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The resources boom has pushed up residential property prices in some mining towns by more than 44 per cent in the past year.
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This in-depth feature looks at some of the assumptions about the Austrlaian property market that may need to be reassessed. From a tightening in the loan market…
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Wespac and St George have agreed on merger terms, paving the way for the combined group to become Australia's biggest bank.
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After a painful period of official and unofficial interest-rate adjustments working against the customer, National Australia Bank has foreshadowed a time when t…
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WA home buyers will save close to $500 million over the next four years after the state treasurer revealed long awaited tax cuts on residential properties in th…
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The Australian dollar is expected to peak above parity in March 2009, Westpac global head of economics Bill Evans said. Westpac expects the Australian dollar to…
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Buying a home in Victoria just got cheaper with the State Governement announcing reducitons in Stamp Duty accross the board and additional concessions for Owner…
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For the second consecutive month, the Reserve Bank decided to leave interest rates on hold which is welcome news for all Australian property owners and investor…
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Melbourne has defied a national trend by recording another quarter of strong house price rises.
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia needs one million new homes over the next six years to keep up with estimated population growth.
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Plans for a spectacular $1.5 billion office and apartment complex, designed by acclaimed Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid and to be developed by Sama Dubai at th…
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Australia's economic prospects have continued to soften, with hopes of a revival in new-home building dashed for another year and business confidence slumping t…
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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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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
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