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Hotspots • 30 NOV 2011

Investors to cash in on rising rents

There is still strength in the property investment market for investors with rents across greater metropolitan Sydney reporting a 6.4 per cent jump in the 12 months to...

Hotspots • 30 NOV 2011

Major cities not a good investment option: Lomas

The major cities have never been investors’ best options and those looking for positive returns should look further afield, according to a leading property expert.

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Finance • 30 NOV 2011

Rates to fall in December: Survey

More than one third of Australians are expecting the Reserve Bank to slash rates again in December.

Hotspots • 29 NOV 2011

Delinquent borrowers face receivership

More than $1 billion worth of distressed property has currently been forced on the market with more to come from ‘mum and dad’ investors, according to a major...

Hotspots • 29 NOV 2011

Xmas hotspots up to 100 per cent

Investors with holiday properties are benefiting this Christmas season with hotspots up to 100 per cent full, reports a leading real estate agency.

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Finance • 28 NOV 2011

Separate dwellings drop: survey

Households living in separate dwellings decreased from 2008 to 2011, new survey data shows.

Hotspots • 28 NOV 2011

First time buyers struggle to save

More than one third of first home buyers believe they cannot save for a home loan deposit within the next three years.

Hotspots • 28 NOV 2011

Over 50 per cent clear: Sydney

Just over 50 per cent of properties cleared in Sydney over the weekend, according to Australian Property Monitors (APM).

Hotspots • 25 NOV 2011

Fairfield’s rental and mortgage stress is Sydney’s worst

Private rental stress and mortgage stress in Fairfield’s local government area are the worst of all Sydney suburbs, new research has discovered.

Hotspots • 25 NOV 2011

ATO explains GST and property transactions

A new online “property tool” will help investors to understand the GST impacts of property-related transactions, the Australian Taxation Office hopes.