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Finance 14 FEB 2012

Rocky relationship with debt

Losing financial assets, such as property, is not the only thing at risk from having an unhealthy relationship with...

Hotspots 14 FEB 2012

High speed rail network approval will see property prices grow

Regional real estate values can expect double figure growth on the back of up to $108 billion of new infrastructure, a...

Hotspots 13 FEB 2012

Gen Y nervous about Europe: Poll

Generation Y are more anxious than the rest of the population over the direction of the global economy and the...

Finance 13 FEB 2012

Westpac mirrors ANZ, lifts rates

Moments after ANZ announced it would raise its rates independently of the Reserve Bank, Westpac followed suit.

Hotspots 13 FEB 2012

Property market on a knife edge

The Australian property market is at a “cross road”, according to a leading property research group.

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Finance 11 FEB 2012

ANZ ups interest rates

ANZ today announced it will increase interest rates for variable rate mortgages and small business lending by 0.06%pa.

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Finance 11 FEB 2012

Gvt budget for affordable homes

A formal request for the government to provide over $2.5 billion in the 2012/2013 budget for new homes has been made by...

Hotspots 11 FEB 2012

Queensland expects an upturn

Optimism can be expected for Queensland property over 2012, according to a leading economist.

Hotspots 10 FEB 2012

Drop in credit demand signals flagging confidence

Credit card and mortgage applications fell in the last quarter of 2011, ending a year in which most Australians kept...

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Finance 10 FEB 2012

Getting to know non-banks

They offer you home loans just like a bank and yet they are not a bank. Well, exactly what are they?

Hotspots 10 FEB 2012

House & land considerations

If you’re in the market for a new home, a house and land package can offer a relatively straight forward option.

Hotspots 09 FEB 2012

Sydney hotspots revealed

Marrickville, Abbotsford, Kogarah and Roseville have been identified as the NSW hotspots to watch in 2012 by...

Hotspots 09 FEB 2012

Property versus shares

There is a great divide between investors who favour property and those who favour shares.

Hotspots 09 FEB 2012

Investors eye Dubbo as rents rise and mining activity increases

Rising rents and increased mining activity is luring investors to Dubbo, new research by PRDnationwide has found.

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Hotspots 08 FEB 2012

Melbourne market now oversupplied: Matusik

, according to leading property analyst Michael Matusik. Speaking at the Urban Development Institute of Australia...

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Finance 08 FEB 2012

RBA pauses on rates, but more to come

While the Reserve Bank decided it was prudent to keep the offical cash rate on hold at 4.25 per cent at its Board...

Hotspots 08 FEB 2012

Listing numbers ease in January

The number of residential listings nationally declined during January, new data shows.

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Finance 08 FEB 2012

No rate cut 'disappointing'

Yesterday’s decision by the Reserve Bank to keep the rates steady at 4.25 per cent has been called...

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Finance 07 FEB 2012

Gvt should ensure banks follow RBA

One industry stakeholder is calling on the government to introduce a national surveillance regime to ensure Australia's...

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Finance 07 FEB 2012

Each way bet for rate cut

The case for a rate cut today may have eased, with the latest data showing steady growth in the number of job...

Hotspots 06 FEB 2012

Sydney leads auction clearance rate results

Sydney has outperformed the other major cities in this weekend’s auctions.

Hotspots 06 FEB 2012

Residential property still on top

, a new report has found.When comparing residential property with other traditional asset classes, it out

Hotspots 06 FEB 2012

Activity to be expected in ACT

A new multi-billion dollar town planned 20 minutes from Canberra’s town centre will inject the region with jobs and...

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Finance 06 FEB 2012

Mortgage sales surge in January

Mortgage sales soared 40 per cent in January 2012 in comparison to this time last year, new data shows.

Hotspots 06 FEB 2012

Victorian auction numbers down

Victorian auction numbers are down when compared to this time last year, according to the Real Estate Institute of...