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Finance 27 MAY 2015

Reserve Bank has added 1 per cent to house prices

Interest rate cuts in February and May have added about $8,000 to house prices in Sydney and Melbourne, according to...

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Hotspots 26 MAY 2015

Top 10 Sydney suburbs for yield and growth

Sydney’s top-performing suburbs for rental yield have been revealed – and the findings defy the notion that...

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Hotspots 25 MAY 2015

Top 10 suburbs for buyers

The 10 locations across the country with the most favourable conditions for buyers have been uncovered in a new report...

w a

Hotspots 25 MAY 2015

WA recovering and now ‘investors’ best option’

One state’s property market is emerging from its lull and swiftly becoming the ‘shining light for property...

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Finance 22 MAY 2015

Banks closing ranks to freeze out investors

Investors are being told to keep a close eye on the market in coming weeks – with even more lenders announcing...

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Hotspots 22 MAY 2015

Coastal communities post impressive capital gains

House prices in key regional centres are growing at rates that may make capital city vendors envious.

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Hotspots 21 MAY 2015

Cash rate could fall further despite Sydney boom

Reserve Bank deliberations suggest another interest rate cut may be coming in the months ahead.

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Tax & Legal 21 MAY 2015

Negative gearing debate rages on

Negative gearing probably has a “detrimental effect” on housing affordability but the impact on rental...

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Finance 20 MAY 2015

Banks begin investor crackdown

A number of lenders have made moves this week to restrict investors’ serviceability and borrowing capacity in...

Hotspots 20 MAY 2015

Property bubble warning issued by ASIC

Financial regulator ASIC has expressed concern about the “historic highs” of the Sydney and Melbourne property...

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Hotspots 19 MAY 2015

House price correction becoming 'more likely'

Rising house prices and deepening housing market imbalances are increasing the risk of a housing crash, Moody’s has...

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Hotspots 19 MAY 2015

‘Sleepy town’ to become property hotspot

Increasing demand and major infrastructure spending are transforming one neighbourhood, with the trend set to...

Sydney property

Hotspots 18 MAY 2015

Sharp Sydney decline could be on the cards

Overcrowding concerns and declining investor demand could cause Sydney price growth to plummet.

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Hotspots 15 MAY 2015

Melbourne suburbs reaping little reward

Melbourne made up almost 60 per cent of the lowest rent-yielding suburbs, while Brisbane and Darwin made no...

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Hotspots 15 MAY 2015

Top 6 capital growth suburbs

Six suburbs in one state will deliver solid returns this year and beyond if investors get in before prices keep rising,...

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Hotspots 14 MAY 2015

State's property market bouncing back

One state's property market may be on the way back up after house sales recently reached their highest level since...

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Hotspots 13 MAY 2015

Australia's most discounted properties

One region just outside a capital city has become one of the hardest places in Australia to sell property.

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Hotspots 13 MAY 2015

ATO seeks property investors’ input on GST

Anyone who buys, sells, leases or develops property can participate in coming discussions with the Australian Taxation...

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Hotspots 12 MAY 2015

Rate cut adds to Sydney buying frenzy

Sydney has recorded its second auction clearance record in as many weeks and its fourth record since March.

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Finance 12 MAY 2015

Federal inquiry calls for end to stamp duty

Liberal, Labor and Greens parliamentarians have joined forces to call for an end to stamp duty.

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Hotspots 11 MAY 2015

Sydney house price growth nears 17pc

The Sydney market may be growing even faster than previously thought, new data reveals.

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Hotspots 11 MAY 2015

Price pressures to persist despite building boom

Australia will build 41 per cent more homes in 2014/2015 than three years ago – yet the country is still facing a...

BESTSUBS

Hotspots 07 MAY 2015

How to find suburbs where prices and rents are set to increase

There is an important capital growth driver being overlooked by property investors which, when used correctly, could...

21043 sales

Finance 07 MAY 2015

Rate cut unlikely to stimulate economy

Uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget could reduce the positive impact of the recent cash rate cut, with one...

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Hotspots 06 MAY 2015

Australian property still ‘not booming’

Despite continuing commentary that property markets across the country are entering dangerous territory, one data...