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Ray White launches national strata management

Ray White has announced plans to expand its Canberra-based strata management group nationally, to service larger...
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Sydney agency investigated for trust account abuses

Allegations of trust account abuse by a Sydney-based real estate franchise – which has since had its franchise...
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Rents jump and prices tipped to grow, Perth

Rental market pressure has increased in Perth, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA).
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Website helps find overseas investment property

A new property listings website will aim to help overseas investors, including Australians, to purchase property in the...
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Brighter outlook for home building activity in 2012

New house and land activity should increase over the coming 12 months in Sydney, south-east Queensland and Perth, BIS...
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Auction activity remains flat

Auction activity continues to remain relatively weak, with clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne just tipping 50 per...
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Investment confidence low, survey says

Confidence in the property investment market is largely “in the doldrums”, according to a new Property Industry...
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Residential dwelling approvals drop

The average number of residential dwellings approved for construction nationally fell in September, new statistics show.
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Adelaide lifestyle residential developments launched

A $200 million, high quality residential development site was launched this week in line with the South Australian...
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First time investors return

First time buyers and investors are returning to the market at the greatest rate since September 2009.
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Soft conditions for new homes

New home sales dropped in September, with detached house sales at their lowest monthly level since December 2000, new...
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Brisbane house prices plummet, says ABS

Brisbane house prices saw the biggest drop of the state capitals over the September quarter, according to latest...
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Sydney investors are savvy borrowers

Property owners in Sydney are savvy loan borrowers who are not afraid to refinance for a better deal, new research has...
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Property market eyes strong return

The residential property market is expected to bounce back into form in 2012.
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In the face of adversity

Despite multiple cancer diagnoses, Vicki Keenan has refused to give up her passion for life – or for property...
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Melbourne apartments rise up

Melbourne high-rise apartment developments are heading into their strongest growth period in history, according to an...
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House prices stall as population slows

The stall in house prices can be explained by the population, new research has revealed.
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Smart Property Investment recognised in benchmark ranking

Smart Property Investment and sister publications Real Estate Business and The Adviser have helped secure Momentum...
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House prices drift sideways as behavioural tide turns

The Australian housing market will start to soften, a new ANZ report said.
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Year of the million dollar property

Thursday, 17 March 2011By: Mia SantoromitoWhile Chinese zodiac may have proclaimed 2010 the year of the tiger, it...
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Investors should ignore negative property market talk

The Australian property market wasn’t in bad shape and would begin to improve as part of a normal cycle, the head of...
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Wheels still turning: two speed property market

Australia’s housing market and multi-speed economy's performance are largely reliant on commodity prices and ...
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SPI launches iPad app

Smart Property Investment has unveiled a new app for property investors and home buyers.
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Auctions yet to deliver

Auction clearance rates remain at around 60 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne, suggesting that the spring selling season...
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