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Hotspots • 29 JAN 2015
Property prices go backwards in four cities
Australia’s property markets have continued to put in a mixed performance, with new pricing data revealing prices have started to decline in four of the eight major...
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Hotspots • 29 JAN 2015
Darwin property market future uncertain
The performance of Darwin's property market is dividing commentators, raising questions as to whether the NT capital is in a recovery or “full blown slump”.
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Finance • 28 JAN 2015
Feb rate cut would be ‘justified’
The release of new figures has prompted more calls for the official cash rate to be cut on 3 February.
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Hotspots • 28 JAN 2015
Sydney ‘not slowing down’
Despite increasing commentary that Sydney's property market is facing a price correction, one leading analyst predicts another year of stellar growth.
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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2015
Highest growth suburbs revealed
The five suburbs that experienced the most rapid price increases in 2014 have been highlighted by a peak real estate body. 
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Finance • 27 JAN 2015
House prices to moderate
The outlook for house prices over the next one to two years has pared back in all states, says a residential property index.
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Finance • 23 JAN 2015
Speculation grows ahead of Feb rates decision
An economics commentator has weighed in on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate at its upcoming board meeting.
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Hotspots • 23 JAN 2015
Foreign investors buy one in three homes in Victoria
The number of foreign buyers has reached record levels in Victoria, where they accounted for 32.5 per cent of all new property sales in the fourth quarter of 2014.
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Hotspots • 22 JAN 2015
Multimillion-dollar makeover to boost suburb's investment prospects
One area in Western Australia is set to benefit from a $58.4 million redevelopment which could attract more residents and unlock its investment potential.
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Hotspots • 21 JAN 2015
Sydney property prices almost 10 times income
Australia’s five major metropolitan areas have been “severely unaffordable” for 11 consecutive years, according to a new report.
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