- News
| April 2009 | News Article |
|---|---|
| 29 April |
Real estate agents attack HIA
A proposal by the Housing Industry Association to increase the first-home-buyers' grant for new homes to $30,000 "is nothing more than a blatant grab at taxpayers' funds", according to the president of the Real Estate Industry of Australia, David Airey. |
| 27 April |
Lack of rental investment keeping rents high
Rents are remaining high in the economic crisis because of lack of housing investment. |
| 23 April |
First-home-buyers boost to end, PM says
The extra $7000 for first-home buyers will end as scheduled on June 30, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. |
| 21 April |
Please explain, banks asked
The increase in fixed rates by two of the largest lenders in the home mortgage market has been condemned. |
| 8 April |
Lending for new homes rises
Lending for new homes rose for the fifth consecutive month in February 2009 thanks to a rise in lending for new dwellings. |
| 7 April |
Rates now at lowest for 49 years
The Reserve Bank cuts interest rates today (7 April 2009) by 0.25 percentage, defying economists' predictions. |
| 1 April |
Housing prices to hold up, bank says
Housing prices will continue to hold up in Australia better than the rest of the world, according to the Reserve Bank. |