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Hotspots • 12 MAR 2012

Quality stock hard to find in Melbourne

The property sector in Melbourne will help drive the nation’s economy, although the city faces a “chronic undersupply” of investment-grade property, a number of...

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Hotspots • 12 MAR 2012

Qld units, townhouses proving popular

Queensland’s unit and townhouse market - including on the Gold Coast - is beginning to heal, with first home buyers and investors leading the way, new data shows.

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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2012

Proposed planning rules an investment threat

Proposed changes to planning rules are a threat to hundreds of thousands of landowners, according to the Urban Taskforce Australia.

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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2012

Gvt should address housing stress

The government should provide a long-term strategy for housing in the Federal Budget, according to a leading property group.

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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2012

Unemployment may hurt property market

The growing rate of unemployment may affect consumer sentiment to the detriment of the housing market, Multifocus CEO Philippe Brach told Smart Property...

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Finance • 09 MAR 2012

Borrowers look to smaller lenders

More Australians are considering a switch to a smaller lender, a new survey has revealed.

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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2012

Housing industry jeopardized by gvt: HIA

The Housing Institute of Australia has warned the Government that its push towards a budget surplus is jeopardising the health of the housing industry and ultimately...

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Finance • 08 MAR 2012

Banks to hold firm on rates

The major banks should keep their interest rates on hold in March, a new survey has revealed.

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Hotspots • 08 MAR 2012

Australians coy on property

Last year’s interest rate cuts have done little to inspire Australians to invest in property, as interest rates and housing affordability continue to unsettle...

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Hotspots • 07 MAR 2012

Residential listings increase in Sydney

Sydney recorded the largest monthly increase in residential listings in February across the major cities, according to new data by SQM Research.

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