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Hobart remains the strongest property market in the country over the past 12 months, continuing to make gains of 0.5% in August.
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One month’s statistics do not make a trend. Three months, however, arguably does and a pattern of rising property prices is beginning to emerge in Melbourne.
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Managing a mortgage during and after a split is a huge challenge, but there are ways to minimise the financial pain.
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After 12 months of catastrophic falls, house prices are set to skyrocket, making homeowners in these lucky suburbs up to $40,000 better off.
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Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are on the rise again after two years of declines, but experts are not expecting a return to boom times any time soon.
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Although a sunny weekend in Sydney and Melbourne promises to bring prospective house buyers out in force, dark clouds threaten to end Australia’s love affair wi…
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Australians that return home after working overseas are being dismissed by recruiters and hiring managers, with just a quarter landing job interviews for roles …
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The powerful banking regulator has warned that a resurgence in property speculation in response to interest rate cuts would be "unhelpful," urging banks not to …
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Excessive debt was a key cause of the global financial crisis, but 11 years on world debt is much higher, leading many analysts to warn another crisis is on the…
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A record 11 Australian universities have ranked among the top 200 universities in the world, up from nine universities in 2018, according to the latest world un…
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Real estate investors trying to pick the next place for growth face some tough choices, and the days of house prices doubling every decade look long gone.
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In July, the value of Australian home loans increased by 5.1% on the previous month, ten times greater growth than what was expected and its biggest monthly gai…
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