Townhouses rule the property market
TOWNHOUSES are becoming an increasingly popular choice of housing for Queensland buyers, renters and investors.
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Why don’t properties sell?
THERE can be a number of reasons why a property does not sell in the current market, according to RE/MAX Success broker/owner Ian Knight.
June mixed for regional housing
THE regional housing market had mixed results in Queensland in the June quarter, with house prices remaining steady or falling in most areas, new data revealed.
Renovations may lead to building spike
HOME renovations could be the key to an upswing in building activity around Queensland, a major industry outlook revealed on Monday.
Mixed results for building industry
THE number of units being built rose by 1.8% in August this year, but not enough to offset a 3.5% fall in housing starts around the country.
Home price rise clouds RBA decision
UPDATE: HOME values in capital cities have risen for a fourth consecutive month, further complicating the RBA’s cash rate decision on Tuesday.
HIA Top 100 home builders
THE latest HIA-COLORBOND® steel Housing 100 Report finds that Melbourne-based Metricon Homes was Australia’s largest builder for the second year in a row.
New home sales down in July
NEW home sales posted a very disappointing result in July 2012, losing nearly all the modest groundmade in late 2011/12, said the Housing Industry Association.
Unit sale boost not enough
NEW home sales increased for a second consecutive month in June 2012 due to a spurt in multi-units, said the Housing Industry Association.
Building approvals jolt market
BUILDING approvals roared back to life in May, posting the largest monthly increase since at least 1980.
Aus vs NZ in auctioneering comp
AUSTRALIA and NZ will thrash it out for supremacy at the 2012 Australasian Auctioneering Championships (AAC).
RBA lowers official interest rate
THE decision by the Reserve Bank to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% on Tuesday has been described as “madness” by one independent economist.
Confidence, not rates, key factor
BOOSTING confidence in the community is more important than cutting interest rates, a leading Sunshine Coast real estate agent said yesterday.
Setting rents can be a challenge
DETERMINING a fair rent for you and your tenants involves more than picking a number out of a hat.
Spring is the season to sell
SPRING is finally here, and with it brings a raft of keen home buyers and happy vendors.
Cheaper to buy than rent
TAKING on a mortgage is a more attractive option than renting in a number of regional Australian towns, a report has revealed.
Block profits shock and delight
THE Block’s grand finale has delivered more than just hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit for contestants – it’s also brought back confidence.
Investors eye property
CENTURY 21 believes that an increasing number of Australian investors are regarding residential property as a relatively stable investment option
Amazon to spend $1b on HQ
AMAZON.com Inc said on Friday it will spend over $1 billion to buy its Seattle corporate headquarters.
High-profile properties back on market
TWO massive rural Sunshine Coast properties bought in controversial circumstances two years ago, have returned to the market.
Red tape cut for solar installations
ELECTRICIANS will be able to install solar panel and hot water systems free of restricting red-tape under licensing reforms announced today.
Hat-trick for Ausmar
AUSMAR Homes has won three awards at the HIA-CSR Sunshine Coast/Wide Bay Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards.
How to keep building costs down
HELPING builders and trade contractors counter the rising cost of building will be Master Builders’ top priority as their roadshow kicks off.
Land price increases by 221.9%
THOSE who invested in land a decade ago should be smiling, as the price of land in Mackay has increased by 221.9% in the past 10 years.
Builders call for stimulus
THE July 2012 regional Building Approvals figures released recently by the ABS reinforce Master Builders calls for stimulus measures.
Agents welcome interest rate cut
CENTURY 21 agents have welcomed this week’s decision made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to lower the official cash rate by fifty basis points.
Richard Branson’s piece of heaven
“YOU step on the island and you feel like you are a million miles away and yet you are only a stone’s throw from Noosa.”
DEMAND for rental properties rises
DEMAND for rental properties continues to strengthen with vacancy rates tightening across the state, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland.
Confidence returns to construction
A STRONG engineering construction industry is fuelling greater confidence in Australia’s property sector, according to a new study.
Rates don’t deter first buyers
INTEREST rate movements are currently the least influential factor affecting whether potential first home buyers can enter the property market says Loan Market.
New housing weakening
BUILDING activity slowed noticeably in the December quarter, placing further pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut the cash rate.
LNP to streamline property sales
CUTTING bureaucratic red tape is forecast to breathe life back into the real estate industry and act as a stimulus for future homeowners.
Island not a fantasy
IT’S probably a safe bet the item “own my own island” would be a pretty common appearance on many people’s fantasy wish lists.
DIY skill secured NBN connection
A HANDY piece of do-it-yourself engineering by a property developer in Mullumbimby has made his site the first connected to the NBN on the Northern Rivers.
Architect-designed homes for $205k
THE price of new homes in a new development on the Coast has fallen below $205,000.
Rising costs are hurting builders
A REPORT released by Master Builders shows the rising cost of building a new home is adversely affecting building activity and housing affordability.
House built in 24 hours
ROTONDO Weirich (RW), a company that specialises in modular housing in Latin America and the Middle East, has constructed a modular villa in just 24 hours.
Slow approvals hint at rate cut
SLOWING activity in the home finance sector provides further pressure for the Reserve Bank of Australia to consider a rate adjustment next month.
Fancy a French village?
WITH $400,000 you could buy a very respectable, three-bedroom family home in Lismore.
Statistics don’t tell full story
IPSWICH residents should disregard figures showing the house prices in one city suburb have dropped further than anywhere else in Australia.
Banks unlikely to lift rates
THE major banks are unlikely to increase their variable interest rates this month, according to a survey by a leading mortgage broker.
I’m buying up Ipswich
IPSWICH is a goldmine for property investors, according to an entrepreneur who has just bought his 68th home in the city.
Elderly in rent trap
ELDERLY citizens say it is high time the issue of affordable housing was made an election priority.
REIQ to host US property guru
ONE of the most successful real estate agents in the United States will appear at an REIQ event later this month.
Bank rises spur rate cut rumours
BORROWERS believe bank rises will result in RBA rate cut.
Beach blocks on market for $200k
PROPERTY sales have boomed in Salt this summer with more than $11 million turned over.
Noosa resort back on market
THE world’s largest commercial real estate service has put the Noosa Head’s Seahaven Resort back on the market.
Cashing in and getting out
AT LEAST 30 families sold their homes to a southern developer and moved out of Dysart at Christmas.
Home buyers needs are changing
A SOUTHERN Cross University researcher believes the breakdown of traditional society has led to a new breed of house-hunter.
Resort’s future looking bleak
AFTER years of neglect the workload to restore the once award-winning Laguna Whitsundays resort might be enough to baulk future investors.
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