September 3, 2010

Homeowners to suffer as reforms are ditched

The New South Wales Government’s decision to lift the cap on local council development levies from $20,000 to $30,000 will cost homebuyers $5.4 billion, according to the Urban Taskforce.

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When does the Contracts Review Act apply? It is broader than you think.

Lenders in New South Wales breathed a sigh of relief earlier this month when the Supreme Court ruled in Bank of Western Australia Ltd v. Primanzon [2010] NSWSC 862 that …

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Former 3AW Headquarters Set to Become Skyscraper

SOUTH Melbourne’s next skyscraper will rise from the former headquarters of radio stations 3AW693 and Magic1278. Kingsford Property has just started marketing apartments within a new 15-level development, Aero, this …

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Porters property sells at auction

A RESPECTED South Australian property was sold under the hammer last week.  

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Low vacancy rate drives surge in rents

ADELAIDE’S rental vacancy rate is the lowest in three years, pointing to a continued strengthening of the South Australian property market.

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Reform needed for unfair tax regimes

“Out of control” property taxes are killing the home ownership dream, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW).

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Inner city leads NSW house price growth

New South Wales suburbs close to the CBD are the first to show signs of significant price recovery, new research reveals.

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Abacus buys Birkenhead for $174m

Abacus Property Group and Kirsh Group have bought the Birkenhead Point shopping centre and marina complex in the suburb of Drummoyne, New South Wales. The deal, worth $A174 million, is …

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Shopping centre fetches $174m

ABACUS Property Group and South African billionaire Nathan Kirsh have agreed to buy Sydney’s Birkenhead Point shopping centre and marina.

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Abacus enters conditional agreement for $174M acquisition

Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP) and the Kirsh Group have agreed on a $174 million deal to acquire Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre and Marina, in New South Wales. Kirsh Group is …

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