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Latest Property Investment News

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Hotspots 22 DEC 2010

Housing supply, demand gap grows

Australia continues to run large annual deficits between the underlying demand for dwellings and the completion of...
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Hotspots 21 DEC 2010

2011 ripe for opportunity

The New Year is heralding signs of opportunity for investors across the nation’s property markets but it’s not just...
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Finance 21 DEC 2010

Higher rates dampen housing activity

Home finance activity is waning on the back of higher interest rates and living expenses.
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Finance 21 DEC 2010

More borrowers behind on loan repayments

More Australians are falling behind on their mortgage repayments, new research has found.
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Finance 21 DEC 2010

RBA to keep rates on hold - 2010

Rates will not go up until at least April 2011, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has said.
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Hotspots 21 DEC 2010

Property market resilient in 2010

Despite a sluggish second half of the year, Australia’s property market performed surprisingly well in 2010, new...
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Hotspots 21 DEC 2010

Auctions cool before Christmas

Subdued auction clearance activity this weekend suggests the property market will end with a fizzle this year.
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Hotspots 17 DEC 2010

Housing shortage to endure

Australia will endure a soft residential building market in 2011.
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Hotspots 17 DEC 2010

Property prices 10pc too high

The International Monetary Fund has warned that Australian house prices might be overvalued by as much as 10 per cent.
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Hotspots 17 DEC 2010

Overvalued, yes, property bubble, no

A new research paper compiled by staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found what many of us already...
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Finance 17 DEC 2010

Non-bank heavyweight backs bank reforms

Mark Bouris has come to the defence of the federal government’s recent banking reforms.
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Hotspots 17 DEC 2010

Australians pursue property investment

While for many Australian’s owning our own home has been the great Australian dream, a new survey has revealed a...
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Hotspots 17 DEC 2010

2010s best suburbs revealed

The nation’s top performing suburbs of 2010 have been identified by RP Data.
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Hotspots 15 DEC 2010

Regional Victoria a property hotspot

Regional Victoria is enjoying a significant property upswing, new research has found.
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Finance 15 DEC 2010

Rates on hold until May

The official cash rate is not expected to climb any higher until May 2011.
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Finance 15 DEC 2010

Industry veteran attacks bank reforms

Criticism of the Federal Government’s proposed banking reforms continues to flow in from all angles.
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Finance 15 DEC 2010

Bank reforms “no silver bullet”

Treasurer Wayne Swan’s banking reforms have been all over the news but just how much they will benefit borrowers...
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Hotspots 15 DEC 2010

Slump in new housing bodes badly for 2011

New housing starts fell in the September 2010 quarter, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed...
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Finance 13 DEC 2010

Swan’s banking reforms under fire

This weekend federal treasurer Wayne Swan outlined his banking package to the Senate which included measures to allow...
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Hotspots 13 DEC 2010

Auctions slide at Christmas

Home buyers are not feeling the Christmas spirit, with auction clearance rates sliding yet again.
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Hotspots 10 DEC 2010

Borrowers turn to credit unions, building societies

More Australians are turning to credit unions and building societies as alternatives to the big banks with data...
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Finance 10 DEC 2010

Gosford's Aussie wins best brokerage

Aussie’s Gosford franchise has claimed the brokerage’s annual retail store award for National Excellence.
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Hotspots 09 DEC 2010

Outlook Weak for New Housing - December 2010

A modest improvement in housing finance was not enough to shake off the deteriorating outlook for new home building.
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Finance 09 DEC 2010

Rates won’t stop Christmas spending

The Reserve Bank’s decision to lift rates in November will have little impact on consumers' Christmas spending, a new...
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Finance 09 DEC 2010

89 lenders lift rates

Only ten lenders out of 99 remain silent on home loan rate increases after the Reserve Bank’s November rate rise.
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