The Reserve Bank decided to leave interest rates on hold in June with the likely prospect that the current settings will remain throughout 2014. The Bank indicated it was taking…
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Here at Madeleine Hicks HQ we have a problem. The good news is that it may not be unique to us. The bad news is that it’s nation-wide: There are…
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Discussing the property market is a popular Australian past-time but when it comes to revealing how much we spent they are a little more tight-lipped. A survey by online property…
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Victorian property buyers fancy themselves as potential MasterChef’s while Queensland buyers are more worried about whether their property will turn a profit in the future. New analysis of what it…
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Is it me, or does there always seem to be a sale on in your local interiors/furniture store? The sale season seems to be in full swing all year round…
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New data suggests the gap between house and unit values is widening across Australia’s capital cities, with houses recording greater value growth than units. RP Data figures show that at…
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Not even the most committed of bargain-hunters, seek out to buy tired, dirty and old ... anything. And this is especially true when considering one of life’s great investments: a…
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It doesn’t have to cost the earth – and nor should it – but considerate planning and planting of a herb garden here, and a lemon, lime or mulberry tree…
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At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. Growth in the global economy was a bit below trend in 2013, but…
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IT’S every property owner’s worst nightmare. Just this week almost 100 kilograms of amphetamine-type substances, manufacturing equipment and $2.5 million in cash were found in eight search warrants executed across…
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