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Stamp duty should be scrapped, with the loss in state governments' revenue recouped from an increase in the goods and services tax, the Property Council of Aust…
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As Sydney house prices soar, a leading developer is hoping to convince investors to move their money to Australia's other property hotspot - Melbourne.
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While I was lucky enough to grow up with a backyard, it's increasingly becoming a privilege that my generation can't afford for our own kids. That Australian dr…
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Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has added his voice to concerns about red-hot property prices, saying the Sydney market was “crazy” but low interest rates w…
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The RBA continues to face a tricky balancing act. Low interest rates are needed to continue to support the rebalancing of growth, as mining investment continues…
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Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has accused critics of "playing the man", defending his comments that the best path to home ownership is getting a good job that pa…
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Investigations are underway into 195 cases where foreign investment rules on residential real estate may have been breached, the Federal Government says.
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Property loans to investors grew five times as fast as loans to first home buyers in the year to April, as low interest rates boost investment appetite for hous…
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Perhaps it's a huge coincidence. But the Macau casino crackdown seems to have coincided with the latest deluge of Chinese cash washing through property markets …
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Negative gearing should be abolished and the billions in savings used to help house Australia's most vulnerable, deputy Greens leader Scott Ludlam says.
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It's not our property prices I'd be worried about – but those in China.
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Australia's financial regulator says it is not too worried about Sydney and Melbourne's property markets, despite serious concerns from Treasury and the Reserve…
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