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Hotspots • 13 OCT 2011
Property sales plummet in WA, Qld
Despite recording unprecedented property price growth in recent years, Western Australia and Queensland failed to strike a chord with buyers over the 2010/11 financial...
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Finance • 13 OCT 2011
Stamp duty payment methods should change
With state governments unlikely to remove property stamp duties, the head of RE/MAX in Western Australia said it’s time to consider new ways of helping home owners pay...
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Hotspots • 12 OCT 2011
Valuations trending downwards
Investors are facing increased costs as the valuations on their properties are coming in lower than anticipated due to a more conservative approach by valuers.
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Hotspots • 12 OCT 2011
Investors told to buy now - October 2011
If you have the equity and stable employment, now is a really great time to invest, Positive Real Estate founder Jason Whitton has claimed.
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Hotspots • 12 OCT 2011
Commercial returns tipped to surpass residential
Residential property is set to trail equities and commercial property as the nation’s leading wealth generator in the next decade, an ANZ report has claimed.
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Hotspots • 12 OCT 2011
Sydney, Perth property prices tipped to soar
Residential property prices in Sydney and Perth are tipped to soar, with hungry investors looking to cash in.
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Finance • 11 OCT 2011
Unemployment to rise, rates to fall
Australia’s unemployment rate could rise to 5.5 per cent within the next few months, new data has revealed.
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Hotspots • 11 OCT 2011
First timers eye NSW unit market
First time buyers continue to flood the New South Wales property market, looking to take advantage of the soon to expire stamp duty concessions, new research has found.
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Finance • 10 OCT 2011
Macquarie slashes rates below majors
Macquarie Bank has become the latest in a long line of lenders to enhance its fixed rate offering.
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Hotspots • 10 OCT 2011
Perth rents on the rise
Investors looking to secure a property with strong rental yeilds should turn their attention to Perth, new research has found.
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