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Finance • 29 APR 2015
Rate cut 'likely' on Tuesday
Westpac chief economist Bill Evans believes the RBA is still on course to cut the cash rate in May.
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Hotspots • 29 APR 2015
Online auctions to ‘revolutionise’ property market
The launch of an online auction portal will enable potential buyers or tenants to bid with just the click of a button.
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Hotspots • 28 APR 2015
Mining town ‘recovering’
Despite continuing reports that mining town property markets are declining, a number of stakeholders are claiming Queensland's Mackay has turned a corner and is...
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Hotspots • 28 APR 2015
Sydney price growth to slow in 2016
The Sydney boom is running out of steam and will be nothing but a memory in 2016, according to NAB.
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Hotspots • 27 APR 2015
Most profitable investment suburbs revealed
An online property portal has identified the suburbs that investors in one major city should target, based on affordability and tenant demand.
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Hotspots • 27 APR 2015
Metro prices growing twice as fast as regional values
Investors with properties in the capital cities have enjoyed substantially larger capital growth over the past 12 months than those who bought in regional areas,...
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Hotspots • 24 APR 2015
Investors warned about Sydney region
Despite the perception that infrastructure improvements drive capital growth, a Sydney-based buyer's agent has warned that an upcoming project could negatively impact...
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Tax & Legal • 24 APR 2015
Labor ‘can’t be trusted’ over negative gearing
Joe Hockey has warned that the federal opposition could make damaging changes to negative gearing if it returns to power.
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Finance • 23 APR 2015
Cash rate to 'hit 1.5pc by end of year'
The cost of money could be set to fall further, with one economist predicting the Reserve Bank will continue to cut the cash rate throughout the year. 
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Hotspots • 23 APR 2015
Platform offers $66 property investment
A new online platform is offering investors the chance to invest their superannuation funds into property for less than $70.
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