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Hotspots • 11 DEC 2014
Housing market ‘cooling’
Property price growth across the country is slowing down, with only one city bucking the trend, according to a new report.
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Hotspots • 10 DEC 2014
Capital city home values slump
New figures have shown a -0.3 per cent fall in property values across Australia’s capital cities in November.
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Hotspots • 10 DEC 2014
The east coast city primed for growth in 2015
East coast property investors would be wise to turn their attention to an area on the outskirts of Brisbane in 2015, according to a wealth coach and real estate...
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Hotspots • 10 DEC 2014
Regulators take a 'sledgehammer' to the housing market
Plans for Australia’s regulators to investigate interest-only, high-LVR and investor loans have been slammed as “totally unnecessary”.
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Hotspots • 09 DEC 2014
New rules could make borrowing more expensive
Borrowed money could soon become more costly if the government accepts a recommendation to impose new banking rules.
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Tax & Legal • 09 DEC 2014
Negative gearing under attack again
Negative gearing encourages “speculative investment” in property and poses a “systemic risk” to the economy, an inquiry has heard.
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Hotspots • 08 DEC 2014
Property buyers could save thousands before Christmas
Smart investors have a small window of opportunity to nab festive-season property bargains, says a leading market commentator.
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Hotspots • 05 DEC 2014
Property sale listings unusually steady
The number of Australian residential property sale listings steadied during November, which is abnormal for this time of year, says an independent property research...
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Finance • 05 DEC 2014
Cash rate could continue to fall
Despite near certainty earlier in 2014 that the next cash rate movement would be an increase, speculation is mounting that the RBA will make at least one rate cut in...
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Hotspots • 04 DEC 2014
Sydney market ‘due for a breather’
Despite continued positive performance from the Sydney property market – with some suburbs smashing records – one real estate group says the fantastic run will...
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