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Finance 02 JUN 2015

Banks' investor crackdown continues

Lenders across the country are continuing to introduce measures to crackdown on investor activity.

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Finance 02 JUN 2015

RBA Rate Announcement - June 2015

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

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2015

Property transfers increasingly moving online

Faster settlements will soon be available to more Australians, with the country’s new electronic conveyancing network...

Sydney property

Hotspots 01 JUN 2015

Australia’s fastest selling suburbs

Some vendors have all the luck, with time on market in certain suburbs averaging fewer than 20 days.

Crime Scene

Finance 29 MAY 2015

Crime rates in 6 suburbs damaging property prices

New research has revealed which crimes most adversely affect property values, with six suburbs in particular...

China

Hotspots 28 MAY 2015

Chinese investors piling into local commercial property

Almost half of all Chinese investment in Australia is now concentrated in commercial real estate, new research has...

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...

21043 sales

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...

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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...

apartments

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...

top suburbs

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...

21043 sales

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.

melbourne

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,...

hobart property

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.