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It is not the winter chill alone that has made Melbourne house hunters go cool on real estate. Looming state and federal elections could drastically change the …
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Struggling householders who have already put the brakes on their spending now have another costly burden to bear - council rates are set to skyrocket.
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Melbourne has emerged as the top destination for Australian tourists, with the gap between rival Sydney growing even further on last year.
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Television personality, actress and pop star Dannii Minogue has invested in a new Australian property as she prepares for the birth of her child.
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The appointment of Julia Gillard as Australia’s first-ever woman prime minister could be good news for some adventurous expat investors.
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Britons dreaming of investing in Australian property still stand a "good chance" of getting a visa, despite changes made by the Department of Immigration and Ci…
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House prices in Perth have bucked the national trend, dipping more than 2 per cent to be the weakest performing capital city.
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The Australian housing market continued to cool in May, after house prices in capital cities recorded their second straight month of single digit growth.
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Sales of new homes slid to a three-month low in May as rising interest rates continue to dampen demand for housing, a peak residential building body says.
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We intend to migrate to Australia and considering buying a home there before we leave, are we allowed to do this ?
Buying a home prior to your migration to Australia is always a good idea and mayin fact create some significant tax advantages prior to your arrival.Under Austr…
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Houses in Australia's capital cities could cost more than $1 million (£567,775) by the end of the decade, according to an expert.
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A major finance company plans to significantly increase its lending to investors in Australian Commercial property as other firms retreat from the market.
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
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