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According to an article in The Adviser (31/1/2012) the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is urging the government to increase the First Home Owner Grant in a bid to stimulate the property market.
The reporter says that in its pre-budget su.. Read More
Finance, In the News | 01.30.12 | No Comments
According to The Adviser the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is calling on the Federal Government to review the taxes currently paid by home owners.
At present, former NSW premier Nick Greiner, former Victorian premier John Brumby and .. Read More
Finance, In the News | 01.11.12 | No Comments
In a recent article in the Your Investment Property magazine (February 2012) Dr Shane Oliver* comments on the Australian property market.
He has analysed the situation in Europe and looked at its influence on the local economy and market.
He st.. Read More
In the News, Investment | 01.7.12 | No Comments
According to Smart Property Investment unit sales are on the rise due to land close to the city centres drying up.
We have good news – a block of land in Carina Heights only kilometres form the city centre, close to the Gateway Motorway, We.. Read More
City Lifestyle, In the News, Suburban Lifestyle | 11.16.11 | No Comments
The Australian property market isn't in bad shape and will begin to improve again as part of a normal cycle, the head of Victoria-based real estate group has claimed.
In todays’s edition of The Adviser he says, “It’s ludicrous to put too muc.. Read More
In the News | 10.26.11 | No Comments
The Adviser predicts property prices to grow
Despite recording relatively unexciting growth this year, Sydney property prices could rise by as much as 20 per cent within the next three years.
According to QBE LMI's latest housing ou.. Read More
In the News | 10.11.11 | No Comments
RP Data’s chief executive Graham Mirabito said what Australia was currently experiencing was a property price correction rather than a “collapse”.
According to Mr Mirabito, a housing bubble suggests housing values increased too rapidly and a.. Read More
In the News, Investment | 10.6.11 | No Comments
Media reports this week have focused on a problem faced by many older Australians – the burden of stamp duty on home sales.
This tax imposed by the states discourages many seniors from making the lifestyle transitions they need and want, leaving.. Read More
Finance, In the News | 09.22.11 | No Comments
HOUSING starts in Queensland crashed 16.3 per cent in the last quarter compared with the average fall of 4.7 per cent nationally – capping the state’s dismal housing performance for more than a year, the LNP said today.
LNP Shadow Treasurer Ti.. Read More
In the News | 09.16.11 | No Comments
Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s parliamentary testimony last week, National Australia Bank has adjusted its expectations for the timing of future movements in the official interest rate.
According to a statement by the bank’s chief e.. Read More
Finance, In the News, Investment | 08.29.11 | No Comments
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