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Hotspots • 06 OCT 2017

Fix rate loan demand dipped over September yet still high

In September, new data indicated that demand for fixed rate home loans fell slightly, but still at healthy levels.

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Hotspots • 06 OCT 2017

Investors smarter than owner-occupiers over debt, assets supporting debt

The latest analysis by CoreLogic of ABS data shows how investors are taking on debt better than owner-occupiers, as well as how the former is overtaking the latter even...

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Hotspots • 05 OCT 2017

‘A third of IO borrowers don’t know they have an IO loan’: UBS

Banking analysts at UBS have suggested that a third of borrowers with interest-only loans “do not know or understand that they have taken out an IO mortgage”.

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Hotspots • 05 OCT 2017

Sydney values fall in September, the rest edge higher

While housing values continue to cool in Sydney, performance across the rest of Australia has begun to trend upwards, the latest research has found.

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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2017

Dwelling approvals and sales up for August, but still low

New ABS data shows the number of dwelling approvals and sales are on the rise, but are overall low when compared to this time last year.

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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2017

Big Four bank makes strategic acquisition of proptech startup

One of the country’s big four banks has upped its interest in the Australian real estate landscape with the acquisition of a proptech start-up that provides access to...

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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2017

Can property styling increase returns on investment?

Good investment returns have been the main reason why real estate agents nowadays are starting to recommend professional property styling to their clients.

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Hotspots • 03 OCT 2017

Home values on the rise again across most capital cities

Home values increased in all but two capital cities last week, with only Sydney and Adelaide recording falls, according to the latest CoreLogic data.

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Finance • 03 OCT 2017

RBA makes cash rate decision

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its official cash rate for October following its monthly board meeting.

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Hotspots • 29 SEP 2017

Investors warned about unlikely fire hazard

One of the country’s leading strata industry bodies has issued a stern fire warning to property investors about people living in apartments, following an ugly and...

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