Australia’s economic recovery might be on shaky ground, but interest rates remain steady, with the Reserve Bank once again leaving the official cash rate unchanged at 0.1% this month. “The economic recovery in Australia has been stronger than was earlier…
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Growth might be slower, but housing values continue to rise at a rate well above average across most of the country, new data shows. Values increased a further 1.6% in July, according to CoreLogic’s monthly national home value index. The…
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Lending dipped in June yet remains at record-breaking highs, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest figures show that the value of new housing loans fell 1.6% in June 2021 (seasonally adjusted)…
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Bathrooms are going to get wet. But that doesn’t mean we need to put up with them being continually damp. Here’s how you can keep your bathroom dry all year round. Generally, damp issues in houses are caused by water…
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When was the last time you cleaned out the gutters on your house? It’s one of those jobs we leave to the last, even though we know gutters can be a fire hazard and basically just stop working if they…
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One of the most commonly-used arguments against solar power is that it won’t work when the sun’s not shining. But scientists might have found a way to get around that problem, with shadow-generated power. According to a report from science…
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Housing market sentiment has lifted to a new high as house prices and rents continue to grow across the country, according to a new report released this week by NAB Group Economics. Price growth is likely to slow over the…
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The announcement that Labor will support the status quo for negative gearing and capital gains tax should they form government will be welcome news for homeowners and investors, the REIA said this week. Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) president…
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New research out of UNSW shows there are six birds for every human on the planet, so it seems only reasonable to grow more trees for them to live in. This Sunday (1 August) is National Tree Day, and with…
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Sales of new homes continue to flourish, according to a monthly survey of Australia’s largest home builders. The HIA’s latest New Home Sales report shows that sales in June 2021 jumped 15.3% to be 11.2% higher in the quarter than…
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