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rentaldeal

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.

brisbane skyline

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...

homes

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...

vic

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...

canberra

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...

rba

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.

stats1

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,...

backyard investment

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...

top suburbs

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...

landtax

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...

miningtown

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...

boostoprice

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...

stats1

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...

buying

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...

homes

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...

mining town

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...

brisbane skyline

Hotspots 28 OCT 2014

Gold Coast suffering from supply problem

Despite perceptions that the Gold Coast property market suffers from an oversupply of apartments, one real estate group...

investments coins

Finance 28 OCT 2014

Investors encouraged to fix their loans

With speculation increasing that the cash rate is set to rise in 2015, a wealth coach has urged investors to consider...

brisbane skyline

Hotspots 27 OCT 2014

Brisbane suffering from ‘racist’ reputation

International property investors are starting to turn away from Brisbane due to perceptions that the Queensland capital...

apartments

Hotspots 27 OCT 2014

Top 10 most expensive suburbs for units

The 10 suburbs with the highest median values for units have been uncovered by new research, with nine of the top 10...

innerwest

Hotspots 24 OCT 2014

Sydney market tightens

The residential vacancy rate in the New South Wales capital has declined, according to new data.

boostoprice

Tax & Legal 24 OCT 2014

Investors weigh in on negative gearing debate

With industry experts, politicians and journalists all weighing in on the future of negative gearing and investor...

investor1

Hotspots 23 OCT 2014

Investors reminded about looming deadline

With the ATO’s October 31 deadline for tax return lodgement fast approaching, investors are being advised to get...

Finance 23 OCT 2014

Calls for cash rate to remain stable

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is being urged to keep the cash rate at 2.5 per cent after new data was released...