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Finance • 23 OCT 2014
Calls for cash rate to remain stable
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is being urged to keep the cash rate at 2.5 per cent after new data was released earlier this week.
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Hotspots • 22 OCT 2014
Top 4 Melbourne investment suburbs
Four inner-western and inner-northern Melbourne suburbs have offered investors the best value and returns over the past five years, according to a new report.
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Hotspots • 22 OCT 2014
Sydney’s worst performing regions revealed
Not all property markets within Sydney have benefited from the recent property boom, with new research uncovering the city’s poorest performers.
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Hotspots • 21 OCT 2014
'Quiet' Sydney suburb to boom
A suburb north west of Sydney’s CBD could experience double-digit price growth in the coming year due to employment opportunities, renovation potential and...
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Tax & Legal • 21 OCT 2014
Calls for land tax concessions for floundering Sydney strip
The state government has been urged to review land taxes in a bid to revitalise Sydney’s Oxford Street.
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Hotspots • 20 OCT 2014
Proposed rezoning to boost prices
A plan to double a local government area’s population in less than two decades could see property prices soar in various suburbs.
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Hotspots • 20 OCT 2014
Online property auction platform launches
A platform designed to allow secure online bidding for properties sold at auction was launched over the weekend on the back of a ‘test bed’ auction in Sydney’s...
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Hotspots • 17 OCT 2014
Investors cautioned about buying into capital city
A real estate group is warning investors that impressive median price growth in one capital city is the result of new developments and off-the-plan purchases.
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Hotspots • 16 OCT 2014
Queensland suburb to benefit from ‘ripple effect’
A suburb in Brisbane’s north is set to take off thanks to rising prices in surrounding suburbs and comparative affordability, with one buyer’s agent saying investors...
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Hotspots • 16 OCT 2014
SA market pining for summer
Figures from the South Australian Valuer General’s September quarter housing data paint a largely flat picture of property sales across the state. However, industry...
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