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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Capital city home values slump read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Dec 2014
Capital city home values slump
New figures have shown a -0.3 per cent fall in property values across Australia’s capital cities in November.
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The east coast city primed for growth in 2015 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Dec 2014
The east coast city primed for growth in 2015
East coast property investors would be wise to turn their attention to an area on the outskirts of Brisbane in 2015, according to a wealth coach and real estate...
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Regulators take a 'sledgehammer' to the housing market read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 Dec 2014
Regulators take a 'sledgehammer' to the housing market
Plans for Australia’s regulators to investigate interest-only, high-LVR and investor loans have been slammed as “totally unnecessary”.
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Mike Mortlock read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 10 Dec 2014
Is your quantity surveyor endorsed by the ATO?
If you want to improve your cash flow and make the most of your depreciation schedule, you need to make sure you know how to find the best in the business. 
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New rules could make borrowing more expensive read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Dec 2014
New rules could make borrowing more expensive
Borrowed money could soon become more costly if the government accepts a recommendation to impose new banking rules.
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Zaki Ameer read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Dec 2014
To fix or not to fix?
With property prices climbing and interest rates unconventionally low, investors are increasingly wondering whether fixing their interest rates will benefit them in the...
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Property buyers could save thousands before Christmas read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Dec 2014
Property buyers could save thousands before Christmas
Smart investors have a small window of opportunity to nab festive-season property bargains, says a leading market commentator.
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Property sale listings unusually steady read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Dec 2014
Property sale listings unusually steady
The number of Australian residential property sale listings steadied during November, which is abnormal for this time of year, says an independent property research...
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Investors ask: Suburbs set to take off read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Dec 2014
Investors ask: Suburbs set to take off
Q. How can you identify an area that might be about to take off, and does getting down on the ground give you a better idea of what’s happening in a suburb? 
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Sydney market ‘due for a breather’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Dec 2014
Sydney market ‘due for a breather’
Despite continued positive performance from the Sydney property market – with some suburbs smashing records – one real estate group says the fantastic run will...
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