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First-home grant set to steady the market
Friday,October 24th,2008
The debate over where house prices are heading has been heating up, with economists such as Gerard Minack and Steve Keen broadcasting gloom over the sector. Not me. I have maintained my belief, ev...
After the rate cut: Where to now for housing?
Friday, September 12th,2008
Housing market focus Rate hikes over 2007 and 2008 had a profound impact on the housing market. Fewer people wanted to sell their homes, fewer people wanted to buy or build and more people were f...
New rush tipped for houses
Friday, August 7th,2008
INTEREST rate cuts in the next few months will have potential home buyers scrambling back into the housing market, economists say. New data shows that 12-year high interest rates have virtually kil...
Interest rates kept on hold, cuts predicted
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
AS expected, the Reserve Bank has kept official interest rates steady today at a 12-year high of 7.25 per cent, in line with expectations. The decision was widely tipped, with all 19 economists sur...
Rates remain on hold for now
Friday, May 09, 2008
The RBA has kept interest rates on hold for the time being, however they have their finger poised on the button should there be further inflationary pressures. At their meeting...
It's a buyer's market, but many sellers are in no hurry.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
When the property market turns, it turns quickly. Seemingly overnight, the seller's market of the last few years has now switched to a buyer's market and looks set to be this way for a while yet....