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Residents in some parts of Australia's fastest-growing region will have to get used to living in more crowded quarters under a plan to limit urban sprawl.
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While a bubble in the first home owner segment of the housing market is set to burst with the winding back of government grants in two months, industry experts …
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With conditions in Australia’s real estate market improving, so too have auction clearance rates. On average, 70 percent of auctions over the last month have re…
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The cost of land in Australia has increased by almost 10 percent, a study has found. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) residential land report shows the we…
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Malcolm Turnbull won't like the Reserve Bank board minutes released today: they sound very much like a ringing endorsement for the Government's stimulus package…
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The cash rate target is expected to remain at or below 3% over the next year and the availability of concessions of up to $24,000 for first home owners should b…
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The bull market ran hottest for beach and waterfront mansions, now one of the hardest hit sectors of the residential market where owners under financial pressur…
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There is increasing evidence that investors are starting to return to the property market, due to attractive yields, low interest rates and the ability to earn …
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Up to a third of the 3000 holiday apartments in Port Douglas are for sale, with one unit recently fetching about $177,000 after selling for $366,000 six years a…
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Increased demand for Australian coal from Asia and the Sub-Continent allows Abbot Point Coal Terminal to break export tonnage records, auguring well for the Whi…
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High-flying Australians working overseas are among the highest paid in the world, with 20 per cent commanding an annual salary of more than $US250,000 ($320,000…
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Perth's average house price has jumped 3.5 per cent in the past three months. Data from the Real Estate Institute of WA shows the average house price in the cit…
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