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Hotspots • 10 SEP 2013
Market activity to increase following election
Improved consumer sentiment is expected to lift the Australian property market following the federal election, experts say.
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Hotspots • 09 SEP 2013
Sydney smashes clearance record again
A federal election over the weekend failed to dampen Sydney buyers’ appetite for property, with the city breaking yet another record for the best auction clearance...
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Finance • 09 SEP 2013
Demand increases for variable loans
More borrowers are seeking out variable rate home loans, taking advantage of the current low interest rate environment.
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Hotspots • 06 SEP 2013
Top growth suburbs predicted
The five suburbs in capital cities predicted to see the highest growth in the next eight years have been revealed by onthehouse.com.au.
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Hotspots • 05 SEP 2013
Slower results for capital gains in August
Capital gains have moved back to more sustainable levels in August, according to the latest RP Dat-Rismark Home Value Index.
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Tax & Legal • 05 SEP 2013
Potential tax breaks for investors who go green
An Australian welfare body has lobbied the government to introduce landlord tax incentives to urge investors to make their properties more environmentally friendly.
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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2013
Hot markets could be bad for investors
Investors looking to buy are in for a rough ride as the property market improves nationally, with under market-value properties becoming a scarcity.
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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2013
Hope for stock increase post-election
The upcoming election will potentially be a catalyst for vendors to release stock and ease the housing undersupply, according to Laing+Simmons.
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Finance • 03 SEP 2013
RBA rates remain unchanged
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has made its decision on rate movement today at the bank's monthly meeting.
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Hotspots • 03 SEP 2013
Elderly self-managed investor left with huge mess
An elderly Victorian landlord has been left with a costly clean-up after tenants trashed her self-managed property in Drayton.
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