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Population to hit 35 million by 2056
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Population to hit 35 million by 2056

The populations of Queensland and Western Australia are expected to more than double within the next 50 years.
As the great population debate rages, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Yearbook shows the nation’s population is expected to swell to more than 35 million by 2056.
By 2101, the population will have hit 44.7 million.
The predictions [...]

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Lord Mayor releases Brisbane City Council budget for this year
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Lord Mayor releases Brisbane City Council budget for this year

Brisbane has been hit hard by the global financial crisis with Council experiencing sharp falls in revenue from development activity. However due to responsible financial management, and a determination to seek better outcomes for ratepayers, Council has found considerable savings in major infrastructure projects to ease the impacts on Brisbane families.
Unlike other levels of government, [...]

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10 Biggest Mistakes Novice Property Investors Make
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10 Biggest Mistakes Novice Property Investors Make

Real estate has become the tech stock of the 2000’s, the investment that everyone seems to think will be the ticket to easy wealth. And why shouldn’t investors be snapping up property?
After all, mortgage rates are low and the housing market in some parts of the country is still hot. How hard could it be? [...]

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Where is Australia’s housing market REALLY heading?
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Where is Australia’s housing market REALLY heading?

Overheated or undervalued? A powerful part of the Australian economy or a bubble that could burst and damage Australia’s miracle economy?
Australia’s housing market has always been one of the most talked-about sectors of the economy, but the recent surge in property prices – against the backdrop of the subprime crisis and the implosion of housing [...]

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Why median house prices could be well over one million dollars by the end of this decade
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Why median house prices could be well over one million dollars by the end of this decade

The latest forecasts from Metropole Property Investment Strategists Research suggest to me that median house prices will be well over $1 million in every capital city at the end of this new decade, and in many cases they will be considerably more.
Now, I know this is a bold forecast but a lot can happen in [...]

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Investors Alert! Brisbane Rent to rise 8per cent
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Investors Alert! Brisbane Rent to rise 8per cent

According to an article on CourierMail.com.au Brisbane rents are due to outperform Sydney and Melbourne this year with a prediction that median house rents will jump up an extra $40 a week.
The article reads:
INVESTORS will be smiling but renters could be feeling the pain if the prediction of rising rents from Australian Property Monitors eventuates.
After [...]

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Prices tipped to rise in Brisbane rental market
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Prices tipped to rise in Brisbane rental market

Melissa Ketchell From www.news.com.au Reports
INVESTORS will be smiling but renters could be feeling the pain if the prediction of rising rents from Australian Property Monitors eventuates.
After a year in the doldrums, Brisbane rents are tipped to outperform Sydney and Melbourne with growth of 8 per cent predicted this year.
Australian Property Monitors forecasts Brisbane median house [...]

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Ipswich City a property hot spot in 2010
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Ipswich City a property hot spot in 2010

Perter Foley from Queensland Times Reports:
IPSWICH property prices have been tipped for another hike in 2010, with a leading Ipswich property expert predicting figures could rise by up to 10 per cent.
Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Ipswich zone chairman Peter Mendoza said he expected consumer confidence would return this year, in line with the [...]

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