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Finance • 26 OCT 2017

Rate rises will lead to ‘major adjustment’ in housing market: Westpac

Westpac’s chief economist Bill Evans predicts that if the RBA lifts the cash rate, the housing market will change severely.

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Finance • 25 OCT 2017

APRA keen to 'step back from' investor lending restrictions

Restrictions placed on investors were only meant to be “temporary”, APRA’s chairman said, as the restrictions might have unintentionally caused additional...

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Hotspots • 23 OCT 2017

Slight investor return to market could usher in ‘APRA mark III’

A new report has revealed that over the last quarter, interest rates for both interest-only and principal and interest loans have been increasing steadily, but investors...

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Hotspots • 23 OCT 2017

Capital city home values level off across the country

Home values increased in only one capital city last week – Melbourne recording a slight increase, according to the latest CoreLogic data.

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Hotspots • 23 OCT 2017

Most Australians feel forced into renting, new poll finds

A non-profit company has released the results of a poll gauging what the public believes about the current property climate, including how many Australians believe they...

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Tax & Legal • 20 OCT 2017

Stamp duty changes driving first home buyer comeback

New research has found that first home buyers are making a return to the market, probably as a result of recent changes to the stamp duty requirements in states like New...

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Hotspots • 19 OCT 2017

Australian housing market is ‘frothy’

A property finance lawyer has said that he does not believe that the Australian housing market is in a “bubble”. Instead, he describes it as “frothy”, comprising...

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Hotspots • 18 OCT 2017

Growth in older investors has RBA worried

The number of property investors over the age of 60 is on the up, and this trend is leaving the Reserve Bank of Australia nervous.

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Hotspots • 18 OCT 2017

Leading portal ranked top by Aussie Millennials

One of Australia’s most popular property platforms has been ranked as the top brand improver among Millennials in Australia.

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Hotspots • 16 OCT 2017

‘Major structural change’ in property landscape

Lenders are moving away from property investors and towards upgraders, representing a “major structural change” in the landscape, new data reveals.

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