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The amount of construction loans approved rose by 1.2 per cent despite a decrease in the number of loans approved for home owners.
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As Australian property prices have recently shown an increase nationwide, homeowners may choose to downsize and take advantage of the increased value of their h…
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A proposal has been put in to build 258 triple storey townhouses around an old industrial site in Port Melbourne.
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The third annual State of Australian Cities report has revealed attached dwellings (including units and townhouses) account for close to a third of all properti…
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The federal government says it has no plans to change the design of its controversial mining tax, despite lower-than-expected revenue and calls from the Greens …
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Chris Bowen has been appointed as the new small business minister, which real estate businesses hope will bring a positive change following recent shake-ups.
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The RBA said that the Australian GDP growth is now expected to be a little below trend over 2013, at round 2.5 percent, before picking up a little in 2014.
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The housing market is responding to cash rate cuts which began in November 20011 says the RBA in its February statement on monetary policy.
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The Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT) has recently released its December Quarter Property Report, which highlights real estate trends for the quarter, re…
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Brisbane’s property market is finally starting to pick up, with the latest figures revealing values rebounded in January.
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Two major research sources agreeing on price movements is surprisingly rare in Australian real estate. But it happened this week, with the Australian Bureau of …
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The number of Chinese tourists visiting Down Under has tripled during the past decade, despite the strong Australian dollar, new figures show.
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