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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Finance 11 AUG 2010

Borrowers turn to brokers to refinance

When it comes to refinancing, almost half of borrowers turn to a mortgage broker for advice, the latest research...

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Tax & Legal 11 AUG 2010

Negative Gearing Here To Stay - August 2010

In good news for budding investors, the federal government plus the opposition party have ruled out the prospect of...

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Hotspots 11 AUG 2010

Less pressure on renters as prices stabilise

Budding property buyers having to juggle deposit saving with rental payments can breathe a little bit easier with...

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Finance 10 AUG 2010

Housing finance activity slides in June

Housing finance activity declined again in June, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of...

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Hotspots 09 AUG 2010

Little change for auction results

The weekend’s auctions saw clearance rates remain in line with July levels with very little change recorded across...

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Hotspots 09 AUG 2010

Window of opportunity for buyers as market slows

A slower property market and flattening property prices are pointing to an ideal time for first time property buyers to...

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Finance 06 AUG 2010

First home buyer mortgages up in July

Despite a cooling property market in most sectors, there is a glimpse of a recovery in the first home buyer sector, the...

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Finance 06 AUG 2010

Banks red flagged over aggressive credit marketing

Australian banks have landed themselves in hot water with a new report accusing them of recklessly encouraging...

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Finance 05 AUG 2010

Australians’ savings dangerously low

A new index from ING DIRECT has revealed a worrying trend among Australians’ savings patterns – or, rather, lack of...

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Hotspots 05 AUG 2010

ABS contradicts house price data

In contrast to recent data revealing a decline in house price growth, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has...

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Finance 04 AUG 2010

Rate hold welcome news for property market

The housing industry has welcomed the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold and called for the central bank to...

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Finance 04 AUG 2010

Cash rate on hold but mortgage rates could still rise

The official cash rate remained on hold yesterday, but in today’s mortgage market that’s no guarantee that banks...

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Finance 03 AUG 2010

Big banks fail to please consumers

An extensive study of consumer experience outcomes has found Australian consumers are largely unsatisfied with their...

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Hotspots 02 AUG 2010

Auctions continue flat run - August 2010

Auction clearance results failed to show any glimmer of improvement over the weekend, remaining relatively flat in...

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Finance 02 AUG 2010

Weak property market signals need for rate hold

Weak sales figures in the property market have reinforced calls for a hold on interest rates, according to a leading...

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Finance 02 AUG 2010

Aussies ignore high interest saving returns

A high interest savings account can certainly accelerate budding property buyers’ deposits yet new data shows...

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