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Hotspots • 14 JUL 2014
Melbourne sales pick up speed
Melbourne’s suburban market is moving fast, with properties in the outer ring selling more quickly than in previous years.
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Hotspots • 11 JUL 2014
Perth rental market weakens further
The rental sector in Perth has taken another hit in June, with high-end properties affected worst.
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Hotspots • 11 JUL 2014
State growth predictions revealed
A new analysis from NAB has identified which property markets will perform the best - and the worst - over coming years.
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Hotspots • 10 JUL 2014
Canberra robust despite public service cuts
Despite dire predictions that public service cuts would stall the Canberra market, a local buyer’s agent believes the city has remained unaffected.
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Hotspots • 10 JUL 2014
20 fastest-growing housing markets uncovered
The nation’s top building and population hotspots have been revealed in a new report, with one region taking out the top three positions.
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Hotspots • 08 JUL 2014
Birkdale property values to take off
Investors who purchase in Queensland’s Birkdale should see impressive returns in the next 12 months, as a chronic undersupply of land and increasing owner-occupier...
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Hotspots • 08 JUL 2014
Off-the-plan projects at risk
  Recent changes to lending criteria for survey-strata house and land contracts could kill off many current off-the-plan projects and will have “dire consequences”...
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Hotspots • 07 JUL 2014
Top 10 property markets for vendors
The suburbs which attract the most demand from potential buyers have been revealed in a new report.
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Finance • 07 JUL 2014
RBA urged to rethink cash rate decisions
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should consider following Europe’s lead in placing longer intervals between monetary policy meetings throughout the year,...
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Hotspots • 04 JUL 2014
Housing approvals bounce back
Building approvals have bounced back following several months of declines, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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