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Hotspots • 16 MAR 2011
Sydney’s inner west full of opportunities
It’s not the nation’s capital city but when it comes to the Sydney property market, there’s no doubt its supersized and super priced market is often centre stage.
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Finance • 15 MAR 2011
Brokers top choice for rural buyers
Regional investors and home buyers prefer to source their finance from mortgage brokers rather than going directly to a lender, a new survey has showed.
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Finance • 15 MAR 2011
Fixed rate offerings heat up
Competition amongst the banks is gathering momentum in the fixed rate arena with ANZ the latest to announce changes to its two year fixed loans.
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Hotspots • 15 MAR 2011
Govt urged to address affordability
Mortgage Choice chief executive officer Michael Russell is urging the federal government to step in and put a stop to Australia’s worsening housing supply issue.
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Hotspots • 14 MAR 2011
Sydney street world's 9th priciest
Sydney’s Wolseley Road has been ranked the ninth most expensive street in the world.
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Finance • 14 MAR 2011
Home loan take up increases in Feb
Home finance activity showed signs of recovery in February following a post-floods slump in January.
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Hotspots • 14 MAR 2011
Auction clearance rates improve in Sydney
Sunny weather helped to boost the Sydney property market over the weekend with the New South Wales capital clearing over 62 per cent of all listed properties for auction.
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Finance • 14 MAR 2011
Lender slashes fixed rates
ING DIRECT has reduced the interest on its three year fixed rate home loan by 0.14 per cent.
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Hotspots • 11 MAR 2011
Property investment show offers insights to Perth investors
The first ever Perth Property Investor Show will take place at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre next weekend, offering Perth investors and home buyers the...
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Tax & Legal • 11 MAR 2011
Law reform needed for SMSFs
More needs to be done to make investing through self-managed super funds more attractive, according to Chan & Naylor.
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