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Hotspots 05 MAR 2015

Apartment surge drives record result

New data on housing approvals has revealed the changing nature of Australia’s real estate market.

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Hotspots 05 MAR 2015

Perth set for 'prolonged slump'

Perth property price growth is going to remain weak due to an oversupply of property and an underperforming economy,...

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Hotspots 04 MAR 2015

Sydney ‘overvalued by 25 pc’

The Sydney property market is currently significantly overvalued, but is still not in ‘bubble’ territory, according...

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Finance 03 MAR 2015

RBA Rate Announcement - March 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the outcome of its second board meeting of the year.

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Hotspots 03 MAR 2015

Foreign buyer fee won’t curb demand

A federal government proposal to charge foreign buyers an application fee each time they buy property in Australia...

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Finance 03 MAR 2015

RBA to 'cut cash rate today'

One major bank's chief economist is confident the RBA will lower the official cash rate later today after he correctly...

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Hotspots 02 MAR 2015

Melbourne price growth on the slide

Melbourne has slipped to third place in terms of property price growth across the capital cities, according to the...

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Finance 02 MAR 2015

Momentum builds for back-to-back rate cuts

The property market might be about to get another shot in the arm, with a substantial number of economists forecasting...

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Hotspots 27 FEB 2015

13 suburbs to take off in 2015

The 13 suburbs which are most likely to deliver capital growth to investors in Queensland this year have been uncovered...

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Hotspots 27 FEB 2015

Foreign buyer crackdown could prove costly

The federal government has been accused of solving a problem that doesn’t exist after announcing a crackdown on...

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Finance 26 FEB 2015

Economy 'won't be saved' by rate cut

One chief economist has argued that the historically low RBA cash rate of 2.25 per cent is not enough to promote...

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Hotspots 26 FEB 2015

Record amount of supply entering market

Australia is set to build a record number of homes this financial year – and almost 35 per cent more than three years...

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Hotspots 25 FEB 2015

State’s star performers identified

Two regional towns have been crowned among the best property market performers of 2014, according to new data released...

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Hotspots 25 FEB 2015

Govt keeping 'an open mind' on SMSF lending

Investors who wish to borrow within their self-managed super fund (SMSF) to purchase property will be able to continue...

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Hotspots 24 FEB 2015

Investor frenzy fires up

New data has confirmed investors in the Australian property market are increasing rapidly, with finance commitments for...

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Hotspots 24 FEB 2015

Land supply falls as house prices rise

An economist has warned that the property market is “fast running into supply problems” after land values reached...

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Hotspots 23 FEB 2015

Queensland suburb expected to grow

Young professionals and empty nesters are increasingly being drawn to a master-planned suburb in Queensland, with sales...

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Hotspots 23 FEB 2015

Sydney too hot for its own good

It is now “virtually impossible” for the average Sydney family to afford the average Sydney home.

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Hotspots 20 FEB 2015

Off-the-plan apartment ‘boom’ in inner Brisbane

Queensland’s capital has recently recorded its biggest ever quarter in terms of off-the-plan apartment sales, a new...

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Hotspots 20 FEB 2015

Property supply catching up with demand

Australia’s property market has remained tilted in favour of sellers for the 10th straight quarter – but the...

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Tax & Legal 19 FEB 2015

Negative gearing protects the vulnerable

Abolishing negative gearing would hit the most vulnerable in society the hardest and put further pressure on the...

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Hotspots 18 FEB 2015

21 NSW suburbs set to boom

A new report has unveiled the 21 suburbs across New South Wales primed to deliver investors the best returns in 2015.

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Hotspots 18 FEB 2015

Overseas buyers ‘increase supply’ and ‘keep prices low’

Tony Abbott’s plan to tighten the rules around foreign investment in residential real estate has been slammed by a...

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Hotspots 17 FEB 2015

Top 10 rental yields revealed

New data from January has highlighted the Australian suburbs with the highest gross rental yields.

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Hotspots 17 FEB 2015

Foreign investors to be targeted

The federal government has promised to make life easier for young buyers by making life harder for foreign investors.