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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has weighed in yet again on the introduction of macroprudential policies to slow down lending activity.
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Following a year of red-hot property gains investors may have finally had enough, with a new survey suggesting sentiment toward investing in residential propert…
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Home prices in the 33 “recovering” countries are around 20 per cent below their 2008 levels, while prices in the 17 “rebounded” countries are roughly 25 per cen…
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Auction clearance rates may have been down slightly on the weekend, but that didn’t stop some eager bidders spending thousands over reserve to secure the proper…
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Home buyers could face new restrictions on the loans they can get from banks by the end of the year after the Reserve Bank gave its clearest signal yet it would…
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New regulations to curb some of the investor froth in the housing market look set to be introduced before the end of the year.
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Even after losing more than 7 per cent of its value over the past month Australia's currency is still over-valued against the United States dollar, with the exc…
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Approvals for the construction of new homes continue to soar, indicating house building could be a shining light for the economy.
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The demand from overseas investors for Australian office, retail and industrial properties has pushed the total sales to close to $11 billion in the past three …
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After solid growth in 2013, the Perth property market has plateaued in recent months – but what's on the horizon?
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Despite a drop off in the number of properties taken to auction on the weekend, clearance rates have remained solid.
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Regional towns have topped a list of long shots — the ten locations where the property market could potentially boom, if everything that should go ahead does.
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