FIRST HOME BUYERS TEND TO BE USED BY MANY AS A BAROMETER FOR THE PROPERTY MARKET; HOW MANY AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING HAS BEEN THE TOPIC OF MEDIA INTEREST FOR A LONG TIME. ONE OF THE USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION IS TREASURY’S ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT (FHOG) WHICH WE HAVE […]
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THE NUMBER OF RENTAL VACANCIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA HAS DOUBLED IN SIX MONTHS TO 4066 AT THE END OF JUNE, ACCORDING TO REIWA. THE LIFT IN LISTINGS HAS PUSHED THE VACANCY RATE TO 3.2 PER CENT AFTER HOVERING BETWEEN 1.8-1.9 PER CENT IN 2012. A vacancy rate in Perth of 3.2 per cent is […]
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WA Today Western Australia is too reliant on China and needs to look to other emerging Asian superpowers to diversify its trade partnerships, one of the world’s leading independent economists has warned. To read the full story, click here.
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