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Hotspots • 06 FEB 2012

Activity to be expected in ACT

A new multi-billion dollar town planned 20 minutes from Canberra’s town centre will inject the region with jobs and housing activity, claim leading development...

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Finance • 06 FEB 2012

Mortgage sales surge in January

Mortgage sales soared 40 per cent in January 2012 in comparison to this time last year, new data shows.

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Hotspots • 06 FEB 2012

Victorian auction numbers down

Victorian auction numbers are down when compared to this time last year, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).

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Hotspots • 03 FEB 2012

Building approvals fall after rebound

Building approvals have dropped after the November ‘rebound’, according to newly released statistics.

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Finance • 03 FEB 2012

Federal budget bid for affordable houses

A major federal budget bid will be launched next week for affordable dwellings, according to a coalition of 60 leading housing affordability and community welfare...

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Finance • 03 FEB 2012

Investors turn away from fixed rate loans

Investors and borrowers turned away from fixed rate home loans for the first time in eight months, according to Australia’s largest independent mortgage broker.

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Finance • 03 FEB 2012

Rate cut now essential: HIA

Building approvals fell for the third time in four months at the end of 2011, adding further weight to the need for another rate cut.

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Tax & Legal • 02 FEB 2012

Removal of stamp duty exemption hurts FHBs

First home buyers are thin on the ground, at least in the NSW city of Wollongong, a local real estate principal has said.

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Hotspots • 02 FEB 2012

Property prices on the decline

Established property prices fell by 1 per cent over the December quarter, new research has revealed.

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Finance • 01 FEB 2012

Banks likely to withhold rate cut

Investors should not necessarily expect their bank to pass on any drops in the official cash rate from the Reserve Bank of Australia, according to industry...

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