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Hotspots • 21 APR 2011
Rental growth exceeds prices
A comparison of capital city property price growth and rental price growth has confirmed that rents are delivering investors the best returns.
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Finance • 21 APR 2011
Rate hold likely to continue
Interest rates appear likely to stay on hold for now with the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy meeting minutes for April highlighting Australia’s two-speed economy.
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Hotspots • 21 APR 2011
Stagnant prices an opportunity for buyers
Australia’s property prices are not expected to grow over the coming 12 months.
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Hotspots • 21 APR 2011
Buyers oblivious to bad credit consequences
A large number of aspiring property buyers remain unaware of the damage a bad debt history can do to their home loan prospects, according to broking group Mortgage...
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Finance • 21 APR 2011
Stamp duty under fire again
First National Real Estate CEO Ray Ellis has slammed stamp duty on house sales as “inefficient” and “a complete rort”.
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Hotspots • 20 APR 2011
Affordability weighs on the minds of aspiring buyers
The high cost of breaking into the property market is the biggest obstacle for first time buyers, a new survey has found.
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Hotspots • 20 APR 2011
High cost of living a threat to property owners
The rising cost of living is placing an increasing strain on household budgets that should be acknowledged in banks’ lending policies, according to Merrill Lynch.
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Hotspots • 20 APR 2011
New home building worst in years
Residential building activity ended 2010 on a very soft note and the outlook for 2011 is even worse according to the Housing Industry Association.
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Finance • 20 APR 2011
Mortgage arrears edge downwards
Arrears on loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) transactions dropped by 0.02 per cent in the third quarter of 2010.
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Hotspots • 19 APR 2011
Land sales sink but prices soar
Residential land values have continued to rise whiles sales volumes sink, according to the latest Housing Industry Association/ RP Data Residential Land Report.
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