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The latest data from CoreLogic saw a jump in both volumes and clearance rates over the weekend as Sydney and Melbourne continue to lead the way.
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SMATS FX is proud to provide our weekly analysis of currency markets and exchange rates. USDThe US Dollar soared last week as the Dollar Index climbed by 0.5% l…
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Wage growth softened through the final three months of the year, ahead of the summer's bushfires and coronavirus outbreak, in a sign the Reserve Bank's efforts …
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While acknowledging the pressures the Australian economy faces on top of the yet unknown impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the Australian bushfires, the RB…
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The coronavirus is a material threat to the Australian economy, the Reserve Bank has warned while keeping open the option of another interest rate cut despite c…
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HIA-CoreLogic has released its September quarter land sales report, which reveals a strong 46% increase in sales volumes from their record low in the March 2019…
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Sydneysiders hold the dubious honour of being Australia's mortgage moguls, with remaining debts 30 per cent higher than the national average.
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In the face of an ever more voluminous chorus of panic buyers and overexcited property agents, API Magazine spoke to five leading Sydney property experts to ass…
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Given an annual house price decline of more than five per cent, and an alarming 20 per cent drop over the past five years, it may come as a surprise that proper…
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No one seems to have told the Melbourne property buying public that January is a time for the real estate industry to collectively go sun-bathing at the beach o…
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Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned Australia is already paying the economic price of climate change, while calling for more policy certai…
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The Brisbane market seems to be hot, with some agents reporting that they have just experienced their “busiest January in a decade.”
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