IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 2012 WAS THE MOST ACTIVE YEAR FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TEMPORARY STIMULUS ENDED IN 2009 Figures published yesterday show that the number of First Home Owner Grants (FHOG) paid in Western Australia increased 28 per cent to 17,171 in 2012. “Throughout 2011/12 first home buyer momentum drove the […]
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THE NUMBER OF NEW HOUSING LOANS INCREASED FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH IN APRIL, WITH LOANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASE OF NEW DWELLINGS LEADING THE WAY. According to figures published by the Bureau of Statistics today, the number of new loans for owner occupation in Western Australia (excluding refinancing) increased a seasonally adjusted 1.5 […]
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Business News The federal government’s $54 million budget pledge to support modern construction methods may have felt like déjà vu for many Western Australians. Just 21 days earlier, the state government made a similar commitment, allocating $50 million to alternative building methodologies. Both levels of government noted that the funding was designed to help accelerate […]
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