In a two-part series, Procure investigates the opportunities and risks of social media for business and shares expert advice on avoiding common pitfalls and transforming clicks into customers.
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If securing your first home, stepping up to something better or securing an investment property is on your to-do list for 2015 then it may be in your interest to maximise your borrowing power. Understanding how much you can borrow will help you make critical decisions, especially when it comes…
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After 18 months of record low interest rates, many Australians are wondering what’s in store for 2015. With the official cash rate so low, is it a case of what goes down, must go up? Or can we expect the interest savings to continue into the year?
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The first announcement for 2015 has just been released and we have the news for you hot off the press. The Reserve Bank of Australia has today announced the outcome of its board meeting, and as speculated it has decreased the cash rate by 25 basis points. The official rate…
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The final rate alert announcement for 2014 has just been announced and we have the news for you hot off the press. As widely expected, The Reserve Bank of Australia has today decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 2.5%. Australian consumer confidence has taken a dip since…
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Are you heading off on holiday during the festive break? While you’re easing yourself into relax mode, opportunistic burglars will be ramping things up – summer holidays are a prime time for crooks. Unfortunately, homeowners commonly make the thief’s selection process easy – by failing to take some simple precautions.…
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It seems Australians’ love affair with renovating continues to blossom. We forked out more than $28 billion on refurbishments last financial year, with that figure set to jump further over the next three, according to the Housing Industry Association.
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Designer Jake Phipps reinterprets a British cultural icon by lining a felt bowler in anodised aluminium transforming it into an eccentric light shade. Named Jeeves – after the iconic P.G. Wodehouse butler – the authentic bowler pendant light is sure to add some dapper Brit-class to your place.
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For many Australians retirement is an opportunity to down-size their homes and simplify their lives. For more than 138,000 retirees*, that means opting for life in a retirement village.
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Spring has sprung and home buyers are emerging from hibernation. That’s the theory, but the reality is home buyers are on the hunt all year round for the right property at the right price. The economic cycle and how you present your property will have a far greater impact than…
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