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Hotspots • 11 NOV 2011
Australians positive about property
The majority of Australians are optimistic about the economy and believe the property market will be positive in the years ahead, according to a new survey by the Credit...
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Finance • 10 NOV 2011
Rate cut unlikely to cause property market surge
It could take up to nine months before the Reserve Bank’s November rate cut will have any effect on buyer confidence and the property market, Realmark director John...
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Tax & Legal • 10 NOV 2011
Carbon Tax slammed by industry
The housing industry has panned the Federal Government’s decision to implement a carbon tax, labelling it “ignorant”.
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Hotspots • 09 NOV 2011
Ray White launches national strata management
Ray White has announced plans to expand its Canberra-based strata management group nationally, to service larger developers around Australia.
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Hotspots • 09 NOV 2011
Sydney agency investigated for trust account abuses
Allegations of trust account abuse by a Sydney-based real estate franchise – which has since had its franchise agreement cancelled by the franchisor - follow two...
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Finance • 09 NOV 2011
New investors dominate finance enquiries
First time buyers and investors have dominated housing finance enquiries, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots • 09 NOV 2011
Rents jump and prices tipped to grow, Perth
Rental market pressure has increased in Perth, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA).
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Hotspots • 09 NOV 2011
Website helps find overseas investment property
A new property listings website will aim to help overseas investors, including Australians, to purchase property in the US.
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Finance • 09 NOV 2011
Unemployment data sparks rate talk
There could be scope for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates again very soon, as unemployment gets set to rise.
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Finance • 08 NOV 2011
RBA shocks with rate cut
It’s happened again. For the second consecutive year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) managed to upstage the race that stops a nation.
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