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apartments

Hotspots 30 JUL 2015

Spruiker schemes in spotlight, regulator warns

A regulator warns property investors to be cautious of investment schemes, citing a string of recent legal actions...

BESTSUBS

Hotspots 30 JUL 2015

Australia desirable to foreign investors

The fall in the Australian dollar makes our property market relatively cheap and desirable to foreign investors,...

Sydney property

Hotspots 29 JUL 2015

Inner city set for massive boost to apartment stock

One area of inner Sydney will be home to almost half the new apartment stock projected to hit the market in the next...

Nab

Hotspots 29 JUL 2015

Investors under increasing pressure

A third big four bank has announced loan rate changes in an attempt to curb investor borrowing activity.

perth050315

Hotspots 28 JUL 2015

Sustained slump in two capitals

The prospect of a recovery in two of Australia’s suffering capital city markets is a distant one, according to a...

coins

Finance 28 JUL 2015

Auction clearance rate lowest in 13 weeks

Auction clearance rates have dipped below 80 per cent in Sydney for the first time in 13 weeks, although the market...

BESTSUBS

Finance 27 JUL 2015

Loan rate hike announced

The lending market for property investors continues to tighten, with another major bank announcing significant rate...

3brhouses

Hotspots 27 JUL 2015

Next boom market revealed

A new property survey has revealed the locations in which Australian investors are most likely to purchase next, with...

28474 transform

Hotspots 27 JUL 2015

Bush capital posts surprise performance

Australia’s capital city experienced the third-highest median house price growth rate over the past financial year...

21043 sales

Hotspots 24 JUL 2015

Sub-$200,000 SMSFs attract ASIC attention

New guidance on SMSFs released by ASIC aims to ensure investors receive advice that's in their best financial...

melbourne cup

Hotspots 24 JUL 2015

Pessimistic outlook for major city

A new survey has revealed the state of the Australian housing market, highlighting the performance of capital cities...

apartmentss

Finance 24 JUL 2015

Major bank to ask more of investors

A big four bank has announced it will make significant adjustments to its fixed-rate products, with investors bearing...

apartment blue sky

Hotspots 23 JUL 2015

First-timers choosing investment over ownership

The number of first home buyers turning to investing is on the rise as they’re priced out of buying properties they...

21043 sales

Hotspots 23 JUL 2015

City's price growth gobsmacking

New research has found that one Australian capital's prices are growing at an unthinkable pace, with the city’s real...

sydney news

Hotspots 22 JUL 2015

Reforms to trigger Sydney construction growth

Proposed strata reforms in New South Wales allowing a reduced majority to approve redevelopments have been heralded as...

buying

Hotspots 21 JUL 2015

Regulator takes action to restrict lending activity

A move by the financial regulator to limit the lending capacity of the big banks is likely to have flow-on implications...

melbourne

Hotspots 21 JUL 2015

Melbourne breaks house price record

The median house price for one capital city has broken a significant milestone in the last quarter.

reb rba

Tax & Legal 20 JUL 2015

Scrapping negative gearing makes no sense

A chorus of business figures have issued dire predictions relating to the scrapping of negative gearing, after it...

sydney

Hotspots 20 JUL 2015

Oversupply on the horizon

The residential building boom and slowing population growth could result in a housing oversupply by 2018, one industry...

Sydney property

Hotspots 17 JUL 2015

Record sale times in two capitals

New research has revealed that the average number of days it takes to sell a home in Australia is approaching historic...

SCHOOL

Hotspots 17 JUL 2015

School zones in hot demand

The Australian schools with the hottest catchment zones for property growth have been revealed in a new report.

investors coin

Tax & Legal 16 JUL 2015

Investors getting savvy with tax break

Property investors are using tax depreciation in higher numbers and more quickly than ever before, new data suggests.

intrest ratesx

Tax & Legal 16 JUL 2015

RBA weighs in on negative gearing

A submission by the RBA to a federal inquiry has fuelled the debate surrounding negative gearing, with the central bank...

countryside

Hotspots 15 JUL 2015

Australian property market vulnerable to change

New research shows Australian mortgage holders are far more sensitive to economic changes than their...

Sydney property

Hotspots 15 JUL 2015

Property levy proposed

A property levy to contribute to state budgets and help phase out stamp duty has been proposed by an Australian...