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Hotspots • 24 AUG 2010

Investor activity to gather pace

Warmer weather and favourable investment conditions should ignite investor activity in the property market, according to national mortgage broking group Mortgage...

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Finance • 24 AUG 2010

No rate rise: Westpac

Making headlines today, Westpac says it has no intention of lifting its lending rates out of sync with Reserve Bank movements, news that will be welcomed by borrowers...

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Hotspots • 23 AUG 2010

Hung parliament adds to economic uncertainty

A hung parliament has added to uncertainty in the outlook for the Australian economy, with investor and consumer activity likely to remain on hold until a government is...

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Hotspots • 23 AUG 2010

Slight pickup in auction activity

Auction activity in Victoria’s capital city saw a glimmer of improvement over the election weekend, despite numbers remaining low, Australian Property Monitors’...

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Finance • 23 AUG 2010

95pc loans no easy money

First home buyers received the news last week that several lenders are now willing to lend up to 95 per cent of a property’s purchase price – but getting such loans...

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Hotspots • 20 AUG 2010

Home buyer activity lags

Owner occupier borrowing activity has been consistently trending downwards for 12 months now, new research shows.

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Hotspots • 20 AUG 2010

Housing makes it into election

With just one day left before the 2010 federal election the Coalition has announced a “Plan for Real Housing”.

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Finance • 20 AUG 2010

National Mortgage Company cuts fixed rates again

National Mortgage Company has announced new reductions to its fixed home loan rates.

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Hotspots • 20 AUG 2010

All quiet before the storm

Finally, after weeks of hearing nothing but election talk, the nation goes to the polls tomorrow.

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Finance • 19 AUG 2010

Growth slowdown signals rate halt

A leading indicator of economic growth has reported a slowdown, adding weight to expectations of another RBA rate hold in September.

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