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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2011

First timers race to beat prices

Rising rents and property prices are motivating first time buyers to get into the property market, according to a new survey.

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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2011

Housing more unaffordable

Housing affordability deteriorated in 2010 off the back of the Reserve Bank’s four official cash rate rises, a new report has revealed.

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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2011

Time to buy: investors

A vast majority of investors believe now is a good time to purchase an investment property, a new survey has revealed.

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Finance • 10 MAR 2011

Home finance activity slumps in January

Natural disasters worked to dampen property buying activity in January with new data revealing a plunge in new home loan approvals over the month.

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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2011

Property sales drop 20pc

The number of property sales fell 20 per cent in 2010, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2011

SPI unveils new website

Smart Property Investment today launched a new website that offers investors and home buyers greater access to property investment intelligence.

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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2011

Rental market tight in VIC

Melbourne’s outer suburbs are showcasing strong potential for investors with vacancy rates in the area the lowest in the city.

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Finance • 09 MAR 2011

Buyers choose non-banks

Increasing numbers of investors and home buyers are choosing non-bank lenders to finance their property purchases, sales figures from mortgage broking group AFG have...

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Finance • 09 MAR 2011

Major cuts rates

The war between Australia’s major lenders shows no signs of abating, with Westpac slashing interest rates across a number of its mortgages.

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Finance • 09 MAR 2011

Next rate rise delayed

Investors and home buyers may not face another rate rise until as late as August according to the latest forecasts from National Australia Bank.

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