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The Reserve Bank of Australia board has kept interest rates on hold, leaving the official cash rate at 4.25 percent. The shock move comes as many parts of the economy continue to struggle with the side effects of the mining boom. Data published yesterday showed retail trade contracted 0.1 percent
A Newspoll survey conducted late last year showed many Australians plan to keep rising energy prices in check by closing curtains, washing clothes in cold water and taking shorter showers – but how much does any of that actually affect the average power bill? Apparently, quite a bit. By matching
The Board of the Reserve Bank meets on February 7 next week. In July last year Westpac forecast that the next easing cycle would total 100bps beginning near year’s end. Subsequently, the Board decided to ease the overnight cash rate by 25bps in both November and December. Based on
Apartments and multi-storey homes are about to get a little safer for children thanks to a rule change around windows in new buildings. The Australian Building Codes Board has ruled that all windows in new homes and apartments that are more than two metres off the ground must be either
The preliminary capital city dwelling value index result for December was -0.2% (s.a.) following an upwardly revised +0.4% rise in dwelling values in November (was +0.1%). Revised regional house values for November increased from +0.3% to +0.5%. Sydney housing has been the nation’s best performer with dwelling values up
AS at 1st Feb the current state based security register for things like cars, Trucks, Boats, Crops, Cattle, earthmoving gear, all tangible items, etc will be replaced with a new register for encumbrance and ownership…this means if you own something it should be recorded on the PPSR. The register now brings
As we head into 2012 pondering where the housing market is headed – will it be down 10 per cent as some commentators are expecting, or will others be on the money with predictions of 5-7 per cent growth – there is some interesting news emerging about home loans. Out
New home sales jumped in November in response to the Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut. The sales of new homes rose 6.8 per cent in November, following a downwardly revised increase of 2.8 per cent in October, according to the Housing Industry Association – Jeld Wen new home sales report.
Why not use your boost to go on a cruise while your new house is being built and you too could see this lizard…ask us where? Great news the Qld govt extended the building boost today for another 3 months until the end of