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Hotspots 26 SEP 2011

WA buyers and vendors remain optimistic

Buyers and vendors in Western Australia remain optimistic about property prices despite widespread concern for the...

Hotspots 26 SEP 2011

Auction activity falls short this spring

Poor auction clearance rates over the weekend have reaffirmed suggestions that the traditionally hot spring selling...

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Finance 26 SEP 2011

Global turmoil increases homebuyer savings

Financial turmoil abroad is encouraging 60 per cent of Australians to create a bigger savings buffer for “unforeseen...

Hotspots 23 SEP 2011

Buyer caution hits new highs

Australians are more worried now about the state of the economy than they were during the depths of the GFC.

Hotspots 23 SEP 2011

Investment appetite falls

Despite a sharp increase in consumer confidence last month, new data has found appetite for investing in real estate is...

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Hotspots 22 SEP 2011

Property booms in mining towns

Mining town housing markets are one of the primary beneficiaries of the resources boom, RP Data’s national research...

Hotspots 22 SEP 2011

More Aussies feeling the stress of homeownership

The higher cost of living is having a negative impact on Australians, with one in four reporting some form of mortgage...

Hotspots 22 SEP 2011

First timers flood NSW market

Data from Loan Market Group has confirmed first time buyers in New South Wales are acting quickly to gain pre-approvals...

Hotspots 21 SEP 2011

Australia in good shape as global outlook worsens

The International Monetary Fund has sliced its economic forecasts for Australia amidst new warnings of a new global...

Hotspots 21 SEP 2011

Resources boom but WA market fails to ignite

Despite anecdotal reports that the Western Australian property market is on the verge of a recovery, the strength in...

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Finance 20 SEP 2011

Property stamp duties hurting productivity

Real estate stamp duties should be removed as they inhibit the movement of mining workers and undermine productivity,...

Hotspots 20 SEP 2011

Global economy hurts buyer confidence

Uncertainty abroad is affecting financial confidence more than domestic factors, new research has revealed.

Hotspots 20 SEP 2011

WA market signals price growth

Investors and upgraders looking to take advantage of the Western Australian property market are being urged to act now,...

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Hotspots 19 SEP 2011

LJ Hooker launches spring campaign

LJ Hooker has commenced a two month campaign that aims to bolster interest in the spring property market.

Hotspots 19 SEP 2011

Buyers slow to react in spring

The increase in home buying and selling that traditionally comes with spring has been less than impressive this year,...

Hotspots 16 SEP 2011

Median house prices climb

Melbourne’s median house price jumped by 5.4 per cent in the June quarter while the national property market recorded...

Hotspots 16 SEP 2011

Drop in listings 'surprising', says analyst

A month-on-month fall in residential property listings during August was 'surprising', a property market analyst said.

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Hotspots 16 SEP 2011

More Australians look to buy

Despite general consumer caution, LJ Hooker chief executive Janusz Hooker said the proportion of households who...

Hotspots 15 SEP 2011

Greater funds needed for home building: HIA

The Housing Industry Association iis calling on the federal government to inject greater funds into the construction of...

Hotspots 15 SEP 2011

Affordable property sales to slump in 2012

Property sales in the sub $500,000 range are expected to hit a wall next year, as the government removes certain first...

Hotspots 13 SEP 2011

First timers eye market return

First time buyers are expected to make a return to the property market before the end of the year in a bid to beat the...

Hotspots 12 SEP 2011

'Economic tsunami' to swamp Aussie property prices

An ‘economic tsunami’ would undermine world markets and send Australian property prices back to levels not seen...

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Finance 12 SEP 2011

CBA to undercut rivals' rates

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has vowed to beat any hot mortgage offers advertised by the other majors over the...

Hotspots 12 SEP 2011

Sun shines on auctions

Sydney’s property market gathered pace at the weekend, suggesting the traditionally hot spring selling season has now...

Hotspots 09 SEP 2011

Buyers eye return to property market in spring

Interest rate stability and improving economic growth should send more buyers back to the real estate market this...