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Hotspots • 24 OCT 2011

Auctions yet to deliver

Auction clearance rates remain at around 60 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne, suggesting that the spring selling season is yet to peak.

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Hotspots • 21 OCT 2011

Building sector not landing numbers

Home building activity has remained relatively subdued for some time, with this trend expected to continue on the back of poor land sale figures.

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Hotspots • 21 OCT 2011

Affordability reshaping Australian households: report

Housing affordability is causing young people to stay at home for longer or to join share houses, a report released by Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese...

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Hotspots • 20 OCT 2011

New housing activity slumps

Final ABS figures released today confirm a disappointing update for new housing activity in the June 2011 quarter.

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Finance • 19 OCT 2011

Non-bank issues challenge to majors

Yellow Brick Road’s executive chairman Mark Bouris has thrown down the gauntlet to the majors, challenging the big four to drop their standard variable rates.

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Hotspots • 19 OCT 2011

'Financial confidence' bounces back

Australians are becoming more confident about their financial stability, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots • 18 OCT 2011

Aussies applaud FHSA changes

Changes to the federal government’s $1.2 billion First Home Saver Account (FHSA) have boosted the scheme after an underwhelming response during the first two years of...

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Hotspots • 18 OCT 2011

Let first time buyers use super, urges REIA

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is calling on the government to allow first time buyers to use their superannuation to buy a home.

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Hotspots • 18 OCT 2011

Foreign investors eye NSW land

Foreign investors are seeing merit in purchasing distressed agricultural assets, new research has revealed.

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Finance • 17 OCT 2011

Auction clearance rates remain subdued

Auction clearance activity remained relatively subdued across all of the capital cities once again this weekend.

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