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Finance • 01 MAR 2011

Housing affordability hit by rising rates

Last year’s spate of interest rate hikes has put a considerable dent in housing affordability.

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Hotspots • 28 FEB 2011

Auction activity warms up - February 2011

Weekend auction activity is slowly gaining momentum but clearance rates remain down on this time last year.

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Hotspots • 28 FEB 2011

Carbon neutral apartments an Australia first

Grocon today announced plans for Australia’s first ‘Passive House’ apartment building to be developed within the Carlton Brewery site.

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Finance • 28 FEB 2011

Rates on hold till mid-year: HSBC

Economists widely believe the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold again when the Board meets later this week.

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Finance • 28 FEB 2011

CBA increases max LVR

The Commonwealth Bank has become the latest in a long line of lenders to increase its maximum LVR (loan to valuation ratio).

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Finance • 25 FEB 2011

CBA unveils ground breaking no fee loan

In what has been touted as an industry first, the Commonwealth Bank has launched a new no fee variable interest rate home loan.

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Hotspots • 25 FEB 2011

Green building on the agenda

The board of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) will meet in Melbourne on Sunday in a prelude to the Green Cities conference which will be held in Melbourne...

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Hotspots • 25 FEB 2011

NSW Greens propose rent cap

A proposal by the New South Wales Greens to allow councils to impose rent and price controls on property investors has been labeled disastrous by the Urban Taskforce.

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Finance • 25 FEB 2011

Buyers turn to brokers

Home buyers and investors are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers, the latest Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)/Bankwest Home Finance Index has...

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Finance • 24 FEB 2011

Investors unfazed by interest rates

Stability in the cash rate has reduced investors’ concerns about borrowing costs with potential for capital growth now the biggest factor influencing investors’...

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