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Hotspots • 11 SEP 2013

Higher growth potential in rent-heavy suburbs

A high proportion of renters in a suburb can improve a property’s potential for capital growth, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria.

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Hotspots • 10 SEP 2013

Unit sales grow 40pc in Queensland

Unit and townhouse sales have increased by nearly 40 per cent in the past year in Queensland, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland...

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Hotspots • 10 SEP 2013

Market activity to increase following election

Improved consumer sentiment is expected to lift the Australian property market following the federal election, experts say.

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Hotspots • 09 SEP 2013

Sydney smashes clearance record again

A federal election over the weekend failed to dampen Sydney buyers’ appetite for property, with the city breaking yet another record for the best auction clearance...

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Finance • 09 SEP 2013

Demand increases for variable loans

More borrowers are seeking out variable rate home loans, taking advantage of the current low interest rate environment.

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Hotspots • 06 SEP 2013

Top growth suburbs predicted

The five suburbs in capital cities predicted to see the highest growth in the next eight years have been revealed by onthehouse.com.au.

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Hotspots • 05 SEP 2013

Slower results for capital gains in August

Capital gains have moved back to more sustainable levels in August, according to the latest RP Dat-Rismark Home Value Index.

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Tax & Legal • 05 SEP 2013

Potential tax breaks for investors who go green

An Australian welfare body has lobbied the government to introduce landlord tax incentives to urge investors to make their properties more environmentally friendly.

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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2013

Hot markets could be bad for investors

Investors looking to buy are in for a rough ride as the property market improves nationally, with under market-value properties becoming a scarcity.

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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2013

Hope for stock increase post-election

The upcoming election will potentially be a catalyst for vendors to release stock and ease the housing undersupply, according to Laing+Simmons.

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