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Finance • 10 JAN 2012
Getting a loan across the line
There is a myriad of factors that lenders consider when assessing a would-be borrower’s eligibility for a loan.
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Hotspots • 10 JAN 2012
New home sales rebound
New home sales soared in November off the back of the first rate cut in two and a half years.
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Hotspots • 10 JAN 2012
Housing construction declines
House building continued to contract over December at an increasing rate, according to a leading industry group.
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Hotspots • 10 JAN 2012
First time buyers active this year
First time buyers are expected to be the most active player in the Australian home finance market during 2012, a national survey has found.
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Hotspots • 09 JAN 2012
Australian real estate ranked highly
Australia has ranked highly as a country for property investing, according to an annual US-based investment survey.Australia ranked fourth on a list of the best...
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Hotspots • 09 JAN 2012
Europe will have little impact: APM
The ongoing debt crisis in Europe should have little impact on the Australian property market.
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Finance • 09 JAN 2012
RBA eyes another rate cut
It now seems all but certain that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate again in February.
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Hotspots • 06 JAN 2012
New property business for investor support
Investors looking to capitalise on opportunities in different property cycles will be provided one-on-one support by a new real estate advisory division.
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Hotspots • 06 JAN 2012
Darwin to boom in 2012
and lift investment confidence.Analysts believe the Icthys project will send the Darwin property market into overdrive aft
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Hotspots • 06 JAN 2012
Don’t rule out the Gold Coast, researcher says
Investors should not shy away from properties on the Gold Coast purely due to the poor performance of the tourist rental market, according to a leading researcher.
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