In the light of the federal budget, which has just been handed down,First National Real Estate Broome says the government should have delivered on the GST promise of abolishing stamp duty and that home buyers should also do their bit to support the Australian property market. “Australia’s soft property market will continue to tread water [...]

Allan Griffiths, Principal, First National Real Estate Broome says there will be a stronger focus on technology for the property market this year, but cautions buyers and sellers to make sure they know the most appropriate ones that are fit for their purposes. “We know consumers crave information because it gives them power, control and [...]

First National Real Estate announced its WA General Excellence and Marketing (GEM) Award winners on Saturday night with local agency, First National Real Estate Broome being named among the State’s Top 10 Sales Offices. The elegant fire-and-ice themed dinner held at the Hyatt Regency in Perth recognised the network’s best performers in WA over the [...]

First National Real Estate Broome will offer customers the opportunity to win a share of $50,000 cash in its ‘$50,000 Cash Drop’ competition from 1 March. “All you need to do is buy or sell a house through us, rent a property, or ask us to manage your investment property and we’ll automatically enter you [...]

The current mildly restrictive stance of monetary policy remains “appropriate”, the Reserve Bank has claimed. At its monthly board meeting today, the Reserve Bank (RBA) decided it was prudent to leave the cash rate on hold at 4.25 per cent after dropping the cash rate twice in two months at the end of last year. [...]

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Mr Allan Griffiths principal of First National Real Estate Broome says current market conditions, coupled with increasing housing affordability, is causing a rental dilemma. Many renters are questioning if now is the time to stretch their budgets and commit to buying their own home. “With lowering interest rates and falling house prices, home buying is [...]

Woodside Petroleum has released an environmental study on the offshore component of its Browse liquefied natural gas project for public review that shows most activities associated with the development have been assessed as low risk. The company also says the project, estimated to cost $30 billion to develop, will generate up to $50 billion in [...]

Source: Real Estate Business news Consumer sentiment is improving, with the recent cut in official interest rates inspiring an upswing in confidence amongst Australians, and particularly those with mortgages or who are looking to buy a home, the latest Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment has found. The Index rose by 6.3 per cent [...]

First National Real Estate has launched a competition throughout Australia where homeowners or home hunters have five chances to win $5,000 in hardware gift vouchers. ‘Australians love – do it yourself projects so there’s always huge interest in our competitions where the prize helps get another home improvement finished’ said Allan Griffiths from First National [...]