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Hotspots • 27 MAR 2017
73% of Aussies believe it’s time to sell
According to a study commissioned by LocalAgentFinder, a large percentage of Australians think 2017 is a good year to sell property.
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Hotspots • 23 MAR 2017
Online tool makes due diligence easy for investors
A Melbourne-based company has launched an online property tool which aims to make it easier than ever for investors to research their next property purchase.
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Finance • 23 MAR 2017
Why restricting foreign investors could damage Australia’s economy
A federal government proposal regarding foreign investment restrictions could be potentially disastrous for the Australian economy, according to one property agency.
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Hotspots • 20 MAR 2017
Over half of investors striving to grow portfolios
A recent study by Momentum Wealth has found that despite talk of troubling property cycles, investors are as keen as ever to grow their portfolios in the next few...
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Hotspots • 20 MAR 2017
Tamworth homes offered free asbestos testing
The NSW government has announced it will undergo 250 free tests for loose-fill asbestos in Tamworth Regional Council after it was confirmed the area contained the...
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Finance • 17 MAR 2017
Investors to be smashed by mortgage repricing
New capital requirements under Basel 4 could see property investors hit by rate hikes of up to 3 per cent, according to JP Morgan.
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Finance • 17 MAR 2017
Major bank takes aim at investors with rate hike
A major bank has announced an increase to its home loan interest rates out of cycle, and investors are getting hit the hardest.
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Finance • 15 MAR 2017
1 in 3 mortgage holders fret about the future 
New research reveals 36 per cent of Australian mortgage holders are concerned about their job security against a backdrop of Australia’s housing affordability issues,...
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Finance • 15 MAR 2017
Customers to benefit from mortgage marketplace's industry-first partnership
HashChing, a an online mortgage marketplace where customers can see and compare pre-negotiated home loan deals posted by brokers, has made an industry-first partnership,...
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Hotspots • 13 MAR 2017
No surprise as new report finds drop in housing affordability
National housing affordability has dipped with the proportion of median family income required to meet average loan repayments increasing by 0.9 percentage points to...
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