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Hotspots • 20 OCT 2014

Online property auction platform launches

A platform designed to allow secure online bidding for properties sold at auction was launched over the weekend on the back of a ‘test bed’ auction in Sydney’s...

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Hotspots • 17 OCT 2014

Investors cautioned about buying into capital city

A real estate group is warning investors that impressive median price growth in one capital city is the result of new developments and off-the-plan purchases.

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Hotspots • 16 OCT 2014

Queensland suburb to benefit from ‘ripple effect’

A suburb in Brisbane’s north is set to take off thanks to rising prices in surrounding suburbs and comparative affordability, with one buyer’s agent saying investors...

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Hotspots • 16 OCT 2014

SA market pining for summer

Figures from the South Australian Valuer General’s September quarter housing data paint a largely flat picture of property sales across the state. However, industry...

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Tax & Legal • 15 OCT 2014

Time’s up for negative gearing?

A leading economist has called on the federal government to end negative gearing to limit the potential damage of a dangerously overheated investor market.

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Hotspots • 15 OCT 2014

Investors buying up big slows rental growth

Asking rents have stalled in capital cities after a spike in investment property purchases pushed up supply in the rental market.

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Hotspots • 14 OCT 2014

Southern NSW region to boom

The next investment hotspots will be in certain coastal areas south of Sydney as people move away from the NSW capital and discretionary spending returns to the market,...

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Finance • 14 OCT 2014

Odds shorten for Melbourne Cup rate cut

A senior economist believes the faltering economy needs another rate cut and that a move on Melbourne Cup Day – when the RBA next meets – is likely.

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Hotspots • 13 OCT 2014

Restricting investors would be ‘disastrous’

Abolishing negative gearing or introducing loan to value ratio (LVR) restrictions on investors would immensely damage the housing market and place extreme pressure on...

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Hotspots • 13 OCT 2014

Time to sell ‘difficult’ Sydney properties

Now is the time for investors to sell their properties which don’t tick all the boxes and may traditionally sit on the market for extended periods, according to a...

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