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Finance • 03 AUG 2015

No change predicted for RBA cash rate

It’s most likely that the RBA will keep the cash rate on hold at 2.00 per cent at tomorrow’s monthly board meeting.

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Hotspots • 03 AUG 2015

Investor demand to take a dive

New data indicates that the title of best-performing capital city has changed hands, amidst warnings that the APRA crackdown and increasingly tight rental yields are...

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Hotspots • 31 JUL 2015

Special report: investors unfazed by lending changes

Two surveys released over the period of APRA-instigated bank announcements indicate that investors are largely unperturbed by changes to lending policies, with other...

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Hotspots • 31 JUL 2015

Special report: pain and gain for existing investors

Any pain felt by existing investors because of recent changes to lending will be determined by their personal circumstances, with some investors potentially facing an...

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Hotspots • 31 JUL 2015

Special report: first-time investors hit the hardest

First-time or beginner investors are going to be hit the hardest by the recent changes to investor lending instigated by APRA, according to multiple industry...

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Finance • 31 JUL 2015

Special report: APRA changes to meet with mixed success

The jury is out on whether APRA-instigated changes to investor lending will influence market values, but if they do, Smart Property Investment’s panel of property...

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Finance • 31 JUL 2015

Special report: APRA tries to take the heat out of the market

Concerned that investor activity in Australia’s two largest capitals is pricing first-time home buyers out of the market, the Australian Prudential Regulation...

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Hotspots • 30 JUL 2015

Spruiker schemes in spotlight, regulator warns

A regulator warns property investors to be cautious of investment schemes, citing a string of recent legal actions against property promoters.

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Hotspots • 30 JUL 2015

Australia desirable to foreign investors

The fall in the Australian dollar makes our property market relatively cheap and desirable to foreign investors, according to a new report.

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Hotspots • 29 JUL 2015

Inner city set for massive boost to apartment stock

One area of inner Sydney will be home to almost half the new apartment stock projected to hit the market in the next three years, according to a new report.

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