More Australian Home Owners May Be “Under Water” in 2012
by Tavis J. Hampton – 29 December 2011 Real Estate experts expect Australia's home prices to continue to fall in 2012, and that means more homeowners may find themselves “under water”. Those homeowners who have negative equity, owing more than the …
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Housing stimulation scheme extended
"Up to $ 600000 is similar to what a similar scheme in Queensland is," Mr Henderson said. "All the advice is from the real estate companies, from builders, that this increase up to $ 600000 will really see a surge of interest. …
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A 'rent bidding' resurgence in QLD?
Brisbane's rental property market has tightened in the past 12 months to about 2.3 per cent, well below the 3 per cent required for what the Real Estate Institute of Queensland calls a balanced rental market. The Residential Tenancy Authority recently …
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Natasha Donaghy's tough little VW Beetle survived two floods
BELOVED BEETLE: Paddington real estate agent Natasha Donaghy with her VW, which has survived two floods. Picture: Annette Dew Source: The Courier-Mail SURVIVOR: The VW Beetle being saved by locals at Rosalie. Picture: Dean Jones Source: Supplied IT was …
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