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Hotspots • 20 Aug 2010

Home buyer activity lags

Owner occupier borrowing activity has been consistently trending downwards for 12 months now, new research shows.

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Hotspots • 20 Aug 2010

Housing makes it into election

With just one day left before the 2010 federal election the Coalition has announced a “Plan for Real Housing”.

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Hotspots • 20 Aug 2010

All quiet before the storm

Finally, after weeks of hearing nothing but election talk, the nation goes to the polls tomorrow.

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Hotspots • 19 Aug 2010

Housing affordability takes a dive

Have you been calculating mortgage costs and wondering how you’re ever going to be able to afford a home? Chances are you’re not alone, with a new report revealing...

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Hotspots • 17 Aug 2010

Borrowing options for first timers looking up

Lenders are increasing the amount they are willing to lend borrowers, which will no doubt be good news for many first time buyers.

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Hotspots • 17 Aug 2010

Rents shift upwards in NSW

Rents are on the rise again in Sydney and metropolitan New South Wales in what is good news for investors but not so good for renters looking to save first home...

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Hotspots • 16 Aug 2010

July property sales reveal "two-speed" market

Australia is in a “two-speed property market” with continuing strong demand in Melbourne and Sydney but uncertainty elsewhere, according to real estate group Ray...

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Hotspots • 16 Aug 2010

Weak performance for weekend auctions

Buyers stayed on the sidelines over the weekend with national auction clearance rates remaining subdued.

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Hotspots • 16 Aug 2010

Time for action on housing

The 2010 federal election is now just days away yet voters are still yet to hear any real housing policies flow from the lips of Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott.

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Hotspots • 13 Aug 2010

CPI predicted to fall in August

Inflation is expected to fall in August to sit within the RBA’s target range, strengthening economists’ forecasts that the RBA will keep a hold on the cash rate...

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