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Finance • 25 JUN 2012

Solid auction clearance rates across capitals

Auction clearance rates remained above the 50 per cent mark in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, according to data from Australian Property Monitors (APM) and the...

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Hotspots • 25 JUN 2012

Rents soar in Perth

The cost of renting or having a mortgage in Perth has increased substantially in the past five years, according to data from the 2011 census.

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Hotspots • 22 JUN 2012

$830 million boost for NSW mining: BHP

An $830 million boost of funding for mining in the NSW Illawarra region, announced today, is “good news for local jobs” according to BHP Billiton.

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Hotspots • 22 JUN 2012

$220m of new infrastructure, Port Hedland

A $220 million contract has been awarded for work on a major upgrade of the Great Northern Highway through Port Hedland.

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Hotspots • 22 JUN 2012

First urban growth of its kind in Australia

Australia’s first inner city urban growth area was announced yesterday by the Victorian state government.

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Hotspots • 22 JUN 2012

Perth, Brisbane property prices primed for growth

Perth property prices should recover the ground they lost last year, and Brisbane shouldn’t be too far behind, Australian Property Monitors senior economist Andrew...

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Tax & Legal • 21 JUN 2012

Act quickly to maximise tax claim

Those who own investment properties, or are looking to buy, have been encouraged to act quickly if they wish to maximise their tax, according to Australia’s largest...

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Hotspots • 21 JUN 2012

Noosa hotspotted as the ‘town to watch’

Noosa remains a buyers’ market, but future growth in the coastal town’s property prices will be underpinned by continued population growth, infrastructure investment...

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Hotspots • 21 JUN 2012

NSW leads big fall in dwelling starts

Dwelling commencements fell sharply in the March 2012 quarter, with NSW leading the way with a 37.4 per cent plunge from December

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Hotspots • 20 JUN 2012

National demand increasingly outstripping supply

The gap between housing supply and demand increased by 28,000 dwellings nationally in the year to June 2011, the most recent National Housing Supply Council report has...

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