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Stockland blasts 'extravagant' homes

AUSTRALIA'S love affair with large homes is extravagant and unsustainable and their size needs to be reduced to make housing affordable, says a developer.

April rates on hold: economists

THE Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to spare borrowers an interest rate rise in April due to uncertainty surrounding the housing lending figures.

Fraser's sale of the century

The 152-room Kingfisher Bay eco-resort and some of its associated assets are up for sale in one of the “rarest and most unique” opportunities to hit the property market.

THE FRASER Coast's sale of the century is on, with news that Kingfisher Bay Resort and Eurong Beach Resort are up for sale.

Housing supply challenges recovery

A GREATER share of the economy needs to be devoted to housing to deal with a population boom, otherwise property prices and rents will rise, the RBA says.

Triple whammy hits new home buyers

MANY new home buyers have given up the dream of home ownership, hit by rising interest rates, tougher loan conditions and cuts to a generous government grant.

New home sales hit five month high

SALES of new homes rebounded to a five-month high in January, a sign that upgrading owner occupiers and investors may be coming back in to the market.

House prices 'could impact rate'

RISING house prices and improving credit demand could sway the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to resume lifting its official cash rate.

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Dubai property prices bottom out

The Burj Kalifa stands at 828m and took over five years to construct, at a cost of $US1.5 billion.

DUBAI'S battered real estate prices have nearly bottomed out and should start to recover, but probably not until at least next year.

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Business

Shell to slash another 1000 jobs

GLOBAL energy giant Royal Dutch Shell revealed on Tuesday that it will axe another 1,000 positions by 2011, on top of the 1000 job losses already earmarked.

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