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In a world of post-financial crisis belt tightening, the banks appear to be the only ones jollying along as if nothing has changed.
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Australia's house prices rose slightly over the March quarter, bringing more positive news for the housing market.
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The faltering housing market has delivered a $1.1 billion hit to Victoria's finances in the latest setback to the Baillieu government's May 1 budget.
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Major banks are unlikely to pass on the full benefit of a cut in interest rates to mortgage holders if the Reserve Bank lowers the cash rate next week, preferri…
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Confidence in the property industry is on the up, but there is a huge disparity between the expectations between real estate insiders in the resource states and…
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Easter and school holidays have not seemed to dampen the enthusiasm in the Sydney marketplace in certain segments.
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Appetite for mortgages has risen for the first time in two years, unofficial data show, offering hope that home prices may lift in the months ahead.
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Australia's inflation rate has eased by more than economists expected. The inflation figures are seen as crucial to the central bank's deliberations on the offi…
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The Melbourne auction market firmed at the weekend as buyers and vendors shrugged off the Easter school holidays and got back to business.
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The NSW Treasurer, Mike Baird, says increasing the supply of housing is a policy challenge for the government and has predicted action to revive home building a…
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In alpine territory, properties at both ends of the market are being offered at dramatic discounts.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has acknowledged that the Reserve Bank, not the government, sets the official interest rate. But the government could put in place …
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