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Hotspots • 08 JUL 2011
Too many dwellings for Melbourne: analyst
Melbourne is facing a massive oversupply of properties, in particular inner-city apartments, as population growth stagnates and buyer demands remain unfulfilled, a...
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Hotspots • 07 JUL 2011
Price signalling ban gets seal of approval
The House of Representatives has officially passed a bill which will stop banks from price signalling.
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Hotspots • 06 JUL 2011
Majors grab greater share of the pie
Australia’s major banks have collectively nabbed a greater share of the mortgage market, according to new research.
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Finance • 06 JUL 2011
Rate hold only sensible option
The Reserve Bank’s decision to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent has been labelled as the “only sensible decision available” by the Housing...
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Hotspots • 06 JUL 2011
Housing supply woes worsen
The nation’s housing supply taken a hit in May, with the total number of dwelling approvals falling 7.9 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms.
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Finance • 06 JUL 2011
Rates on hold 2 - July 2011
The current mildly restrictive stance of monetary policy remains "appropriate", the Reserve Bank has claimed.
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Hotspots • 05 JUL 2011
Auction activity still cool
Despite a slight uptick in buyer activity, auction clearance rates have continued to provide some subdued results.
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Finance • 05 JUL 2011
Buyers swing to fixed rates
Despite widespread speculation to suggest the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold when the board meets tomorrow, it seems buyers feel safer locking in at a fixed rate.
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Hotspots • 05 JUL 2011
No good news for new home building
Residential building activity is set to continue its weak run for the next couple of years as consumer confidence nosedives and credit activity tightens across the...
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Finance • 05 JUL 2011
LMI costs not on the radar
Aspiring property buyers continue to be confused by Lenders Mortgage Insurance and are often failing to account for it in their overall costing, according to one...
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