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Finance 17 AUG 2011

First time buyers take longer to get deposit

First time buyers are being forced to save for more than four years in order to buy their first property, new research...

Hotspots 17 AUG 2011

Concerns continue for US property market

Bleak conditions in the US property market are forcing governments and banks to take drastic action, according to RP...

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Finance 17 AUG 2011

Major banks dominate mortgage market

Australia’s banks continue to maintain the lion’s share of the mortgage market, with new research showing these...

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Hotspots 15 AUG 2011

Gen Y's eye investments

A majority of Gen Y property buyers would prefer to acquire an investment property as their first purchase.

Finance 15 AUG 2011

Modest improvement in clearance rates

The spring selling season may have started early in Sydney and Melbourne, with auction clearance rates improving in...

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Finance 15 AUG 2011

More reductions to fixed rate loans

ANZ has become the fourth major lender to cut its fixed rate fees.

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Finance 15 AUG 2011

Rising unemployment fuels rate cut case

Australia’s rising unemployment rate has furthered calls for a cut to the official cash rate.

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Finance 12 AUG 2011

RBA, it’s time to cut rates: HIA

The Reserve Bank of Australia should cut interest rates now to avoid confidence and property market activity spiralling...

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Finance 12 AUG 2011

Inflation forecasts revised

Interest rates could remain on hold for the foreseeable future if the latest inflation expectations are anything to go...

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Hotspots 12 AUG 2011

Investors told to buy now - August 2011

With property prices at the bottom of the cycle, investors are being told to buy now.

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Finance 11 AUG 2011

Mortgagees find feet in hard market

The percentage of Australian mortgage holders in arrears has fallen in the last month, suggesting borrowers are finally...

Hotspots 11 AUG 2011

McMansions on outer as buyers downsize

Large ‘McMansion-style’ houses are quickly losing their appeal as buyers seek smaller and more efficient houses,...

Hotspots 11 AUG 2011

Dour outlook for residential building

The nation’s residential building activity is likely to remain flat this year after new home lending fell 0.4 per...

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Finance 11 AUG 2011

Escalating debt problems encourage RBA pause

Back in May 2011, Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens advised that “rates would need to rise at some point”.

Hotspots 10 AUG 2011

Agent to offer vendors home insurance

A Sydney-based real estate franchise network said it would offer vendors an insurance policy that covers the eventual...

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Finance 10 AUG 2011

Banks move to cut rates

Just one day after the Commonwealth Bank announced it would cut the interest on some of its fixed rate products, a...

Hotspots 10 AUG 2011

Gladstone properties selling in 24hrs

Properties are being sold in less than one day and rental vacancy rates are touching zero in areas around the...

Hotspots 10 AUG 2011

Early offers often the best: Ray White

More than half of sellers who had signed a contract of sale this year had already rejected a higher offer, new data...

Hotspots 10 AUG 2011

New home lending in the doldrums

Economic forecasters believe the outlook for residential home building is now “very weak”, after data showed new...

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Hotspots 09 AUG 2011

Property investors should act now

Potential property investors should always buy when the market is soft, one economist has claimed.

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Tax & Legal 09 AUG 2011

Buyers put off by carbon tax

Just over half of Australians feel less confident purchasing property under the federal government’s proposed carbon...

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Finance 09 AUG 2011

CBA slashes fixed rates

The Commonwealth Bank now leads the major banks in fixed rate home loans following a decision to slice up to 60bps off...

Hotspots 09 AUG 2011

SMSF association calls for fraud and theft cover

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has encouraged debate on the issue of financial loss...

Hotspots 09 AUG 2011

Consumers let up on majors

Consumer sentiment towards Australia’s big banks is improving month on month, one industry figurehead has claimed.

Hotspots 09 AUG 2011

Residential starts won't meet demand

Residential building activity will vary widely across the nation in the next few years, but supply still won't meet...