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Hotspots 13 NOV 2014

Busselton leads in the regional market

The seaside city of Busselton is top amongst Western Australia’s regional markets.

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Hotspots 13 NOV 2014

Lending slowdown challenges boom time image

Although talk of a housing market surge in cities like Sydney and Melbourne is widespread, recent statistics from the...

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Finance 13 NOV 2014

Rates to rise on investor loans

Property investors are likely to be charged a higher interest rate than other borrowers as the prudential regulator...

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Hotspots 12 NOV 2014

Property market not overheating: investors

Despite months of commentary and speculation about property bubbles and overheated market activity, investors still...

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Hotspots 12 NOV 2014

Investors turning to Brisbane

Property investors across the country are increasingly turning to the Queensland capital and believe the city...

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Hotspots 11 NOV 2014

Calls to make strata systems simpler

With more and more people moving to the capital cities and choosing apartment living, strata rules and regulations need...

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Hotspots 11 NOV 2014

Suburb crowned top rental yield performer

One suburb has vastly outperformed all others when it comes to rental yields within the Sunshine Coast-Ipswich-Gold...

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Hotspots 10 NOV 2014

Brisbane property values to benefit from G20

Brisbane’s “dwindling property investment appeal worldwide” could be significantly improved if the city puts on a...

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Hotspots 10 NOV 2014

Resource regions still recording shaky rental data

Queensland’s resource centres continue to record weak rental market conditions, despite improvements in some areas.

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Hotspots 07 NOV 2014

Brisbane’s riverfront apartment market takes off

Apartments on Brisbane’s riverfront are outperforming other inner-city markets and have achieved a higher rate of...

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Finance 06 NOV 2014

Interest rate cut likely in 2015: economist

A property market expert and economist believes interest rates may be cut even further in 2015, despite numerous...

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Hotspots 06 NOV 2014

Cost of living pressures to slow down Victorian market

The Victorian property market may drop-off as the end of 2014 approaches, with slowing household income growth, cost...

perth

Hotspots 05 NOV 2014

Perth's rental stock soars

The number of properties available for lease in Perth has dipped recently, but still remains well above the levels...

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Hotspots 05 NOV 2014

Canberra market faces ongoing downturn

Australia’s capital city has seen a drop in asking prices with one commentator predicting this trend will continue...

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Finance 04 NOV 2014

RBA Cash Rate Announcement - November 2014

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the outcome of its second-last monthly board meeting of the year.

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Hotspots 04 NOV 2014

Curbing investor activity would be ‘short-sighted’

Regulators should “put to bed” any notion of intervening to cool the housing market and slowing investor activity,...

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Hotspots 04 NOV 2014

Investors placing 'one-way bet' on property

Australians have an "irrational obsession" with property, according to the CEO of one of the big four banks, who said...

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Hotspots 03 NOV 2014

Land shortage to drive up prices

A Brisbane suburb could be set to boom with quality stock in short supply and investors looking to capitalise on...

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Tax & Legal 03 NOV 2014

GST increase should spark land tax, stamp duty review

With Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling for debate and discussion about the current GST rate, one industry body has...

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Hotspots 31 OCT 2014

Mining town crash claims ‘misleading’

Recent claims that a previous investor hotspot is on the brink of collapse and has experienced “bloodshed” in its...

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Finance 31 OCT 2014

Rates to remain steady

Australia's biggest Reserve Bank Survey shows no change is expected to the cash rate on Tuesday, but borrowers can...

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Hotspots 30 OCT 2014

Buyers expect prices to keep rising

Over 50 per cent of owners and prospective buyers believe property prices are set to continue increasing over the next...

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Hotspots 30 OCT 2014

Deadline looms for property investors

Property investors are again being urged to act quickly with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) able to penalise...

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Finance 29 OCT 2014

NSW ‘needs to review’ stamp duty rates

The stamp duty paid on residential property sales in New South Wales in the first quarter of the 2014/2015 financial...

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Hotspots 29 OCT 2014

Mining town hits rock bottom

A mining region – which was popular with investors and commanded rents of over $3,000 a week and asking prices in...