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Hotspots • 17 AUG 2010

Borrowing options for first timers looking up

Lenders are increasing the amount they are willing to lend borrowers, which will no doubt be good news for many first time buyers.

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Finance • 17 AUG 2010

Lenders drop fixed rates

Non-bank lenders and second tier banks are seeking to win greater consumer business with reductions to their fixed rate home loans.

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Hotspots • 17 AUG 2010

Rents shift upwards in NSW

Rents are on the rise again in Sydney and metropolitan New South Wales in what is good news for investors but not so good for renters looking to save first home...

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Hotspots • 16 AUG 2010

July property sales reveal "two-speed" market

Australia is in a “two-speed property market” with continuing strong demand in Melbourne and Sydney but uncertainty elsewhere, according to real estate group Ray...

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Hotspots • 16 AUG 2010

Weak performance for weekend auctions

Buyers stayed on the sidelines over the weekend with national auction clearance rates remaining subdued.

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Hotspots • 16 AUG 2010

Time for action on housing

The 2010 federal election is now just days away yet voters are still yet to hear any real housing policies flow from the lips of Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott.

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Tax & Legal • 16 AUG 2010

Negative gearing opportunities to stay

Property investors breathed a sigh of relief this week after the federal government and the federal opposition party ruled out the prospect of abolishing negative...

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Hotspots • 13 AUG 2010

CPI predicted to fall in August

Inflation is expected to fall in August to sit within the RBA’s target range, strengthening economists’ forecasts that the RBA will keep a hold on the cash rate...

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Finance • 12 AUG 2010

Borrowers don’t want to be locked in

It would appear that today's property buyers prefer to keep their options open with almost all borrowers preferring variable interest rate home loans over fixed.

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Finance • 12 AUG 2010

Fixed mortgage appeal slides

Demand for fixed rate home loans fell to just 2 per cent of all home loan approvals in July despite their increased parity to standard variable rates, recently released...

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