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You might think paying $15 million for a rural property is expensive, but for British and South African investors it's cheap. Foreign investment, agricultura…
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With interest rates expected to start coming down soon, experts say those with savings should take advantage of the high deposit rates now on offer. Home buyers…
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Waterfront NSW homes listed for $1m last year are hitting the market for $780,000, with sellers taking losses in a buyers' market.
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The chances of a hefty 0.50 per cent cut in interest rates next month took a big leap forward yesterday when a survey showed that Australian economic growth wou…
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After doing the hard yards in Singapore, the Pogonowski family knew there was only one place they'd like to call home when they returned to Australia. A 16km dr…
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Access to better transport will be a driving force behind Queensland's next property boom. Property analysts say investors planning to take advantage of the dow…
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NSW Premier, Morris Iemma, wants people to ease the housing shortage by renting out their granny flats, but the Herald can reveal a Brighton-le-Sands man has be…
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First-home buyers, locked out of the market for a long time, seem to finally be getting a look-in as prices fall.These buyers are the target market for properti…
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Stamp duty has been singled out in the Federal Government's tax review as an inefficient tax which has made Australia over-dependent on property revenue.
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With some market commentators predicting a reduction in Australian interest rates, the Reserve Bank instead decided to leave rates unchanged, but the prospect o…
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The Reserve Bank said there would be more scope in the future to cut interest rates after keeping rates steady for a fifth month. The central bank held offic…
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House prices in Perth have fallen more than any other capital city in the June quarter, in a firm sign that 12-year high interest rates, along with surging infl…
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