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Hotspots • 27 OCT 2011
Year of the million dollar property
Thursday, 17 March 2011By: Mia SantoromitoWhile Chinese zodiac may have proclaimed 2010 the year of the tiger, it appears after the latest results of RP Data’s...
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Hotspots • 26 OCT 2011
Investors should ignore negative property market talk
The Australian property market wasn’t in bad shape and would begin to improve as part of a normal cycle, the head of a Victoria-based Real Estate Agency claimed.
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Finance • 26 OCT 2011
Rate ‘declines’ in borrowers’ interest
Recent “notable declines” in interest rates will assist new borrowers, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Deputy Governor said at an investment conference earlier...
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Finance • 25 OCT 2011
Rate cut won't boost spending
If the RBA cuts rates before Christmas a majority of Australians will save rather than spend, a new survey has found.
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Hotspots • 25 OCT 2011
Wheels still turning: two speed property market
Australia’s housing market and multi-speed economy's performance are largely reliant on commodity prices and resource demand, RP Data has reported.
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Hotspots • 24 OCT 2011
SPI launches iPad app
Smart Property Investment has unveiled a new app for property investors and home buyers.
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Finance • 24 OCT 2011
Record low vacancy rates remains
A slump in buyer confidence has kept the national vacancy rate at record low levels in September, SQM Research has found.
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Hotspots • 24 OCT 2011
Auctions yet to deliver
Auction clearance rates remain at around 60 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne, suggesting that the spring selling season is yet to peak.
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Hotspots • 21 OCT 2011
Building sector not landing numbers
Home building activity has remained relatively subdued for some time, with this trend expected to continue on the back of poor land sale figures.
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Hotspots • 21 OCT 2011
Affordability reshaping Australian households: report
Housing affordability is causing young people to stay at home for longer or to join share houses, a report released by Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese...
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