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Wednesday's inflation data was a shock to both the government and the Reserve Bank.
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Consumer prices jumped by 2.1 per cent through the first three months of the year, taking annual inflation to its highest level in more than 20 years.
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A property investor who has 42 rental homes and an ambitious plan to buy a lot more says the housing market needs buyers like him and disgruntled home seekers s…
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Rye, Mount Martha and Rosebud have been listed as the top three Melbourne towns or suburbs for rising house prices.
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Although there was no data to explain why, it has been anticipated for some time that the Dollar would strengthen. With all the talk about the US Fed raising it…
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Property settlement scams are becoming more common as house prices rise and scammers turn their focus to the large and often lightly protected sums of money inv…
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It’s a scheme designed to help more people buy houses but the potential downside could see many Aussies struggling to make ends meet.
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Many property markets are tipped to fall in coming years but a handful of mineral-rich regions could buck that trend due to an emerging green energy boom.
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Travel booking company Trivago has been fined $44.7 million for misleading consumers about its hotel room rates.
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It turns out that legal ownership in the metaverse is not at all simple.
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A new survey suggests two-thirds of young voters have conceded they may never own a home.
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There are still some affordable rental properties available, but you have to be looking in the right places.
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