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Finance • 06 APR 2011

Rates on hold - April 2011

The Reserve Bank left the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the fifth consecutive month when it met yesterday.

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Finance • 05 APR 2011

Buyers snub fixed rates

Strong competition between mortgage lenders and ongoing interest rate stability is enticing an increasing number of investors and home buyers to take up a variable rate...

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Hotspots • 05 APR 2011

QLD's biggest urban renewal project starts

Queensland is set to see its largest urban renewal project in history, with the RNA Showgrounds Regeneration Project set to start this week.

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Hotspots • 05 APR 2011

Boost for NSW housing

New South Wales buyers and renters are set to benefit from the new state government’s plan to boost housing supply.

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011

Auctions miss the mark

Buyers in Sydney and Melbourne once again held the upper hand, with clearance rates failing to top 60 per cent in both capital cities.

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011

Melbourne: property underdog

Despite being labelled the property underdog, Melbourne is actually doing quite well, WBP Senior Residential Advisers’ Sean Thomson said.

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Tax & Legal • 04 APR 2011

New laws should not restrict older borrowers: ASIC

ASIC has attempted to address growing confusion surrounding certain aspects of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act (NCCP) – particularly areas that concern...

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011

Questions mark over exit fee ban benefit

Mortgage brokers are divided as to whether investors and home buyers will benefit from the federal government’s blanket ban on exit fees.

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Hotspots • 01 APR 2011

New home building to weaken in 2011

New home building is set to fall by 15 per cent in 2011, placing increasing pressure on Australia’s already stretched housing supply.

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Hotspots • 01 APR 2011

Rental yields best in Darwin

Darwin is offering investors the strongest rental yields, while Melbourne’s rental returns are lagging, new research has shown.

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