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Hotspots • 05 NOV 2014
Perth's rental stock soars
The number of properties available for lease in Perth has dipped recently, but still remains well above the levels recorded this time last year. 
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Hotspots • 05 NOV 2014
Canberra market faces ongoing downturn
Australia’s capital city has seen a drop in asking prices with one commentator predicting this trend will continue well into 2015.
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Finance • 04 NOV 2014
RBA Cash Rate Announcement - November 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the outcome of its second-last monthly board meeting of the year.
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Hotspots • 04 NOV 2014
Curbing investor activity would be ‘short-sighted’
Regulators should “put to bed” any notion of intervening to cool the housing market and slowing investor activity, according to Mortgage Choice CEO Michael Russell.
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Hotspots • 04 NOV 2014
Investors placing 'one-way bet' on property
Australians have an "irrational obsession" with property, according to the CEO of one of the big four banks, who said many investors would be better off spending their...
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Hotspots • 03 NOV 2014
Land shortage to drive up prices
A Brisbane suburb could be set to boom with quality stock in short supply and investors looking to capitalise on growing demand.
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Tax & Legal • 03 NOV 2014
GST increase should spark land tax, stamp duty review
With Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling for debate and discussion about the current GST rate, one industry body has said if the GST rises “narrow based, inefficient...
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Hotspots • 31 OCT 2014
Mining town crash claims ‘misleading’
Recent claims that a previous investor hotspot is on the brink of collapse and has experienced “bloodshed” in its property prices have been rebuked and investors...
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Finance • 31 OCT 2014
Rates to remain steady
Australia's biggest Reserve Bank Survey shows no change is expected to the cash rate on Tuesday, but borrowers can expect rates to rise next year followed by a downward...
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Hotspots • 30 OCT 2014
Buyers expect prices to keep rising
Over 50 per cent of owners and prospective buyers believe property prices are set to continue increasing over the next 12 to 24 months, according to new research.
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