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The pressure on inflation, and therefore interest rates, continued to feel the heat with government figures showing Australian wages grew by 4.7 per cent over t…
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Uncertainty and volatility are part of the cyclical nature of all markets. While some property owners and investors may be experiencing difficult times at prese…
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There was a silver lining to the uncertain outlook caused by the so-called credit crunch in the US that should be viewed in the context of the current strength …
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Tasmanians are continuing to buy residential investment propertiesdespite 12 consecutive interest rate rises since 2002 and the boom in real estate prices.
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While ongoing interest rate rises may be deterring many buyers from entering the property market around the country, first-time home-buyers are returning, fearf…
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Recent interest rate rises have not reduced building starts in Australia, according to research firm BIS Shrapnel. This was particularly true in NSW, w…
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A leading property expert predicts tenants could be paying $400 a week for a typical Perth house by the end of the year. A new national report reveals the city…
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Profit-soaked banks in Australia have hit the public with a double whammy, raising interest rates above and beyond the Reserve Bank's recent quarter point hike …
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Yields on investment property have taken a back seat in recent years as investors searched for the next big capital growth area. But the cu…
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A renowned demographer who created a flurry from investors across the country when he dubbed Mandurah the nation’s “star city” in a 2005 report, has endorsed Bu…
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Australian banks have passed on the recent Reserve Bank interest rate rise of a quarter percent to their customers - with interest.Market analysts have been pre…
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A British survey has, for the second year running, voted Sydney the world's best city.The index surveyed perceptions of the cultural, political, commercial and …
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