State hit hard by ‘complex’ changes for homeowners
Homebuyers and owners face one of the most complex years in this state’s housing market’s history as major government-mandated changes hit home.
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Rates to rise ‘every month until Christmas’
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Surprising state facing mortgage nightmare
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House prices set to plunge if rates rise
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‘Catastrophic’: Russia’s sick new global plan
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’Human catastrophe’ as food cost spikes
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