Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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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Hotspots • 12 Nov 2010
Australian property prices tracking along
Property values across Australia’s capital cities have increased by an average of 40.5 per cent for houses and 42.2 per cent for units over the last five years.
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