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Tax & Legal • 31 JAN 2012

Gvt should re-think property taxes

The Government needs to address the issues of inefficient state property taxes and give assistance to first time home buyers, the Real Estate Institute of Australia...

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Hotspots • 30 JAN 2012

Rents to surge by 20%

Rents may surge by over 20 per cent by the end of next year, according to Australia’s largest independent property group.

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Hotspots • 30 JAN 2012

Superway ahead for Adelaide

The $812 million South Road Superway is beginning construction in March and will put Adelaide on the investment map.Set for completion in December 2013 the 4.8km...

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Hotspots • 30 JAN 2012

Arrears stabilise in September

Loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) that are greater than 30 days in arrears fell to 1.52 per cent last quarter, signalling...

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Hotspots • 30 JAN 2012

Housing market meltdown highly unlikely

Australian property prices may have dropped since the GFC but, based on recent data, it’s highly unlikely to endure a “US-style...meltdown”, new research shows.

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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2012

Melbourne faces oversupply

Melbourne may soon be facing a situation of oversupply, according to new data from SQM Research.The rising vacancy rate recorded in Melbourne, a 1 per cent increase last...

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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2012

GFC continues to spook homebuyers, Vic

The GFC continues to sap the confidence of consumers in Victoria, a survey of Barry Plant real estate directors has found.

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Finance • 27 JAN 2012

Big rate cut needed

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will need to reduce the official interest rate by at least half a percentage point next month to pressure the major banks into...

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Hotspots • 25 JAN 2012

House prices rebound

Australian house prices have risen nationally for the first time since September 2010, indicating tentative signs of a recovery in the housing market.

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Hotspots • 25 JAN 2012

Top three suburbs identified, Qld

Home buyer activity has slumped in the Palm Beach area, with prices also softening, according to research by PRDnationwide.

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