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Hotspots • 25 MAR 2015
Major downturn may be coming: RBA
Buyers have been warned that the surge in investment activity could trigger a jump in speculative behaviour and ultimately a “significant” fall in prices.
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Hotspots • 24 MAR 2015
Sydney enjoys best auction result of 2015
Sydney’s clearance rate has exceeded 86 per cent for the first time this year, while sales have also surged in Melbourne.
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Hotspots • 24 MAR 2015
Coastal city benefitting from Sydney investor rush
Generous yields, affordable commercial real estate and changing perceptions about its economic outlook are helping Wollongong attract Sydney investors.
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Hotspots • 23 MAR 2015
3 booming inner-city suburbs
Three inner-ring capital city property markets have taken off this autumn, with one real estate agency saying things are only going to get hotter.
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Hotspots • 23 MAR 2015
Property spruikers pursue SMSF investors
SMSF practitioners are reportedly being harassed by property developers offering big commissions to spruik developments.
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Hotspots • 20 MAR 2015
Investors 'running out of time' in western Sydney suburb
The days of being able to pick up a property in Sydney’s west for sub-$500,000 are numbered, and investors are running out of time to get into certain suburbs,...
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Finance • 19 MAR 2015
National vacancy rate to rise in 2015
Australia's slowing economy is likely to cause increased vacancy rates nationwide through 2015, new forecasts predict. 
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Finance • 19 MAR 2015
More rate cuts could be on the cards
A senior economist believes recent comments from Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens point to further rate cuts over the coming months.
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Tax & Legal • 18 MAR 2015
Scrapping negative gearing not on the agenda
Both sides of politics are committed to retaining negative gearing, a senior federal politician has revealed.
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Hotspots • 18 MAR 2015
NSW region to boom
A regional hub south-west of Sydney is set to continue to grow in popularity as infrastructure improvements and lifestyle factors attract buyers and renters alike.
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