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Hotspots 07 AUG 2012

Mining towns to receive a blow

Investors with properties in popular mining town hotspots may receive a blow, according to an announcement from the...

Hotspots 06 AUG 2012

New $80m mine announced

A new $80 million mine has been announced, providing another string to one suburb’s bow, according to the Department...

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Finance 06 AUG 2012

Rates on hold til October: AMP

With the Reserve Bank largely expected to hold rates when the Board meets again tomorrow, economists are starting to...

Hotspots 06 AUG 2012

Shared accommodation faces tougher rules

Property owners with shared accommodation investments have been told to meet new standards or face immediate fines of...

Hotspots 06 AUG 2012

Suburb's $80 million railway station approved

A surge in population has prompted the WA government to approve an $80 million railway station, bus interchange and...

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Finance 03 AUG 2012

August rate cut unlikely

While weak inflation figures have given the Reserve Bank room to cut the cash rate again this month, industry...

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Hotspots 03 AUG 2012

Gov't must act on housing affordability, building

Laing+Simmons has joined industry groups calling for urgent reform on housing supply and affordability in NSW.

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Hotspots 02 AUG 2012

Building approvals still strong

Building approvals fell only modestly in June 2012 following a strong increase in May, new data has revealed.

Hotspots 02 AUG 2012

Property prices jump in July

Significant price increases in Sydney and Melbourne helped to lift the national median property price, according to new...

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Hotspots 02 AUG 2012

Darwin set for expansion

A new suburb outside Darwin is just the beginning of a series of new stages which will see more than 5,000 homes built...

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Hotspots 02 AUG 2012

Funding to allow for development announced, Vic

New funding for one area of Victoria to allow for future development has recently been announced, according to minister...

Hotspots 31 JUL 2012

Brisbane revealed as buyer's market

A high number of properties for sale are keeping prices in Brisbane down, according to the most recent Commonwealth...

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Hotspots 31 JUL 2012

Suburb plans opened up for comment

Investors in ten targeted suburbs will be able to have a say on issues of infrastructure, master plans and strategy for...

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Hotspots 31 JUL 2012

Property owners must face 'tough truths'

Buyers who can’t sell their property must face “some tough truths” about the price they’ve set, and shouldn’t...

Hotspots 31 JUL 2012

Units more popular than houses

Units are a more popular choice for investment than houses, according to research by RP Data.

Hotspots 30 JUL 2012

New tool helps investors find best properties

Investors looking for properties that suit their individual strategy are set to benefit from a new recently released...

Hotspots 30 JUL 2012

Poor growth due to cautiousness

Poor house price performance is the result of cautious ‘attitudes’ from the Australian public, according to...

Hotspots 30 JUL 2012

40pc of properties double in value

More than 41 per cent of Australian homes are now worth more than twice what their owners originally purchased them...

Hotspots 27 JUL 2012

Google tool to help find hotspots

A new tool from Google is set to help investors choose the best property in Sydney, through an addition to the existing...

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Hotspots 27 JUL 2012

Prices in Melbourne edge higher

Property prices in Melbourne improved marginally in the June quarter although remain down on the same time last year,...

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Hotspots 27 JUL 2012

Investors eye market opportunity

Falling term deposit rates combined with the volatile share market is driving investors back into the property market,...

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Hotspots 26 JUL 2012

SPI reaches more Australians than ever before

Subscriptions for Smart Property Investment magazine have gone through the roof according to the latest data from a...

Hotspots 26 JUL 2012

House prices hit bottom of the cycle

Although modest improvement in property prices is evident in most capital cities over the June quarter, price levels in...

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Finance 26 JUL 2012

Property owners unhappy with banks

Roy Morgan Research shows overall satisfaction with the big four banks dropped for a fifth consecutive month in June.

Hotspots 26 JUL 2012

New government housing boost available

Deposit free loans with no lender’s insurance is one item up for grabs under new government initiatives to boost the...