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Government grants, falling rates and economic woes - there are a lot of pitfalls in the property game. But now is also being touted as a buyers market, especial…
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America has voted in Barack Obama as their 44th President, bringing to an end 8 years of troubles under the Bush Republican Adminsitration.He brings with him a …
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This in-depth analysis examines the prospects for the Australian property market within the context of the global finacial crisis, concluding that prices should…
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Australian Official Interest rates have fallen for the 3rd consecutive month with a 0.75% reduction annouced today by the Reserve Bank of Australia.We have now …
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Times of recession can also be a good time to buy property with many vendors being forced to opt out of the housing market.
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THE lull being experienced in the Australian property market will be short-lived as investors move to secure property and to take advantage of drop in property …
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If you have a strategy, a long-term plan, you'll regard the economic turmoil as irrelevant -- other than the opportunities it presents. As legendary US billiona…
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From parity to parody, the Australian dollar has collapsed from nearly matching the US dollar in July. Here are the key reasons for the historic slide.
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Clearance rates again crashed to record lows over the weekend, with the lure of the increased first-home owners grant failing to offset buyers' concerns about t…
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The boom produced a two-tiered property market in many Australian cities, but the global financial meltdown has left almost everyone with a lack of confidence a…
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There could be further pressure on home-buyers seeking to get a foot into the residential housing sector after the peak body for builders reported costs were ra…
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Westpac, Australia's fourth-biggest lender, cut its standard variable home loan rate by 0.2 percentage points, matching similar moves by its main competitors in…
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