WHILE renting may seem the cheaper alternative to buying a home, new figures have revealed it can end up costing pretty much the same over the long term — and…
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At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. Since the Board's previous meeting, information on the global economy has been consistent…
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NEW home sales in Australia posted their first annual increase in five years in 2013, according to the Housing Industry of Australia. "New home sales hit a low ebb during…
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One of the big benefits of building a new home is that they are more energy efficient, which means you can enjoy big ongoing savings on your running costs. While…
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FIRST-HOME owner grants are one of the biggest failures of government policy in the past 50 years, with the extra cash encouraging owners to bump up the selling price, making…
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First-home buyers continue to be squeezed out of the property market, with their share of home-loan approvals falling to a record low, despite growth in investor activity slowing. While the…
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Local economic circumstances will drive the best and worst property growth across the country this year, with improved prospects for gas pushing up prices in Queeensland's Toowoomba and car industry…
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THE $530 billion squirrelled away by mums and dads in self-managed super fund has never had much exposure to real estate, nothing they need to lose sleep over … until…
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Home loan approvals rose for the ninth time in 10 months as the housing sector strengthens, benefitting from record low interest rates. Home loan approvals rose 1.0 per cent in…
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Can you hear the rumbling? It's very faint at the moment, but will get louder as it draws near. And, like a giant train or truck approaching, if you're not…
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