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Hotspots • 07 APR 2011

Rental returns on the rise

Rental rates increased across the nation in the March quarter with growing demand for rental properties expected to drive even better rental returns for investors as the...

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Finance • 07 APR 2011

New home loans fall

The number of loans approved for the purchase of properties has virtually collapsed as buyers continue to avoid the property market.

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Finance • 07 APR 2011

New stamp duty concession for NSW

Investors in New South Wales aged over 55 years are set to benefit from an extension to the state’s ‘empty nester’ stamp duty concession as the new NSW premier...

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Hotspots • 07 APR 2011

Couples put property before babies

Couples are delaying plans to start a family in order to get their foot on the property ladder.

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Finance • 06 APR 2011

Rates on hold - April 2011

The Reserve Bank left the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the fifth consecutive month when it met yesterday.

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Finance • 05 APR 2011

Buyers snub fixed rates

Strong competition between mortgage lenders and ongoing interest rate stability is enticing an increasing number of investors and home buyers to take up a variable rate...

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Hotspots • 05 APR 2011

QLD's biggest urban renewal project starts

Queensland is set to see its largest urban renewal project in history, with the RNA Showgrounds Regeneration Project set to start this week.

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Hotspots • 05 APR 2011

Boost for NSW housing

New South Wales buyers and renters are set to benefit from the new state government’s plan to boost housing supply.

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011

Auctions miss the mark

Buyers in Sydney and Melbourne once again held the upper hand, with clearance rates failing to top 60 per cent in both capital cities.

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011

Melbourne: property underdog

Despite being labelled the property underdog, Melbourne is actually doing quite well, WBP Senior Residential Advisers’ Sean Thomson said.

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