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	<title>Crikey &#187; first home owners grant</title>
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		<title>After-effects of GFC disaster continue to emerge</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/09/after-effects-of-gfc-disaster-continue-to-emerge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/09/after-effects-of-gfc-disaster-continue-to-emerge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australia car sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=228308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Governments have a habit of meddling with things. This is largely due to the political imperative of being seen to be doing something to fix economic problems.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd poll dancing to a different tune by trying too hard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/07/rudd-poll-dancing-to-a-different-tune-by-trying-too-hard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/07/rudd-poll-dancing-to-a-different-tune-by-trying-too-hard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garrett's roofing insulation scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school funding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=136568</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd is learning a difficult lesson, not only politics, but in popularity. That is: if you try too hard to be liked, you almost certainly won’t be. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>First homes: young buyers continue to flock to the market</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/23/first-homes-young-buyers-continue-to-flock-to-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/23/first-homes-young-buyers-continue-to-flock-to-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Those who thought that the gradual reduction in the first home-owner’s grant in September would cool the first home-buyer market have, for the time being, been proved mistaken.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/23/first-homes-young-buyers-continue-to-flock-to-the-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Big lie theory explains how the bubble inflates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/big-lie-theory-explains-how-the-bubble-inflates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/big-lie-theory-explains-how-the-bubble-inflates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIS Shrapnel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are seemingly rational people paying so much more for property than they did even as recently at 10 years ago? They fall for the "property lie": the myth that property "never falls in value" and will be "more expensive next year".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/big-lie-theory-explains-how-the-bubble-inflates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Spending borrowed monies leads to false bravado</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/19/spending-borrowed-monies-leads-to-false-bravado/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/19/spending-borrowed-monies-leads-to-false-bravado/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/19/spending-borrowed-monies-leads-to-false-bravado/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were to believe world stock markets, the recession is drawing to a close, with the wisdom of government spending and global monetary easing spurring the world to another economic recovery. But the markets have long proven to be an unfaithful talisman. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/19/spending-borrowed-monies-leads-to-false-bravado/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keen on Keane: the great population overhang story</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/keen-on-keane-the-great-population-overhang-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/keen-on-keane-the-great-population-overhang-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing bubble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/keen-on-keane-the-great-population-overhang-story/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Bernard Keane took economist <b>Steve Keen</b> to task over his call that property prices will fall next year. Today, Keen has his right of reply.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/keen-on-keane-the-great-population-overhang-story/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Great Australian dream still sucking them in</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/great-australian-dream-still-sucking-them-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/great-australian-dream-still-sucking-them-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/great-australian-dream-still-sucking-them-in/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest housing finance figures confirm there's still solid demand for housing finance from investors and owner-occupiers.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/great-australian-dream-still-sucking-them-in/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Housing: the market continues to astound</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/17/housing-the-market-continues-to-astound/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/17/housing-the-market-continues-to-astound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanya Plibersek]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/17/housing-the-market-continues-to-astound/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most obvious problem with the first-home-owner's grant is that it doesn’t actually benefit home buyers, since most recipients of the grant will probably be in competition with each other.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/17/housing-the-market-continues-to-astound/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Aussie mateship: buying homes together</title>
		<link>http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,28323,25951683-5013951,00.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,28323,25951683-5013951,00.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=80823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so obviously the First Home Owners Grant just pushes up the price of real estate, but if you are still interested in cashing in on it, consider buying a home with a friend. Just pay attention to the legal nitty gritty.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Housing is overpriced, Swan is making it so</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/06/housing-is-overpriced-swan-is-making-it-so/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/06/housing-is-overpriced-swan-is-making-it-so/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/06/housing-is-overpriced-swan-is-making-it-so/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a treasurer, Wayne Swan makes a fine politician. In a free-market economy, it is not the role of the government to prop up over-priced assets -- especially an asset as critical to millions of Australians as housing, says <b>Adam Schwab</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/06/housing-is-overpriced-swan-is-making-it-so/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Building approvals boom amid &#8220;bubble&#8221; fears</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/building-approvals-boom-amid-bubble-fears/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/building-approvals-boom-amid-bubble-fears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing approvals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing bubble]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/building-approvals-boom-amid-bubble-fears/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ABS released figures showing that building approvals bounced back strong in June after May's one off plunge. Just don't mention the housing bubble.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/building-approvals-boom-amid-bubble-fears/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey cage match: the truth about house prices</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/27/cage-match-the-truth-about-house-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/27/cage-match-the-truth-about-house-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey cage match]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/27/cage-match-the-truth-about-house-prices/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The crystal ball gazing over house prices continues to twist and turn with two veterans of the genre going head-to-head. House prices will fall, argues <b>Adam Schwab</b>. Are you kidding me? counters Rismark's <b>Christopher Joye</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/27/cage-match-the-truth-about-house-prices/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>37</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are we paying too much for the Australian dream?