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Hotspots • 05 APR 2011
Boost for NSW housing
New South Wales buyers and renters are set to benefit from the new state government’s plan to boost housing supply.
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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011
Auctions miss the mark
Buyers in Sydney and Melbourne once again held the upper hand, with clearance rates failing to top 60 per cent in both capital cities.
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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011
Melbourne: property underdog
Despite being labelled the property underdog, Melbourne is actually doing quite well, WBP Senior Residential Advisers’ Sean Thomson said.
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Tax & Legal • 04 APR 2011
New laws should not restrict older borrowers: ASIC
ASIC has attempted to address growing confusion surrounding certain aspects of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act (NCCP) – particularly areas that concern...
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Hotspots • 04 APR 2011
Questions mark over exit fee ban benefit
Mortgage brokers are divided as to whether investors and home buyers will benefit from the federal government’s blanket ban on exit fees.
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Hotspots • 01 APR 2011
New home building to weaken in 2011
New home building is set to fall by 15 per cent in 2011, placing increasing pressure on Australia’s already stretched housing supply.
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Hotspots • 01 APR 2011
Rental yields best in Darwin
Darwin is offering investors the strongest rental yields, while Melbourne’s rental returns are lagging, new research has shown.
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Hotspots • 01 APR 2011
House prices tread water
Australian house prices held their ground in February, the latest RP Data/Rismark Hedonic Index has revealed.
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Hotspots • 01 APR 2011
Building approvals slump - April 2011
Building approvals have fallen for the second consecutive month, new research has found.
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Hotspots • 31 MAR 2011
Reform needed for SMSFs: Chan & Naylor
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are an increasingly popular component of Australians’ retirement maximisation strategies but government reform is needed to rectify...
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