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Finance • 12 NOV 2015

Developer jailed after investors lose life savings

The director of two property companies will spend at least three years behind bars after misappropriating funds from clients.

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Hotspots • 11 NOV 2015

Market to slow for 'prolonged period'

The strength of the property market will start to diminish in 2016 with one major bank forecasting a prolonged period of subdued capital growth.

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Hotspots • 11 NOV 2015

Two former hotspots facing ‘desperate situation’

Experts have expressed fresh concerns for investors, as off-the-plan projects threaten to flood the market and drag prices down.

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Hotspots • 10 NOV 2015

Growing concerns over owner liability

After a recent apartment complex fire in Melbourne, a peak strata body has urged a state government to amend building defect legislation.

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Hotspots • 10 NOV 2015

Auction market loses fizz

A booming auction market seems like a distant dream for this particular city, where clearance rates are now languishing below 60 per cent.

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Hotspots • 09 NOV 2015

Housing market 'vulnerable'

A new survey aimed at gauging home buyer sentiment has found that the majority of Australians believe the nation’s housing market is due for a significant...

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Hotspots • 06 NOV 2015

Capital growth investors ‘in trouble’

Investors who have chased capital growth by targeting detached houses across Australia’s CBDs have been warned that a lot could go wrong over the next decade, raising...

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Hotspots • 05 NOV 2015

How much rent are investors asking for these properties?

The rental prices in some of these Australian suburbs may surprise you. See how well you know the market by taking our quiz!

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Hotspots • 05 NOV 2015

Lending scams on the rise

Property investors are being urged to keep an eye out for suspicious lending offers, following reports of consumers being asked to make upfront payments for loans that...

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Hotspots • 04 NOV 2015

Employment to drive growth in two cities

The effect of an often overlooked house price growth driver has been uncovered by a new report – with two city markets set to benefit the most from recent employment...

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