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First time buyers of residential real estate are now able to benefit from the Queensland government's $15,000 Great Start Grant.

The Block: All Stars is slowly coming to a close, with less than a week left for the four teams to complete their living rooms and the exterior of the properties.

Values of real estate in Australia have increased by 3.8 per cent for houses in the December quarter, with capital cities also seeing a 2.4 per cent rise for other dwellings.

It seems that it is harder and harder to find rental properties in Sydney as the vacancy rate dropped to by 0.3 per cent to 1.9 per cent in February.

Renovating and reselling a house is stressful enough without doing it in front of a crowd of 1.4million yet this is what young Victorian couple Josh and Jenna Denston have chosen to do.

According to a survey by leading mortgage broker Loan Market the most important room for buyers when inspecting a property is the kitchen.

Real estate in Brisbane has received a boost, following new figures showing the median price for units in the city climbed 0.3 per cent in 2012.

Real estate in Sydney experienced a jump in value throughout 2012, new research shows.

Queensland approvals for the construction of units have seen an increase of 12 per cent in January, when compared with the same month in 2012.

The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to leave interest rates at three per cent has been welcomed by the Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA).

Kitchens are known for selling houses, and all four teams on The Block are racing to complete theirs.

A cut in interest rates would have improved affordability for first home buyers but not enough to encourage them to make a purchase, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).