Tag Archives | First Home Buyers Grant

Dangerous Ideas – How to Fix Real Estate

By on November 21, 2009 in Soapbox

I make no apologies for saying this, real estate prices in Australia are completely out of sync with reality and anyone wishing a boom is around the corner are deluding themselves and at the same time without knowing it – wishing for a complete collapse of the market. This could be a scenario we face [...]

Banks, First Home, First Home Buyers Grant, Government, Kit Homes, Negative Gearing, Taxes

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5 things that will NOT happen in 2009

By on January 21, 2009 in Newspapers, Soapbox, Television

We all like to predict what will happen in 2009 but I think it is easier to predict what will not happen in 2009. 1. Housing Recovery Depending on who you want to believe determines what you will believe. There will likely be no recovery and you should be happy about this. Don’t listen to [...]

Channel 9, Chicago Tribune, Climate Change, First Home Buyers Grant, Free TV, John Howard, Newspapers, NSW, NYTimes, REA, Tasmania

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Will stimulus package invigorate market?

By on October 15, 2008 in What's New

Much has been said about yesterdays stimulus package unveiled by the government but is this enough to give the property sector a push along? The Government has announced it will double the first home owner grant from $7,000 to $14,000, and triple it to $21,000 for new homes built. The lower end of the market [...]

First Home Buyers Grant, New Homes, Stimulus

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