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Interest Rate Cuts Have Been a Boost for Shoalhaven Property Market

Monday, 09 July 2012 13:08

With the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting rates by 75 basis points over the last three months we have seen a timely boost for the local property market and in recent times lad sales have also risen. Peter Russell from Integrity Real Estate talks about how the local market is travelling:

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