HIA New Home report released, shows split market
THE latest HIA New Home Sales report shows detached housing is outperforming the rest of the residential market.
View ArticleNew home lending continues to grow
NEW home lending rose again during June 2013, according to the latest ABS Housing Finance figures.
View ArticleG&S Engineering stay strong in a tough market
WHAT doesn’t send you broke will only make you stronger.
View ArticleWeekly rents fall in mining areas, rise in other regions
THE average weekly rent for a three-bedroom house in the mining regions of Mackay, Gladstone and Roma has fallen in the past year, according to a new report.
View ArticleFirst home buyers tighten belts to save for dream purchase
A RECENT survey has found 83% of first home buyers are prepared to make sacrifices to their lifestyles if it means getting into the market earlier.
View ArticleRocky one of the most affordable places to buy in CQ
ROCKHAMPTON has beaten its Central Queensland neighbours to the post for the number of houses sold in the past year.
View ArticleHIA/RP Data points to momentum gain in construction
THE latest HIA-RP Data Residential Land Report points to further upward momentum in detached house construction in 2013/14.
View ArticleProperty market in Agnes Water shows signs of life
A SURGE in developer activity is set to spur growth in Agnes Water, according to the latest Property Watch report from PRDnationwide.
View ArticleRental market in resource areas weaker than rest of state
THE divide in rental market conditions between the resource and non-resource regions of Queensland is continuing, according to the latest data from the REIQ.
View ArticleFixed rate demand highest in six years
BORROWERS flocked to fixed rate loan products in November causing demand for this loan type to hit its highest level in almost six years.
View ArticleFresh idea for vegie trading
BARTERING backyard produce just got a whole lot easier in the Clarence Valley.
View ArticleReal estate agents expect boom in housing turnover
REAL estate agents are expecting an increase in property turnovers across Queensland with market reports of growing economic confidence... except in Gladstone.
View Article$7 million sale shows the big end of town is moving
AT least 13 homes worth more than $3 million each sold on the Sunshine Coast last year in a sign that the stagnant top end of the market is coming back to life.
View ArticleNoosa agency racks up $9m in prime sales in afternoon
A MULTIMILLION-dollar afternoon of auctions has continued the upswing in the Sunshine Coast property market.
View ArticleReady for average home to cost $1m, $2000 a week rent?
ONE of Australia's biggest residential property investors claims Sydney's median house prices will hit $3 million in the next 20 years.
View Article$2m spent each week snapping up Mary Valley land
ENTHUSIASTIC buyers are spending nearly $2 million a week buying up Mary Valley land, the State Government announced yesterday.
View ArticleQLD hopes to follow as Brisbane posts property sale comeback
WHILE the rest of Queensland fluctuates between buyers' market and sellers' market, Brisbane is headed for its strongest push in two decades.
View ArticleEmail service to quicken Government land valuations
QUEENSLAND land valuations will be delivered faster than ever before with the launch of the government’s new email service.
View ArticleLegal group urges no change to market power laws
Senator Nick Xenophon's bill to let courts beak up companies who misuse their market powers is not backed by The Law Council.
View ArticleNegative gearing has role to play in housing
GOOD BUSINESS: Have you noticed the predictable bleating about negative gearing on rental properties now prices have heated up in Sydney and Melbourne?
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