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/13/are-we-paying-too-much-for-the-australian-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/13/are-we-paying-too-much-for-the-australian-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/13/are-we-paying-too-much-for-the-australian-dream/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In one of the more remarkable occurrences, residential property, despite macroeconomic indicators to the contrary, has been an incredibly resilient asset class this year. But that can't last, argues <strong>Adam Schwab</strong>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/13/are-we-paying-too-much-for-the-australian-dream/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>BIS Shrapnel&#8217;s property confidence is &#8230; BS</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/16/bis-shrapnel-property-assessment-bs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/16/bis-shrapnel-property-assessment-bs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIS Shrapnel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/16/bis-shrapnel-property-assessment-bs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the First Home Owner's Grant falls away and if interest rates return to 7-8%, it is a more logical response that house prices will fall in the coming years, rather than rise.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/16/bis-shrapnel-property-assessment-bs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>ABS figures show the building boom is alive and growing</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/abs-figures-show-the-building-boom-is-alive-and-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/abs-figures-show-the-building-boom-is-alive-and-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuilding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/abs-figures-show-the-building-boom-is-alive-and-growing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 4.25% cut in interest rates and the first home buyer/builders grant continues to feed the rebound in home construction.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/abs-figures-show-the-building-boom-is-alive-and-growing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The results are in: Labor&#8217;s stimulus worked</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/crikey-says-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/crikey-says-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudd money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus package]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/crikey-says-12/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government targeted retail and construction, two of the biggest-employing sectors, and bombed them with cash, and it has worked.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/02/crikey-says-12/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The FHOG: a band-aid over a gaping wound</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/the-fhog-a-band-aid-over-a-gaping-wound/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/the-fhog-a-band-aid-over-a-gaping-wound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RP Data]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/the-fhog-a-band-aid-over-a-gaping-wound/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest RP Data-Rismark property survey has unleashed a predictable bout of optimism regarding the future of the Australian property market.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/the-fhog-a-band-aid-over-a-gaping-wound/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd persists with first home buyers furphy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/14/rudd-persists-with-first-home-buyers-furphy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/14/rudd-persists-with-first-home-buyers-furphy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 03:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudd government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=58337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The First Home Owners' Grant is a policy which significantly inflates the cost of property for first home buyers, and mostly benefits wealthy property investors and developers.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/14/rudd-persists-with-first-home-buyers-furphy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stanhope gets his revenge on journos</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/07/tips-and-rumours-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/07/tips-and-rumours-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 03:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian quarantine inspection service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Stanhope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Farr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=56249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A tipster tells how ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope got his revenge on journos, and what happened to the Royal Vic Institute for the Blind's assets?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Building approvals offer glimmer of hope</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/05/building-approvals-offer-glimmer-of-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/05/building-approvals-offer-glimmer-of-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building approvals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the sharp fall in home prices in the eight major capitals in the March quarter, there's still demand for new home loans.
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>First home owners grant must go</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/first-home-owners-grant-must-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/first-home-owners-grant-must-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 03:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Industry of Victoria]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first home buyer;s boost was the worst thing to ever happen to first home buyers.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey Counterpoint: the Australian property market</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/30/crikey-counterpoint-the-australian-property-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/30/crikey-counterpoint-the-australian-property-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey Counterpoint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rismark]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=54386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia’s residential property market delivered a resilient performance during the first quarter, with the RP Data-Rismark National Dwelling Value Index rising 1.6%, writes <b>Christopher Joye</b>. Poppycock, says <b>Adam Schwab</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>No good press for MP travel junkets</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/27/no-good-press-for-mp-travel-junkets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/27/no-good-press-for-mp-travel-junkets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget 09]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joanna Lumley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[junkets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Lindsay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=53422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why it's a good idea for pollies to stay home for the holidays and viewing Hillary Clinton through the prism of existentialism. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/27/no-good-press-for-mp-travel-junkets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>First home owner grant: just making vendors richer</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/27/first-home-owner-grant-just-making-vendors-richer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/27/first-home-owner-grant-just-making-vendors-richer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RuddBank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=53403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first home owners grant, especially in its boosted form, is not a policy which benefit first home buyers, but one which will lock them into a lifetime of possibly unserviceable debt.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/27/first-home-owner-grant-just-making-vendors-richer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The great Australian dream becomes a nightmare</title>
		<link>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/great-australian-scream-20090421-ae0e.html?page=-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/great-australian-scream-20090421-ae0e.html?page=-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=52614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The increased first home owners' grant is encouraging many young people to buy into a false economy.]]></description>
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