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Australia is at the forefront of slowing growth in the housing sector across the Asia Pacific region, with the growth in house prices to slump further in 2015, …
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A surprise surge in full-time jobs has pushed the unemployment rate down to 6.1 per cent, sparking a fresh debate about the likelihood of any imminent interest …
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In his first 2015 Experts column for online financial information hub Switzer, property guru turned TV personality John McGrath has tipped this to be a prospero…
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The path to property investment can seem endless and almost impossible. But there are two wildly different routes investors can take to get there sooner.
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Australian real estate investor Maureen Pound said losing money on three rental apartments she owns in Melbourne and Brisbane doesn't concern her. She's putting…
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Hundreds of Victorian buyers have already taken the plunge with property this year.
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Building approvals rose 7.5 per cent to a record 18,245, defying expectations of a 3 per cent fall.
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Weekly property rents across the capital cities were 2.6% higher in December 2014 than they were a year earlier, the slowest growth rate in a decade, according …
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While many potential owner-occupier buyers may feel excluded from the market by the influx of investors, the latest figures show a glut of rental properties is …
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The tourism boom predicted two years ago has arrived, meaning things will only get better for the Gold Coast.
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One thing that's widely agreed is that prices are relatively high, especially in pockets of Sydney and Melbourne.
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The Australian dollar dipped as low as 80.53 US cents, its lowest level since July 2009.
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