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Hotspots • 25 SEP 2019
HIA reveals top home builders for 2019
HIA has uncovered Australia’s best home builders for the 2019 calendar year.
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Hotspots • 24 SEP 2019
Is the government preparing for negative rates by restricting cash payments?
From early next year, the federal government has proposed to restrict the amount of cash that you can withdraw from your own bank account.
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Hotspots • 24 SEP 2019
Reduction in building construction to fuel Brisbane’s recovery, says expert
Buyer’s agent Melinda Jennison is optimistic about the future of the Brisbane property market, provided that certain growth drivers serve their purpose.
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Hotspots • 24 SEP 2019
Property market risks ‘abated’
Risks associated with the downturn in the property market have “abated”, according to Australia’s financial regulators.
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Hotspots • 23 SEP 2019
Big bank balance sheets increasingly skewed to mortgages
The balance sheets of the big four banks are increasingly exposed to residential mortgages, as other forms of revenue generation become less lucrative, according to...
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Finance • 23 SEP 2019
APRA pushes for ‘more granular’ mortgage reporting
The prudential regulator has launched a consultation on a proposal that would expand its collection remit for home lending data.  
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Finance • 20 SEP 2019
Lender launches 95% LVR loan for FHBs
Better Choice Home Loans has launched a new 95 per cent LVR home loan product, which aims to help more first home buyers enter the property market.
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Hotspots • 19 SEP 2019
Queensland dominates top 100 performing suburbs report
CoreLogic’s Top Rental Performers Report has reported 42 out of 100 of the top-rated suburbs in all of Australia are located in Queensland.
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Hotspots • 19 SEP 2019
Property market update: Perth, August 2019
Experts say that Perth, along with Brisbane and Adelaide, is just at the right stage of the property cycle, having achieved a balance between supply and affordability....
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Finance • 17 SEP 2019
How much has your property fallen in the last quarter?
Residential property prices fell by 0.7 per cent in the June quarter, according to newly released national figures.
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