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11 November 2008
11 November 2008
15 October 2008
HUGE BOOST TO CASH GRANTS FOR HOME BUYERS
CASH grants to first home buyers will be doubled to $14,000 - and trebled to $21,000 for those buying newly built properties - over the next eight months under the Federal Government's economic package. The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said the move was designed to stimulate construction and help first home buyers, tackling the economy's "twin challenges" of a subdued housing industry a...
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17 June 2008
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08 October 2007
Development process fine as is: report
The current system of elected councillors as final decision makers in the development Assessment process is working and should not be changed, according to a report by the local government and shires associations of NSW. The associations report on planning panels in NSW is in response to debate about the state Government's proposal to remove elected councillors from the development consent r...
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26 September 2007
New Blood for McKillop Property
Cameron McKillop and his ever growing team of professionals are delighted to welcome Glennis Kennedy to the fold. Glennis brings to McKillop an impressive sales record in the Southern Highlands and processes an enviable reputation- with vendors and buyers alike - as a highly responsive proactive professional. To ensure McKillop's delivery of their promise of superior service to their clients , ...
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16 July 2007
Stamp duty changes for mortgages
Stamp duty changes for mortgages Currently the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) provided for the abolition of mortgage duty from 1 January 2011. Arising from the new New South Wales budget, new changes have been announced which bring the abolition date forward to 1 July 2009 and introduce a 3 stage process with 2 new exemptions. Both of these new exemptions only apply if the borrower, or if more than one, ...
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