rate cut and bring Christmas cheer'' to families and small business.......
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