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The Baillieu Government has dodged a potential battle with local residents over a $200 million high rise development planned for Williamstown.
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High-risk homebuyers and lenders are facing the prospect of negative equity in their homes after recent property price falls around the country.
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It was a two-speed auction market in Melbourne yesterday, with many cheaper inner-city properties attracting keen bidding and selling under the hammer while mor…
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New home building has fallen by 5.2 per cent compared to this time last year, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has urged European leaders to sort out the region's debt problems quickly, saying the threat to Australia and the rest of th…
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It can be more expensive to rent property rather than buy it, according to research published by RP Data
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Renovations continue to drive building activity as homeowners shun new purchases in favour of improving their existing homes.
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With the ability to now get three-year fixed-rate home loans for 5.99 per cent, and 6.39 per cent variable-rate loans, there is understandably excitement brewin…
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Ambitious plans for a 75m-tall apartment building have been knocked back by Adelaide City Council.
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Australia's move to capture more revenues from its resources sector cleared a key hurdle in the early hours of Wednesday when the lower house of Parliament appr…
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Demolition firms say Brisbane's new dump fees will add $3000 to the average $12,000 to demolish a house and that cost will be passed straight back to home owner…
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A release from the Housing Industry Association has criticised government plans to roll out new property regulations at the start of next year.
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