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Finance experts have warned house hunters to “stay away” from buy now, pay later platforms such as Afterpay, with spending habits viewed as a hurdle for home lo…
NEWS & INSIGHT
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Australia's official interest rate is quickly approaching zero, but if you are in the market for a new home and have not yet taken out a mortgage, you may alrea…
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Lower interest rates and rising female wealth is stirring fresh predictions that more Australian women will soon own a bigger slice of the $6.7 billion resident…
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When assessing properties for purchase, home buyers look at a range of things – from open-plan living areas to quality kitchens to natural light. However, some …
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A mystery buyer has paid a record-breaking sum for a three-floor apartment in Sydney’s CBD – in a building that’s not even finished.
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Australia is headed towards yet another property supply shortage, and it could put a rocket under prices, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned.
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If the five million Australians with home loans from one of the big banks thought they received a lousy deal by not having the full RBA interest cut passed on, …
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There are seven reasons to suggest Australia's property market will avoid the sort of plunge seen previously in the US.
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New research has found more than half of Australians believe property prices in their area will increase over the next 12 months.
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Location, location, location – is the property mantra that even the most inexperienced property investor can recite. But many other variables also come into pla…
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While housing markets around Australia have made further progress towards recovery, in Brisbane, it is still slow and steady, but the trend in dwelling values i…
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Adelaide continues to ride out the most recent market correction with prices remaining relatively steady during September.
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