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Hotspots 11 JUL 2012

Resources boom reveals potential new hotspots

Some areas in Queensland are set to receive the majority benefit of the resources boom, according to a state government...

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Finance 11 JUL 2012

Banks launch discounted mortgages

Competition between Australia’s banks continues to heat up, with a number of lenders cutting their mortgage interest...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2012

House prices may increase in NT

House prices might be driven up in the Northern Territory under a potential new Planning Commission, according to a...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2012

Australia's property transparency ranked highly

Australia has recently been ranked as one of the most transparent real estate markets in the world, for both general...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2012

Investors may be slugged extra fees

Property investors may see themselves facing new levies on their properties to fund state services, according to a...

Hotspots 09 JUL 2012

Home security ignored by 45pc of renters

Investors should never leave home security to their tenants and need to ensure their properties are protected,...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2012

Apartment construction subdued

The construction sector contracted again in June - its 25 consecutive month of contraction - according to the...

Hotspots 09 JUL 2012

Mining area tipped as "no brainer" for growth

One particular mining area is a “no brainer”, with growth forecasts to be exceeded, according to one of the largest...

Hotspots 06 JUL 2012

Property specialists go to war over data

RP Data has defended its recent Home Value Index results, slamming one property analyst who referred to the data as...

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Tax & Legal 06 JUL 2012

Carbon tax may slow home construction

The cost of building a home is likely to increase following the introduction of the Labor government’s carbon tax...

Hotspots 06 JUL 2012

State tipped to land $758 investment

A major construction windfall in the pipeline for one of the nation’s smallest states could present potential...

Hotspots 05 JUL 2012

Review your approach to money, CUA

With the financial year coming to a close, it's worth changing your approach to your finances, according to a leading...

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Hotspots 05 JUL 2012

Gascoyne may be WA's next fly-in fly-out hub

Western Australia’s Gascoyne area has the potential to become a fly-in fly-out hub, according to a recent planning...

Hotspots 05 JUL 2012

Perth property scam revealed

Scammers have targeted the website of prominent Perth-based real estate group Realmark, placing some of the group’s...

Hotspots 05 JUL 2012

Canberra is the next “investment-winner”

The Canberra property market is frequently avoided by investors, but it is an “investment-winner” right now,...

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Hotspots 04 JUL 2012

Melbourne capital city to be expanded by 50pc

Melbourne’s capital city zone will eventually be expanded by more than 50 per cent when 240 hectares of land are...

Finance 04 JUL 2012

Rate hold makes sense - for now

Industry stakeholders are satisfied with yesterday’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep interest...

Finance 04 JUL 2012

Investors in the dark about their interest rate

Almost one third of all Australians have no idea what their mortgage interest rate is and investors don't fare much...

Hotspots 04 JUL 2012

Increase in dwelling approvals not all positive

Dwelling approvals increased nationwide, however the news isn’t all positive, according to new Australian Bureau of...

Hotspots 03 JUL 2012

Drastic measures needed to meet NSW demand

Previous Sydney metropolitan targets were almost 50 per cent short for the optimum number of dwellings to build,...

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Finance 03 JUL 2012

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - July 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold at 3.5 per cent at its monthly Board...

Hotspots 02 JUL 2012

HIA calls for housing reform

The Housing Industry Association is calling on the government to introduce immediate reform, after a new report found...

Hotspots 02 JUL 2012

$10,000 new build grant extended, NT

Investors in the Northern Territory have been given an extension to the BuildBonus, treasurer Delia Lawrie recently...

Finance 29 JUN 2012

A third rate cut is unlikely

The Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to deliver a hat-trick of interest rate cuts when its board meets next week,...

Hotspots 29 JUN 2012

$1.5b injection to increase population, Karratha

Western Australia’s Karratha has ambitious plans to reduce fly-in, fly-out workers and increase the city’s...