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adelaide property

Hotspots 30 MAR 2015

Foreign buyer reforms would harm market

A proposed crackdown on foreign investors could punish first home buyers and push Sydney prices even higher.

Hotspots 30 MAR 2015

Supply and demand both rising

Conflicting evidence has confused the debate about whether the market is cooling or will continue booming.

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Hotspots 27 MAR 2015

6 hotspots for 2015

The six suburbs in one capital city which are set to outperform other markets have been highlighted in a new report...

apartments

Hotspots 27 MAR 2015

Rental yields fall below 2pc in some suburbs

Australia’s lowest rent yielding suburbs are split between four capital cities.

apartment blue sky

Hotspots 26 MAR 2015

Population forecasts point to tough housing trend

Affordability may become a bigger problem in coming decades as the rise in single-person households makes property...

Sydney property

Hotspots 25 MAR 2015

7 suburbs to watch

New research has revealed the seven suburbs in one capital city which are expected to grow due to infrastructure...

reb rba

Hotspots 25 MAR 2015

Major downturn may be coming: RBA

Buyers have been warned that the surge in investment activity could trigger a jump in speculative behaviour and...

bronte beach

Hotspots 24 MAR 2015

Sydney enjoys best auction result of 2015

Sydney’s clearance rate has exceeded 86 per cent for the first time this year, while sales have also surged in...

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Hotspots 24 MAR 2015

Coastal city benefitting from Sydney investor rush

Generous yields, affordable commercial real estate and changing perceptions about its economic outlook are helping...

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Hotspots 23 MAR 2015

3 booming inner-city suburbs

Three inner-ring capital city property markets have taken off this autumn, with one real estate agency saying things...

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Hotspots 23 MAR 2015

Property spruikers pursue SMSF investors

SMSF practitioners are reportedly being harassed by property developers offering big commissions to spruik...

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Hotspots 20 MAR 2015

Investors 'running out of time' in western Sydney suburb

The days of being able to pick up a property in Sydney’s west for sub-$500,000 are numbered, and investors are...

houses031114

Finance 19 MAR 2015

National vacancy rate to rise in 2015

Australia's slowing economy is likely to cause increased vacancy rates nationwide through 2015, new forecasts...

rate rate

Finance 19 MAR 2015

More rate cuts could be on the cards

A senior economist believes recent comments from Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens point to further rate cuts over...

negative

Tax & Legal 18 MAR 2015

Scrapping negative gearing not on the agenda

Both sides of politics are committed to retaining negative gearing, a senior federal politician has revealed.

south nsw

Hotspots 18 MAR 2015

NSW region to boom

A regional hub south-west of Sydney is set to continue to grow in popularity as infrastructure improvements and...

act

Hotspots 17 MAR 2015

5 cities to enjoy stronger capital growth in 2015

Despite a weaker economic outlook, five of Australia's capital city property markets are forecast to outperform their...

city

Hotspots 17 MAR 2015

City's median price hits record high

Brisbane’s median house price has smashed the $600,000 barrier for the first time as Queensland’s capital continues...

tasmnia

Hotspots 13 MAR 2015

7 southern suburbs to boom

Seven suburbs which could deliver investors nation-leading capital growth have been identified in a new report.

oldies

Hotspots 12 MAR 2015

Superannuation plan would trigger ‘property bubble’

Joe Hockey has been warned that his idea to let young property buyers dip into their superannuation would actually make...

rate rate

Finance 12 MAR 2015

Rate cut still forecast despite positive growth

Interest rates have been tipped to fall in April or May despite seemingly encouraging growth figures that were recently...

melbourne

Hotspots 11 MAR 2015

Five capital cities record falling prices

Five of Australia’s capital cities posted declines in house or unit prices during 2014, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2015

Property 'price crash' coming

Property prices in Australia are going to crash within a decade, according to one third of real estate agents, with...

property

Tax & Legal 10 MAR 2015

New property tax to cost vendors

A proposed new property tax will reportedly cool the Sydney market and make life easier for first home buyers.

sydney scape

Hotspots 10 MAR 2015

Sydney and Melbourne markets continue to run hot

Auction results continue to go from strength to strength in Australia’s big two cities, although the smaller capitals...