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Hotspots • 08 OCT 2013
Property listings take a dive
The number of residential property listings across Australia fell during September, according to new data.
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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2013
New housing in NSW hits record high
The number of new housing approvals in NSW is at the highest level in nine years, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2013
Melbourne, Sydney growth to be short-lived
Current value growth in Sydney and Melbourne is unlikely to continue for much longer, according to a leading research analyst.
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Hotspots • 03 OCT 2013
Mixed results for regional investors
Country areas in New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory experienced strong capital growth in August, according to new statistics from Residex.
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Hotspots • 03 OCT 2013
Property bubble is 'bulldust': economist
A leading economist has dismissed the possibility that Australia is heading towards a housing ‘bubble’.
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Finance • 02 OCT 2013
Homebuyers cautioned about fixed loans
The latest housing finance figures show a surge in the number of Australians taking out fixed loans, prompting one property group to issue a warning.
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Hotspots • 02 OCT 2013
Home values reach record high
Combined capital city home values have risen by 1.6 per cent over the past month, moving 0.7 per cent higher than the record high of October 2010.
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Finance • 01 OCT 2013
RBA Rate Announcement - October 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the outcome of its monthly board meeting.
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Hotspots • 01 OCT 2013
Queensland auction clearance rate plummets
Auction clearance rates have fallen sharply in south east Queensland, dropping by around 30 per cent since early spring, new data shows.
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Hotspots • 01 OCT 2013
Sydney suburb attracting high demand
A western Sydney suburb is seeing high demand and low vacancy, with the median price of units increasing by 3.7 per cent in the past 12 months.
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