1 January 2020 Posted In: Uncategorized

Western Suburbs Weekly

PROPERTY experts looked forward to 2019 with some optimism, but the banking Royal Commission and resulting credit crunch and a Federal election had a detrimental effect on the market, with prices, sales and building starts continuing to decline.

Things were looking grim and industry bodies joined forces to lobby the State Government to support the ailing market.

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