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Hotspots 14 AUG 2015

Rising house prices won't make Australia better off

The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that rising property prices are creating risks in the economy and are unlikely...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2015

Notorious spruiker in ASIC’s sights again

ASIC has brought legal proceedings against a notorious property spruiker and their associated companies, resulting in...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2015

Housing construction has already peaked

A new report has revealed that construction of new housing in Australia is likely to enter a period of sharp decline...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2015

Sydney price growth third highest in the world

Sydney currently ranks third in the world for luxury residential annual price growth, according to a global index for...

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Hotspots 12 AUG 2015

Queensland new target for overseas investors

Overseas investors who have been driving up prices in Sydney and Melbourne have turned to a third Australian state...

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Hotspots 11 AUG 2015

Signs of recovery in WA

The year-on-year performance of Western Australia’s regional centres has been revealed, with mining towns continuing...

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Hotspots 11 AUG 2015

Investor crackdown dangerous for housing supply

Reduced levels of investor loans could prevent development projects going ahead, which would in turn damage supply...

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Tax & Legal 10 AUG 2015

More illegal investors ordered to sell up

Five foreign investors who unlawfully hold residential property in Australia have been ordered to sell their...

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Hotspots 10 AUG 2015

Sydney and Melbourne set for further growth: RBA

Australia’s central bank has raised the extraordinary possibility that property prices in Sydney and Melbourne have...

southaustralia

Hotspots 07 AUG 2015

High-growth suburbs revealed

The latest release of Valuer General’s median house price data in South Australia has revealed the highest-growing...

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Finance 07 AUG 2015

Fixed rate loans becoming more popular

Demand for fixed rate home loans increased over the month of July in response to multiple banks increasing interest...

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Finance 06 AUG 2015

APRA crackdown 'ineffectual'

The head of one lender has described APRA’s continued efforts to reduce investor lending as “ineffectual”,...

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Finance 06 AUG 2015

Market reacts strangely to APRA crackdown

Property listings have increased across the nation in July and could be a possible result of the investor lending...

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Hotspots 05 AUG 2015

Housing supply in decline

A record number of homebuilding approvals were awarded last financial year – but signs have emerged that activity may...

HOBART

Hotspots 05 AUG 2015

Investors turn to Tassie

Investors turned to Australia’s cheapest property state to snatch some bargains over the June quarter.

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Finance 04 AUG 2015

RBA Cash Rate Announcement - August 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly meeting in regards to the official cash rate.

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Finance 04 AUG 2015

Big 4 and more increase interest rates

The last of the big four banks and two leading regional banks have announced increases to their standard variable rates...

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Finance 03 AUG 2015

Interest rate hikes ‘unfair’ to investors

Increasing interest rates on investment loans is 'unfair' to investors and any changes should’ve been targeted to the...

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Finance 03 AUG 2015

No change predicted for RBA cash rate

It’s most likely that the RBA will keep the cash rate on hold at 2.00 per cent at tomorrow’s monthly board...

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Hotspots 03 AUG 2015

Investor demand to take a dive

New data indicates that the title of best-performing capital city has changed hands, amidst warnings that the APRA...

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Finance 31 JUL 2015

Special report: APRA tries to take the heat out of the market

Concerned that investor activity in Australia’s two largest capitals is pricing first-time home buyers out of the...

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Finance 31 JUL 2015

Special report: APRA changes to meet with mixed success

The jury is out on whether APRA-instigated changes to investor lending will influence market values, but if they do,...

BESTSUBS

Hotspots 31 JUL 2015

Special report: first-time investors hit the hardest

First-time or beginner investors are going to be hit the hardest by the recent changes to investor lending instigated...

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Hotspots 31 JUL 2015

Special report: pain and gain for existing investors

Any pain felt by existing investors because of recent changes to lending will be determined by their personal...

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Hotspots 31 JUL 2015

Special report: investors unfazed by lending changes

Two surveys released over the period of APRA-instigated bank announcements indicate that investors are largely...