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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...

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...

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...

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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...

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.

Hotspots 31 MAR 2011

Reform needed for SMSFs: Chan & Naylor

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are an increasingly popular component of Australians’ retirement maximisation...

Hotspots 31 MAR 2011

New govt good news for NSW

Saturday’s New South Wales state election resulted in a lot more than a new government.

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Finance 31 MAR 2011

NAB wins customers

National Australia Bank’s aggressive stance on competition continues to pay dividends for the lender.

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Hotspots 31 MAR 2011

Confidence drops, but still a good time to buy: Genworth

Home buyer confidence has dipped 1.5 per cent since September 2010, according to the Genworth Home buyer Confidence...

Hotspots 30 MAR 2011

2011: The year of recovery

The residential property market is showing signs of a strong recovery in 2011.

Hotspots 30 MAR 2011

Weak start to 2011 for new homes

Sales of new homes in 2011 remain well down on their stimulus-driven highs, a new report has found.

Hotspots 30 MAR 2011

Prestigious suburbs revealed

The Australian suburbs with the highest number of sales in excess of $1 million have been revealed by PRDnationwide.

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Finance 29 MAR 2011

Scepticism over banks reigns

The price war between Australia’s major banks has been met with scepticism by Australian investors and home buyers, a...

Hotspots 28 MAR 2011

Affordability pressures hit first timers

First time buyers are being priced out the market as affordability constraints worsen.

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Hotspots 28 MAR 2011

Weekend auction activity subdued

Auctions in both Sydney and Melbourne failed to hit the mark over the weekend, figures have shown.

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Finance 28 MAR 2011

Rent prices exceed inflation

Rents are expected to grow faster than inflation, new data from SQM revealed.

Hotspots 28 MAR 2011

Additional costs of property purchasing

There’s more to the cost of buying a home or investment property than just the purchase price – and these extra...

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Hotspots 25 MAR 2011

Residential construction to regain momentum

New residential housing commitments will pick up in 2011/12, facilitating price growth in the property market,...

Hotspots 25 MAR 2011

All quiet in South East Queensland

Buyer caution is prevailing in the South East Queensland property market with sales volumes falling across all price...

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Finance 25 MAR 2011

Lender welcomes exit fee ban

While only time will tell whether or not the government’s exit fee ban will hurt smaller lenders, the decision will...

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Tax & Legal 24 MAR 2011

Proposed ban on exit fees becomes law

The federal government’s proposed blanket ban on exit fees has been passed into law however broker groups warn that...

Hotspots 24 MAR 2011

Oversupply not an issue for Vic

Despite recording a dramatic upswing in the number of property developments, Victoria shows little signs of succumbing...

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Finance 24 MAR 2011

Portability could push LMI premiums up: Genworth

Making Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) fully portable could do more harm than good, Genworth Mortgage Insurance's...

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Finance 24 MAR 2011

First home buyers seek no deposit loans

Searches for no deposit home loans by first time buyers have rocketed a massive 30 per cent since the start of the...