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Sydney tenants are paying up to $60 a week more in rent than one year ago, with Edgecliff, Cremorne and Surry Hills experiencing the sharpest rises, according t…
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Housing affordability improved by 2.2% over the December 2011 quarter, rising to just below levels last seen in December 2009, according to the latest HIA-Commo…
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Confidence returned to the residential market over the weekend with the auction clearance rate climbing to 63 per cent from 772 auctions, according to the Real …
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Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens has given no hint as to whether or not another interest rate cut is on the cards, saying only monetary po…
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The Reserve Bank has warned lenders to maintain high standards on mortgages as a defence against a US-style property bust amid a lacklustre local real estate ma…
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New research has suggested the majority of people investing in Brisbane property are locals.
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A report from the REIQ has suggested the property market in Queensland could be on the up.
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The property market in Sydney is ripe for investment, according to an expert.
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Housing affordability in Australia is set to improve in 2012, it has been claimed.
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Government red tape, taxes and charges have cost Queensland more than 8000 jobs and will create a massive housing shortage, a new report says.
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New research by one of Europe's biggest banks suggests that Australian banks are hiking interest rates to protect profit margins, not to cover higher funding co…
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Australia's central bank looks likely to keep interest rates on hold for now unless there is an unexpected weakening in the economy, or renewed chaos in Europe.…
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