Potential Sydney home sellers have been holding back from listing their properties amid economic uncertainty, the federal election, public holidays and the looming interest rate decision.
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Monthly Archives: May 2025
‘Why not move?’ Where Melbourne home owners are selling now
Melburnians are delaying listing their properties for sale in the hope of a better deal, following a slew of public holidays in April and ahead of an expected rate cut next Tuesday.
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Commercial property investors double down on ESG in 2025
Australian commercial property investors are sharpening their focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies as sentiment across the sector strengthens.
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Lenders in limbo: mortgage rates dance without direction
Borrowing costs have been stuck in a sideways range for over a month. Markets are essentially watching and waiting to see which trade war outcome will matter more for interest rates: a downturn in the economy or an upturn in inflation.
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Separation referendum would be ‘bad for the country’: Calgary Chamber of Commerce
CALGARY — The head of a group representing Calgary’s business community says a referendum on separation would inflict grave damage on the economies of Alberta and Canada — regardless of the result.
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Council approves borrowing bylaw for Ligget Place expansion
St. Albert council approved to fund an expansion project for Liggett Place through its Borrowing Bylaw, increasing the cost for the project from $10.7 to $12.8 million.
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Low real-estate inventory means high prices, low sales
Sales are dropping, though real estate prices are still rising in Medicine Hat this spring, a situation industry analysts attribute to a lack of inventory on the resale market with relatively few newly built units coming on.
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Realty rate rise halved in 2024
The slowdown recorded in the rate of increase in property sales prices in 2024 has been significant, according to the latest annual price survey of the RE/MAX Hellas real estate agency network, confirming the trend emerging from the Bank of Greece indexes.
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Ohio’s property tax rebellion: a symptom of deeper voter anger
A radical proposal to eliminate all property taxes in Ohio is gaining momentum, and it’s revealing something profound about the state’s political climate: Ohioans are furious with their government.
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Lagos insists property owners, developers, residents must obtain planning permits for all building projects
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), has insisted that property owners, developers, and residents must obtain proper planning permits for all building projects.
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