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Hotspots 29 JUN 2012

Investors may cause a market slump

Investors may cause the property market to slump if they sell up, according to a leading economist.

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Hotspots 28 JUN 2012

Be discerning when seeking expert advice online

Investors need to be increasingly careful when relying on ‘expert’ advice, particularly online, according to...

Hotspots 28 JUN 2012

Housing injection to cater for 5,000, South Hedland

Western Australia’s economic growth has resulted in an upcoming housing injection for more than 5,000 people in South...

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2012

Australian house price values unlikely to drop: RBA

Australian house prices won’t plunge, a senior Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said.

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Finance 27 JUN 2012

Growing case for July rate cut

With dwelling commitments and consumer confidence falling at an unprecedented rate, the possibility for a July rate cut...

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Finance 27 JUN 2012

Citibank slashes variable rates

Citibank has cut the interest on its variable rate product.

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2012

NRAS is not a shortcut to success: RE/MAX WA

Property investors must be made aware of significant weaknesses in the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), a...

Finance 26 JUN 2012

More rate cuts needed: borrowers

Generation Y investors an dhome buyers considering a property purchase look likely to stay on the sidelines unless...

Finance 26 JUN 2012

Tightening NT vacancy rate drives increase tenancy disputes

A spike in tenancy disputes has prompted the Northern Territory office for Consumer Affairs to launch an education...

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2012

Homeowners happy where they are

Residential property owner occupiers in Australia are ‘staying put’ for longer, new data has revealed.

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2012

Resource rich states to prosper

After two years of price declines in 2010 and 2011, new data coming out today suggests the fundamentals are beginning...

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Finance 25 JUN 2012

Solid auction clearance rates across capitals

Auction clearance rates remained above the 50 per cent mark in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, according to data from...

Hotspots 25 JUN 2012

Rents soar in Perth

The cost of renting or having a mortgage in Perth has increased substantially in the past five years, according to data...

Hotspots 22 JUN 2012

$830 million boost for NSW mining: BHP

An $830 million boost of funding for mining in the NSW Illawarra region, announced today, is “good news for local...

Hotspots 22 JUN 2012

$220m of new infrastructure, Port Hedland

A $220 million contract has been awarded for work on a major upgrade of the Great Northern Highway through Port...

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Hotspots 22 JUN 2012

First urban growth of its kind in Australia

Australia’s first inner city urban growth area was announced yesterday by the Victorian state government.

Hotspots 22 JUN 2012

Perth, Brisbane property prices primed for growth

Perth property prices should recover the ground they lost last year, and Brisbane shouldn’t be too far behind,...

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Tax & Legal 21 JUN 2012

Act quickly to maximise tax claim

Those who own investment properties, or are looking to buy, have been encouraged to act quickly if they wish to...

Hotspots 21 JUN 2012

Noosa hotspotted as the ‘town to watch’

Noosa remains a buyers’ market, but future growth in the coastal town’s property prices will be underpinned by...

Hotspots 21 JUN 2012

NSW leads big fall in dwelling starts

Dwelling commencements fell sharply in the March 2012 quarter, with NSW leading the way with a 37.4 per cent plunge...

Hotspots 20 JUN 2012

National demand increasingly outstripping supply

The gap between housing supply and demand increased by 28,000 dwellings nationally in the year to June 2011, the most...

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Hotspots 19 JUN 2012

Investors ‘targeted’ by government, Qld

Investors are being used as cash cows to raise Queensland Government revenue, and this technique may see investors sell...

Hotspots 18 JUN 2012

Sydney property has its 'best years ahead'

Sydney’s property market has its “best years ahead”, with prominent trend forecaster Bernard Salt predicting...

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Finance 18 JUN 2012

Auction clearance rates above 50% in Melb, Syd

Auction clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne reached 55 per cent on Saturday, according to data from Australian...

Hotspots 14 JUN 2012

Melbourne sees supply of six new suburbs

Melbourne has been expanded even further with boundary changes for housing development under a new announcement from...