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Hotspots • 30 Nov 2010

New home sales slump

Despite a slight uptick in October, new home sales are significantly lower than this time last year.

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Hotspots • 26 Nov 2010

Concerns over valuation discrepancies

The Real Estate Buyer’s Agents Association of Australia (REBAA) has voiced concern over increasing discrepancies between agreed sale prices and valuations on...

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Hotspots • 25 Nov 2010

Aussies attached to their homes

Australian property owners are holding on to their homes for longer, new research has found.

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Hotspots • 25 Nov 2010

Affordability still an issue: HIA

A modest decline in property prices has helped improve housing affordability over the last quarter.

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Hotspots • 23 Nov 2010

Sunshine fails to warm up auction activity

The warm spring weather is doing little to entice potential home buyers to the property market.

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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2010

Cost of funds just an excuse

A new report has found the banks’ interest expenses have risen by less than the Reserve Bank’s rate hikes.

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Hotspots • 16 Nov 2010

Refinancing activity spikes

Mortgage holders should carefully weigh up their options before shifting to a rival lender, says Loan Market.

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Hotspots • 16 Nov 2010

Take the time to weigh up the real costs

The real cost of purchasing property entails a lot more than a property’s price tag and aspiring property buyers should address these costs sooner rather than later.

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Hotspots • 15 Nov 2010

Weak weekend for auctions

The RBA’s latest rate hike significantly dampened home buyer spirit over the weekend.

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Hotspots • 13 Nov 2010

Yellow Brick Road cans exit fees

Yellow Brick Road announced today that it will remove the exit fees on its standard variable home loan products as of December 1 this year.

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