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Hotspots • 01 NOV 2010
Current market offers opportunity for investment
Flat property market conditions are boding well for prospective investors, offering an ideal window of opportunity to get into the property market.
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Hotspots • 01 NOV 2010
Investors eye property market
Affordability has improved considerably since the beginning of the year, a new report has found.
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Finance • 01 NOV 2010
RBA may hold rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to keep rates on hold when it meets tomorrow.
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Hotspots • 01 NOV 2010
Auction Activity Stalls At Weekend - November 2010
Strong auction activity stalled over the weekend, with Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne all recording a drop in clearance rates.
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Finance • 29 OCT 2010
Don’t lift rates: brokerage
A rate hike next month will only serve to hurt Australians, Loan Market Group chief operating officer Dean Rushton has said.
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Finance • 28 OCT 2010
Low inflation eases rate hike concern
Surprisingly low inflation has quelled concerns that the RBA may lift rates next week.
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Finance • 26 OCT 2010
Xmas debt hangover a real risk for aspiring home buyers
Wishful home buyers should plan their Christmas shopping now in order to avoid starting the New Year bogged down in debt – a guaranteed way to spoil any well-intended...
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Finance • 26 OCT 2010
Inflation pressure to force RBA’s hand
The RBA is widely expected to lift the official cash rate 25 basis points when it meets next Tuesday.
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Finance • 26 OCT 2010
First home buyer mortgage pressure on rise
First home buyers in Brisbane and Melbourne are facing mortgage pressures on par with Sydneysiders, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots • 25 OCT 2010
Auctions continue strong run
Buyer appetite kicked into overdrive at the weekend, with clearance rates up in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.
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