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Finance • 26 SEP 2011

Global turmoil increases homebuyer savings

Financial turmoil abroad is encouraging 60 per cent of Australians to create a bigger savings buffer for “unforeseen circumstances”, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots • 23 SEP 2011

Buyer caution hits new highs

Australians are more worried now about the state of the economy than they were during the depths of the GFC.

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Hotspots • 23 SEP 2011

Investment appetite falls

Despite a sharp increase in consumer confidence last month, new data has found appetite for investing in real estate is abating.

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Hotspots • 22 SEP 2011

Property booms in mining towns

Mining town housing markets are one of the primary beneficiaries of the resources boom, RP Data’s national research director Tim Lawless has claimed.

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Hotspots • 22 SEP 2011

More Aussies feeling the stress of homeownership

The higher cost of living is having a negative impact on Australians, with one in four reporting some form of mortgage stress.

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Hotspots • 22 SEP 2011

First timers flood NSW market

Data from Loan Market Group has confirmed first time buyers in New South Wales are acting quickly to gain pre-approvals in an effort to secure finance before the stamp...

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Hotspots • 21 SEP 2011

Australia in good shape as global outlook worsens

The International Monetary Fund has sliced its economic forecasts for Australia amidst new warnings of a new global recession.

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Hotspots • 21 SEP 2011

Resources boom but WA market fails to ignite

Despite anecdotal reports that the Western Australian property market is on the verge of a recovery, the strength in the state’s resources sector is yet to translate...

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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, the head of the Treasury told a forum, according to...

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Hotspots • 20 SEP 2011

Global economy hurts buyer confidence

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

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