Inverell real estate agents welcome scrapping of State vendor tax (Inverell Times)

Inverell real estate agents welcome scrapping of State vendor tax (Inverell Times)
LOCAL real estate agencies have expressed their feelings in regard to the scrapping of the vendor tax by new Premier Morris Iemma. Mr Iemma said that abolition of the 2.25 per cent tax would boost the state's economy and lighten the load on thousands of NSW families.

SmallCap Sentinel: Looking at Real Estate from a Stock Market Angle (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- "As with any bull market, real estate's meteoric appreciation has driven interest in public companies with business plans centered on real estate," stated SmallCap Sentinel analyst, D.R. Clark. "Recent industry reports detailing the continuance of strong sales are certain to cause investors to examine stock plays with real estate tie-ins." "The recent

Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Growth Activities (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust announced that it has entered into agreements to lease a retirement home in London, Ontario and acquire a skilled nursing facility near Boston, Massachusetts, has also transferred three long term care homes that were under development into operations and has, as well, agreed in principle to terminate the CPD LP development agreement.