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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

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Chinese buyers driving growth: CEO

Overseas buyers are set to drive the residential property market up in 2014, according to Vow Financial chief executive...
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david johnston
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Maximising profit through knowledge

If you haven’t got a story about how your property investment returns were lower than you expected, you probably have...
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Housing demand higher than expected in Sydney

Population growth figures released by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure indicate that Sydney will need...
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Consumer confidence hits three-year high

Consumer confidence has shot to its highest level since 2010, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of...
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Quiet Enjoyment - A two way street

“Quiet Enjoyment” is a concept common to residential tenancy legislation across the country.  Today we discuss...
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Why you might consider using more than one lender when you have multiple properties

If you have, or plan to use, several properties as security for one or several loans then there are some very good...
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Sydney market not in 'property bubble'

Investors need not worry about the property bubble ‘bursting’ in Sydney, according to RP Data’s Tim Lawless.
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Higher growth potential in rent-heavy suburbs

A high proportion of renters in a suburb can improve a property’s potential for capital growth, according to the Real...
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Unit sales grow 40pc in Queensland

Unit and townhouse sales have increased by nearly 40 per cent in the past year in Queensland, according to the latest...
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Two simple steps to prepare for the NBN rollout

The National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout has begun across the country and bodies corporate should be acting now to...
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paul benion
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Investors warned about surplus bedrooms

With a growing number of first time investors now becoming active in the property market, the accepted rule that should...
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Market activity to increase following election

Improved consumer sentiment is expected to lift the Australian property market following the federal election, experts...
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Sydney smashes clearance record again

A federal election over the weekend failed to dampen Sydney buyers’ appetite for property, with the city breaking yet...
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How to avoid the pitfalls of building

Unfortunately due to the complexity of the building process it is common for the builders quotation not to include all...
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House or apartment?

To some, the differences between investing in a house or an apartment may be countless, complicated and dependant on...
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Save money in the kitchen

While the kitchen is one of the most important rooms to get right in a renovation, no investor wants to accidentally...
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Top growth suburbs predicted

The five suburbs in capital cities predicted to see the highest growth in the next eight years have been revealed by...
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The next bubble

Property investors can sometimes be categorised as those who do their research (or employ someone to do it) and those...
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Can anyone build a granny flat on their block?

Many people are led to believe that as long as they have a 12 metre-wide block and 450 square metres of land, then...
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Investors ask: 'Green' features

Q: Is it worth adding environmentally-friendly features to my investment such as solar panels or low-energy lighting?...
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Slower results for capital gains in August

Capital gains have moved back to more sustainable levels in August, according to the latest RP Dat-Rismark Home Value...
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Hot markets could be bad for investors

Investors looking to buy are in for a rough ride as the property market improves nationally, with under market-value...
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Hope for stock increase post-election

The upcoming election will potentially be a catalyst for vendors to release stock and ease the housing undersupply,...
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anton hamer
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To fix or not to fix? That is the question

The Interest Rate Review Sheet hit my desk last week and out jumped the alarming prospect that fixed rates may turn...
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bernadette janson
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Transforming an ugly duckling with render

Cement Render dates back centuries and was used by the early Australian settlers to provide protection and longevity to...
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