The National Electronic Conveyance Office (NECO) has announced the development of a new body called the National Steering Committee the 6-US meeting on 30 March 2007.
Committee chairman Les Taylor, in a statement dated 18 March 2007, reinforced the need for the committee to have a national business model to ensure “common view” on the way [...]
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Property Law
Property developers around Australia have been at odds with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently. We will examine some of the disagreements which will be cautious reminders for developers to seek legal advice to help prevent a conflict with the powerful corporate watchdog.
Victoria
In March of this year Victorian-based property spruiker Henry Kaye fought [...]
A key voter issue in the forthcoming federal election will be housing availability and affordability. Only a few months out from the election, politicians are battling to gain the upper hand in housing solutions as new figures and a wave of public sentiment support change.
The Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) in its most recent issue of [...]
In the recent decision of Reliance Carpet Co Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2007] FCAFC 99 (5th July, 2007 called “the Reliance decision”) the full Federal Court issued a significant ruling on a vendor’s liability to pay GST (Goods and Services Tax) on a forfeited deposit for the sale of real property.
Background to the [...]
Rising Home Prices
Homebuyers are continuing to pay premium prices for property, despite the impending interest rate rise.
According to a recent report by mortgage insurer PMI Mortgage Insurance and BIS Shrapnel, housing prices have grown at a faster pace in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart in the June quarter of 2007 compared to the previous year.
The [...]