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Hotspots 14 JUL 2015

Foreign buyer crackdown continues

Australians who buy expensive local properties from foreigners will have to withhold 10 per cent of the payment under...

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Tax & Legal 14 JUL 2015

NSW urged to reconsider strata laws

A high-profile strata company has called on the New South Wales government to re-examine proposed strata laws, citing...

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Hotspots 14 JUL 2015

Perth on the rebound

The Perth property market could be on its way back up if one industry expert’s predictions are correct.

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2015

Supply not meeting demand since GFC

One industry expert believes a shortage in housing since the GFC is what’s driving up prices in Sydney and...

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Finance 13 JUL 2015

Housing finance approvals slide

Evidence has emerged that the investor lending crackdown may be working, with home loan approvals at their lowest since...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2015

Votes flooding in for Investors Choice Awards

Votes for the Investors Choice Awards are flooding in from across the country with investors keen to share their...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2015

Go where the population grows

A report released by the government this week revealed which capital city has experienced the most population growth...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2015

Value risk for Qld unit owners

As units represent an increasing number of development approvals in Queensland, investors have been urged to ensure...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2015

Queensland is the place to invest

Investors should look to Queensland before the rest of the country, according to a new list of high-yielding and still...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2015

Bumper selling season ahead

The remaining winter months could be the ideal time to sell your property with a severe shortage facing the east coast...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2015

New research busts property myth

Do properties really change hands every seven years? Not even close, according to new data.

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Finance 07 JUL 2015

RBA Cash Rate Announcement - July 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first cash rate announcement for this financial year.

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Hotspots 07 JUL 2015

Melbourne immune to property bubble

Despite increasing fears of an impending bursting of property bubbles in Australia’s two largest capital cities,...

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Finance 07 JUL 2015

RBA to keep rates on hold - 2015

It’s a ‘near certainty’ that the RBA will keep the cash rate on hold at 2.00 per cent at this afternoon’s board...

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Hotspots 06 JUL 2015

House prices could fall by 20%

A former economic adviser to the prime minister has warned that it is increasingly likely Australia will suffer a...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2015

Capital growth potential of every property revealed

Investors and potential homebuyers are now able to access the estimated sale value and potential capital growth of 98...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2015

Coastal region primed for growth

An increasing disparity between supply and demand is expected to force prices up in one tightly-held real estate...

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Hotspots 01 JUL 2015

2 suburbs set to boom

Two suburbs within one local government area will undergo significant growth in the years ahead and now is an ideal...

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Hotspots 29 JUN 2015

Property prices to fall in seven capitals

Investors who are speculating on big capital gains in Sydney and Melbourne look set to be cruelly disappointed, but...

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2015

Highest proportion of renters found in Northern Australia

A new report into home ownership has found that Queensland and the Northern Territory have the largest proportion of...

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2015

Perth market poised for new growth period

A housing industry identity has raised the prospect of the Perth market entering a new growth phase, outlining...

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Hotspots 24 JUN 2015

Sydney house price growth nears 20%

Sydney prices continue to rise at extraordinary rates, while Darwin and Hobart are also showing strong signs of...

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Hotspots 24 JUN 2015

5 best regions for sales gains revealed

The sellers markets most likely to return a gain in Australia have been revealed by a new report, reinforcing the...

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Hotspots 23 JUN 2015

Investor crackdown fails to cool auction fever

Auction clearance rates have surpassed 80 per cent for the eighth consecutive weekend in Sydney and sixth weekend in a...

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Hotspots 23 JUN 2015

Australia suffering ‘largest housing bubble on record’

Two economists have delivered a chilling warning: the country’s changing attitude to property has made a housing...