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Finance 20 SEP 2011

Property stamp duties hurting productivity

Real estate stamp duties should be removed as they inhibit the movement of mining workers and undermine productivity,...

Hotspots 20 SEP 2011

Global economy hurts buyer confidence

Uncertainty abroad is affecting financial confidence more than domestic factors, new research has revealed.

Hotspots 20 SEP 2011

WA market signals price growth

Investors and upgraders looking to take advantage of the Western Australian property market are being urged to act now,...

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Hotspots 19 SEP 2011

LJ Hooker launches spring campaign

LJ Hooker has commenced a two month campaign that aims to bolster interest in the spring property market.

Hotspots 19 SEP 2011

Buyers slow to react in spring

The increase in home buying and selling that traditionally comes with spring has been less than impressive this year,...

Hotspots 16 SEP 2011

Median house prices climb

Melbourne’s median house price jumped by 5.4 per cent in the June quarter while the national property market recorded...

Hotspots 16 SEP 2011

Drop in listings 'surprising', says analyst

A month-on-month fall in residential property listings during August was 'surprising', a property market analyst said.

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Hotspots 16 SEP 2011

More Australians look to buy

Despite general consumer caution, LJ Hooker chief executive Janusz Hooker said the proportion of households who...

Hotspots 15 SEP 2011

Greater funds needed for home building: HIA

The Housing Industry Association iis calling on the federal government to inject greater funds into the construction of...

Hotspots 15 SEP 2011

Affordable property sales to slump in 2012

Property sales in the sub $500,000 range are expected to hit a wall next year, as the government removes certain first...

Hotspots 13 SEP 2011

First timers eye market return

First time buyers are expected to make a return to the property market before the end of the year in a bid to beat the...

Hotspots 12 SEP 2011

'Economic tsunami' to swamp Aussie property prices

An ‘economic tsunami’ would undermine world markets and send Australian property prices back to levels not seen...

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Finance 12 SEP 2011

CBA to undercut rivals' rates

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has vowed to beat any hot mortgage offers advertised by the other majors over the...

Hotspots 12 SEP 2011

Sun shines on auctions

Sydney’s property market gathered pace at the weekend, suggesting the traditionally hot spring selling season has now...

Hotspots 09 SEP 2011

Buyers eye return to property market in spring

Interest rate stability and improving economic growth should send more buyers back to the real estate market this...

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Finance 09 SEP 2011

Home loan commitments on the rise

Australia’s home loan market is finally starting to show signs of life, despite an 8 per cent fall in annual housing...

Hotspots 08 SEP 2011

First timers in race against the clock

First time buyers in New South Wales are set to swarm the property market in a bid to beat the state government’s...

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Finance 08 SEP 2011

Australians eager to pay down mortgage

One in two Australians would pay down more of their mortgage if the Reserve Bank was to signal a rate cut, new research...

Hotspots 08 SEP 2011

Units popular but house is still king

While unit prices have risen at a faster pace than houses over the last 12 months, new research has revealed that the...

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Finance 07 SEP 2011

Stamp duty changes to hurt investors

Aspiring first time buyers as well as investors have been dealt a blow following the NSW government’s decision to...

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Finance 07 SEP 2011

Rate cut will help consumers save: survey

While it now seems unlikely that the RBA will cut rates this year, a majority of home owners have made it clear that...

Hotspots 07 SEP 2011

Brisbane property market slumps

Brisbane has trumped Australia’s other capital cities to record the biggest drop in property values over the last 12...

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Finance 07 SEP 2011

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - September 2011

The Reserve Bank (RBA) has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent.

Hotspots 06 SEP 2011

Investors wait cautiously

Investors and home buyers have made it clear they will take a “wait and see approach” to buying property, with new...

Hotspots 06 SEP 2011

Top NSW suburbs revealed

The inner west suburb of Abbotsford has been named as one of the state's best performing housing markets.