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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011

Rental listings website surges

The rental listings website rent.com.au, set up to assist landlords and property managers find suitable tenants, has relaunched its site after visits soared 43 per cent...

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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011

Clearance rate tops 60% for Brisbane, Gold Coast

Clearance rates in Brisbane and the Gold Coast topped 60 per cent in the last 'official' week of auctions, according to independent auctioneering firm Jason Andrew...

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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011

Less than half want own home: Survey

Home ownership is a long term goal for less than half of Australians with many having alternative prosperity goals, a new survey has revealed.

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Finance • 13 DEC 2011

End called for stamp duty: senior citizens

A new report has called for the end of stamp duty for senior citizens in order to allow older Australians to relocate to more appropriate housing. In order to prepare...

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Finance • 13 DEC 2011

Buyer activity to edge higher on rate cut: RP Data

The majors' decision to pass on the Reserve Bank's rate cut in full is likely to stimulate buyer activity, RP Data's Cameron Kusher has claimed, although it won't send...

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Hotspots • 13 DEC 2011

Borrower complaints surge in 2011

Borrower disputes with their lenders surged almost 30 per cent last year, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots • 13 DEC 2011

Investment opportunities ahead, Sydney

and buyers in Sydney, a real estate expert has revealed.The St George area of southern Sydney is one of several areas that still offers good prospects, Rai

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Finance • 12 DEC 2011

XMAS may stimulate clearance rates

Auction clearance rates, which have remained steady in the last few months, may improve in the next two weeks on the back of a pre-Christmas rush to offload and buy...

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Finance • 12 DEC 2011

Rates tipped to fall again in February

Continued uncertainty abroad could force the Reserve Bank to cut rates again early in 2012.

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Finance • 12 DEC 2011

Vacancy rates expected to tighten

Vacancy rates are expected to tighten further in inner Sydney and university towns across NSW following the abolition of the stamp duty concessions for first home buyers...

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