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Hotspots 22 AUG 2011

3 of 4 properties fail to sell on The Block

Three of the four properties on Channel Nine’s The Block failed to sell last night, leaving Polly Porter and Warwick...
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Hotspots 22 AUG 2011

Auctions remain flat

Auction clearance rates improved in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend, lifting vendor spirit for the coming weeks.
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Hotspots 22 AUG 2011

Australian home size looks set to fall

Australian houses and apartments remain larger than their international counterparts, yet data suggests this may be...
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Finance 19 AUG 2011

Investors warned on split loans

Investors who use split loans that combine home and investment properties could be breaching the Australian Taxation...
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Finance 19 AUG 2011

Borrowers warned of dodgy home loans: ASIC

Borrowers are being warned to check the credentials of the business they seek home loans from, after ASIC discovered...
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Hotspots 19 AUG 2011

Opportunities ripe for investors in the know

Australia remains a 'lucky country' with bargains both in property and stocks up for grabs for savvy investors,...
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Hotspots 19 AUG 2011

NSW Central Coast tipped for growth

Properties on the New South Wales Central Coast are proving an affordable alternative and attractive investment choice...
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Finance 19 AUG 2011

Inflation outpaces property values

While capital city house values have greatly outpaced the rate of inflation for the last 15 years, it seems the tide is...
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Finance 19 AUG 2011

Securing finance as a self-employed borrower

Obtaining a loan if you’re self-employed is rarely without its challenges, but it certainly can be done.
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Finance 17 AUG 2011

Reality TV raises buyer interest in kitchens

The kitchen has always played a key role in the value of a home, however, with the rise in reality TV programs such as...
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Hotspots 17 AUG 2011

Overseas investors target Oz market

International investors have set their sights on Australian property, one industry pundit has claimed.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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,...
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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”.
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