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Beach house a bargain for $7.3m
HIGH-PROFILE entrepreneur and former AFL player Tony Smith has not lost his appetite for a good Gold Coast real estate deal.
James Hardie's outlook downbeat
WEAK conditions in the US and Australian housing markets will constrain earnings growth, James Hardie says.
Leighton board in the spotlight
THE independence of the Leighton Holdings board will be in the spotlight at next week's annual meeting.
Top-class digs do not come cheap
LIKE many up-market hoteliers Joost Heymeijer often gets ribbed about the cost of staying at his luxury Wolgan Valley resort.
Buyers' high as prices fall like snow
THE sale of 77 ski apartments at rock-bottom prices in the ritzy Victorian ski resort of Falls Creek reverberates to this day.
Rents hit the roof in mining regions
RENTS for industrial property in parts of Western Australia have tripled in three years as the mining boom washes through the state.
Buyers appearing as market improves
BRISBANE'S residential market appears to be on the cusp of a turnaround despite statistics showing values fell by 1.3 per cent last month.
Rate cuts may lure buyers to market
Will falling interest rates tempt buyers back into the residential market? If so, is it a good time for smaller investors to wade in?
Perron buys into Centro
CENTRO Retail Australia has sold 50 per cent stakes in three of its premium shopping centres to Perth billionaire Stan Perron.
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