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Hotspots • 19 DEC 2011
Property prices to grow 5% in 2012
After a pessimistic year in most housing markets across the country, the outlook for 2012 is generally a return to growth, according to Australian Property Monitors'...
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Finance • 16 DEC 2011
More rate cuts needed to encourage investors
The Reserve Bank’s rate cut this month was good news for investors but it may still take a few more drops before they jump back into the market, a leading analyst...
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Hotspots • 16 DEC 2011
Brisbane market ripe for investors
The Brisbane market has finally bottomed out and is looking ripe for investment, according to one industry figure.Speaking to Smart Property Investment, Positive Real...
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Finance • 16 DEC 2011
Savings will be made in 2012
Most Australians expect to keep their savings belts firmly strapped on during the coming year due to the global economic uncertainty.
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Hotspots • 15 DEC 2011
First time buyer activity to stall
While this last quarter of 2011 has seen a rush of activity from first time buyers, this will stall in 2012, said Laing+Simmons General Manager Leanne Pilkington.The...
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Hotspots • 15 DEC 2011
Median house prices fall in Sept qtr
Residential house prices took a hit in the September quarter, with average capital city values falling 3.7 per cent, new research has found.
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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011
Refinancing hits 12 month high
The number of investors refinancing has increased significantly over the past 12 months, new data from Loan Market Group has revealed.
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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011
Rental listings website surges
The rental listings website rent.com.au, set up to assist landlords and property managers find suitable tenants, has relaunched its site after visits soared 43 per cent...
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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011
Clearance rate tops 60% for Brisbane, Gold Coast
Clearance rates in Brisbane and the Gold Coast topped 60 per cent in the last 'official' week of auctions, according to independent auctioneering firm Jason Andrew...
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Hotspots • 14 DEC 2011
Less than half want own home: Survey
Home ownership is a long term goal for less than half of Australians with many having alternative prosperity goals, a new survey has revealed.
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