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Finance • 09 SEP 2011
Home loan commitments on the rise
Australia’s home loan market is finally starting to show signs of life, despite an 8 per cent fall in annual housing finance commitments.
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Hotspots • 08 SEP 2011
First timers in race against the clock
First time buyers in New South Wales are set to swarm the property market in a bid to beat the state government’s newly announced stamp duty concession cut-off date.
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Finance • 08 SEP 2011
Australians eager to pay down mortgage
One in two Australians would pay down more of their mortgage if the Reserve Bank was to signal a rate cut, new research has found.
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Hotspots • 08 SEP 2011
Units popular but house is still king
While unit prices have risen at a faster pace than houses over the last 12 months, new research has revealed that the house is still king when it comes to property...
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Finance • 07 SEP 2011
Stamp duty changes to hurt investors
Aspiring first time buyers as well as investors have been dealt a blow following the NSW government’s decision to remove stamp duty exemptions for first home buyers.
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Finance • 07 SEP 2011
Rate cut will help consumers save: survey
While it now seems unlikely that the RBA will cut rates this year, a majority of home owners have made it clear that any rate reductions would only encourage them to pay...
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Hotspots • 07 SEP 2011
Brisbane property market slumps
Brisbane has trumped Australia’s other capital cities to record the biggest drop in property values over the last 12 months.
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Finance • 07 SEP 2011
RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - September 2011
The Reserve Bank (RBA) has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent.
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Hotspots • 06 SEP 2011
Investors wait cautiously
Investors and home buyers have made it clear they will take a “wait and see approach” to buying property, with new data showing mortgage demand slumped 17 per cent...
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Hotspots • 06 SEP 2011
Top NSW suburbs revealed
The inner west suburb of Abbotsford has been named as one of the state's best performing housing markets.
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