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Finance • 17 AUG 2011
First time buyers take longer to get deposit
First time buyers are being forced to save for more than four years in order to buy their first property, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots • 17 AUG 2011
Concerns continue for US property market
Bleak conditions in the US property market are forcing governments and banks to take drastic action, according to RP Data.
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Finance • 17 AUG 2011
Major banks dominate mortgage market
Australia’s banks continue to maintain the lion’s share of the mortgage market, with new research showing these lenders now account for more than 90 per cent of the...
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Hotspots • 15 AUG 2011
Gen Y's eye investments
A majority of Gen Y property buyers would prefer to acquire an investment property as their first  purchase.
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Finance • 15 AUG 2011
Modest improvement in clearance rates
The spring selling season may have started early in Sydney and Melbourne, with auction clearance rates improving in both cities.
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Finance • 15 AUG 2011
More reductions to fixed rate loans
ANZ has become the fourth major lender to cut its fixed rate fees.
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Finance • 15 AUG 2011
Rising unemployment fuels rate cut case
Australia’s rising unemployment rate has furthered calls for a cut to the official cash rate.
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Finance • 12 AUG 2011
RBA, it’s time to cut rates: HIA
The Reserve Bank of Australia should cut interest rates now to avoid confidence and property market activity spiralling any lower, according to the Housing Industry...
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Finance • 12 AUG 2011
Inflation forecasts revised
Interest rates could remain on hold for the foreseeable future if the latest inflation expectations are anything to go by.
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Hotspots • 12 AUG 2011
Investors told to buy now - August 2011
With property prices at the bottom of the cycle, investors are being told to buy now.
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