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Mortgage stress has increased across the nation in the past six months, new surveys indicate.
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While the Aussie sharemarket is still nearly 40 per cent below its 2007 peaks, Australian house prices are about 10.3 per cent above their pre-GFC highs.
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More than one-third of Australians say now is a good time to buy a home, a report says. The Genworth homebuyer confidence index, released on Wednesday, said 36 …
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Residents of Chile and Turkey will be able to apply for Australian tourist visas online using a new electronic application.
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The federal government's proposed carbon tax will have a minimal impact on the value of Australia's top listed companies, according to analysis from a major ban…
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Foreign investors and local institutions have continued to drive sales of Melbourne offices over the first six months of the year, according to Colliers researc…
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Global economic uncertainty has helped hold off an interest rate rise and is keeping inflation in check, the central bank says.
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Westpac chief currency strategist Robert Rennie has said he cannot see anything on the horizon that would keep the Aussie dollar from backtracking to parity.
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Australia has been named the most popular destination for UK residents looking to relocate to a foreign country.
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For tens of thousands of people who work in Perth's CBD and inner suburbs, there is nothing like a quick commute from a home just a short train or bus trip, or …
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Perth's median house price is on track for a record sixth consecutive decline, with thousands of home owners refusing to sell in a poor market, the peak industr…
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Australia's glorious weather could encourage higher numbers of UK residents to set up home in the country, it has been suggested.
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
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