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Finance • 25 MAR 2011

Lender welcomes exit fee ban

While only time will tell whether or not the government’s exit fee ban will hurt smaller lenders, the decision will ultimately prompt Australians to explore their home...

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Tax & Legal • 24 MAR 2011

Proposed ban on exit fees becomes law

The federal government’s proposed blanket ban on exit fees has been passed into law however broker groups warn that borrowers may be no better off.

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Hotspots • 24 MAR 2011

Oversupply not an issue for Vic

Despite recording a dramatic upswing in the number of property developments, Victoria shows little signs of succumbing to an oversupply issue.

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Finance • 24 MAR 2011

Portability could push LMI premiums up: Genworth

Making Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) fully portable could do more harm than good, Genworth Mortgage Insurance's chief executive Ellie Comerford has claimed.

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Finance • 24 MAR 2011

First home buyers seek no deposit loans

Searches for no deposit home loans by first time buyers have rocketed a massive 30 per cent since the start of the year, despite the product being terminated by most...

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Hotspots • 23 MAR 2011

Australia lags in home ownership

Australia’s housing undersupply has been recognised on a world scale, with research unveiled in the newly published Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...

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Hotspots • 22 MAR 2011

Market conditions favour buyers

Now is the perfect time to buy a property, new research from Mortgage Choice has revealed.

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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2011

Residential sales tumble

Sales activity in the property market continues to decline, with residential sales falling 21.8 per cent in the 12 months to December 2010.

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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2011

Auction activity warms up - March 2011

Auction clearances are on the up in Sydney and Melbourne, but the activity levels in both cities are still a long way from the highs recorded this time last year,...

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Hotspots • 18 MAR 2011

Inner west shows potential

It’s not the nation’s capital city, but when it comes to the Sydney property market, there’s no doubt its super sized and super priced housing often makes it...

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