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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

Property market to pick up in 2011

After a slow start to the year, BIS Shrapnel is predicting the property market will pick up speed in the second half of 2011.

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

Auction activity picks up

Auction clearance rates climbed slightly higher in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend.

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2011

No regrets for Australian buyers

New entrants to the property market are almost always pleased with their decision to purchase property and a majority are well on top of their finance commitments, a new...

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Hotspots • 18 FEB 2011

Housing bubble concern rejected

Property pundits have dismissed talk of a housing bubble, labelling it “misleading”.

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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2011

Massive overhaul for Perth foreshore

Detailed design plans for the much anticipated redevelopment of Perth Waterfront were released by WA premier Colin Barnett this week.

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Finance • 17 FEB 2011

Self-employed investors struggle for finance

The new national consumer credit protection laws have reduced lender appetite for low doc (low documentation) loans, making it more difficult for self-employed investors...

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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2011

Exit fee ban won't help borrowers

The government’s plans to ban mortgage exit fees have been criticised by the mortgage industry.

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Hotspots • 16 FEB 2011

New development for south east Melbourne

As many as 400 dwellings are set to be built in south east Melbourne with the listing for sale of one of the few remaining large scale development sites in the area.

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Hotspots • 16 FEB 2011

Major delays in residential DAs: report

A new report has revealed that town planning systems are performing poorly across the country with a large number of development applications being decided beyond the...

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Finance • 16 FEB 2011

Buyers to win as bank battle breaks out

Investors’ financing options are widening as competition between the big banks fires up.

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