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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 next month.

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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 officially begun.

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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 spring, RP Data reported in its most recent blog.

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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 finance commitments.

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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 newly announced stamp duty concession cut-off date.

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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 has found.

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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 house is still king when it comes to property...

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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 remove stamp duty exemptions for first home buyers.

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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 any rate reductions would only encourage them to pay...

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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 months.

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