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Finance • 10 AUG 2011

Banks move to cut rates

Just one day after the Commonwealth Bank announced it would cut the interest on some of its fixed rate products, a number of other lenders have decided to jump on the...

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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2011

Gladstone properties selling in 24hrs

Properties are being sold in less than one day and rental vacancy rates are touching zero in areas around the resource-rich Queensland town of Gladstone, local agents...

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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2011

Early offers often the best: Ray White

More than half of sellers who had signed a contract of sale this year had already rejected a higher offer, new data released by Ray White Group has revealed.

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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2011

New home lending in the doldrums

Economic forecasters believe the outlook for residential home building is now “very weak”, after data showed new home lending was down in June.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2011

Property investors should act now

Potential property investors should always buy when the market is soft, one economist has claimed.

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Tax & Legal • 09 AUG 2011

Buyers put off by carbon tax

Just over half of Australians feel less confident purchasing property under the federal government’s proposed carbon tax, new research has found.

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Finance • 09 AUG 2011

CBA slashes fixed rates

The Commonwealth Bank now leads the major banks in fixed rate home loans following a decision to slice up to 60bps off its fixed rate products.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2011

SMSF association calls for fraud and theft cover

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has encouraged debate on the issue of financial loss due to fraud or theft, saying its impact is not...

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2011

Consumers let up on majors

Consumer sentiment towards Australia’s big banks is improving month on month, one industry figurehead has claimed.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2011

Residential starts won't meet demand

Residential building activity will vary widely across the nation in the next few years, but supply still won't meet underlying demand.

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