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Hotspots • 19 APR 2011
Auctions prove the best sales approach
Investors and home buyers on the Sunshine Coast are using auctions to achieve the best sales results according to Raine & Horne.
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Hotspots • 18 APR 2011
Property owners to spend small this Easter
Despite a five day holiday on the cards this Easter, many new property owners plan to lay low and save money this Easter.
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Hotspots • 18 APR 2011
Wet weather hits auctions
Heavy rain kept potential property buyers away from Sydney’s auctions over the weekend with the New South Wales capital failing to shift much more than half of listed...
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Hotspots • 18 APR 2011
Rising bills put pressure on home owners
Australian home owners are struggling to meet mortgage repayments as household bills shoot up at more than double the rate of inflation.
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Hotspots • 15 APR 2011
Unit rent prices on the rise
Rental prices are on the rise across Australia with units in particular delivering exciting rental returns.
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Hotspots • 15 APR 2011
Super saving - April 2011
If your heart is set on the property market it’s time to set your eyes on your savings.
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Finance • 15 APR 2011
Fixed rate borrowers finally get to switch
The loans of thousands of property buyers who locked into fixed mortgage rates before the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate three years ago are finally due to expire.
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Hotspots • 15 APR 2011
Govt grant out of touch with prices
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is urging the government to increase the First Home Owners Grant to bring it into line with current property prices.
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Hotspots • 15 APR 2011
Vendors unrealistic about prices
The listing of properties at unachievable prices is adding to the property market’s already swollen stock levels, according to RE/MAX WA managing director Geoff...
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Finance • 14 APR 2011
Rate hike will hurt
More than 10 per cent of Australians would not be able to meet their mortgage repayments if interest rates were to rise by just 0.25 per cent, new research has found.
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