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Hotspots • 23 FEB 2011

Exit fee ban - more hurt than help

The government’s plans to ban mortgage exit fees are supposed to benefit home buyers and investors but the consensus among leading mortgage figures is that any such...

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Hotspots • 22 FEB 2011

Buy and hold for best returns: PRDnationwide

Property investors are being advised to hold on to their properties for more than five years as the property market enters a new period of more subdued growth.

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Hotspots • 22 FEB 2011

Gen Ys keep eyes on property

Young Australians are determined to save their pennies in a bid to crack the property market.

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Hotspots • 22 FEB 2011

Australia dominates most liveable cities

Australia has come out with flying colours in a list of the world’s top 10 most liveable cities, with Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne all making the grade.

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

NRAS reinstated

Real estate and housing industry members have welcomed the federal government’s decision to reinstate the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

Property market to pick up in 2011

After a slow start to the year, BIS Shrapnel is predicting the property market will pick up speed in the second half of 2011.

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

Auction activity picks up

Auction clearance rates climbed slightly higher in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend.

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

No regrets for Australian buyers

New entrants to the property market are almost always pleased with their decision to purchase property and a majority are well on top of their finance commitments, a new...

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Hotspots • 18 FEB 2011

Housing bubble concern rejected

Property pundits have dismissed talk of a housing bubble, labelling it “misleading”.

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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2011

Massive overhaul for Perth foreshore

Detailed design plans for the much anticipated redevelopment of Perth Waterfront were released by WA premier Colin Barnett this week.

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