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Sydney rental market still tight

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2008
Sydney residential vacancy rates rose slightly to 1.2 per cent in January, but sustained under-supply of rental...READ MORE

Prime mortgage delinquencies lowest in two years

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2008
Q407 results from Fitch Ratings’ “Dinkum Index” have shown a decline in the number of delinquencies... READ MORE

Rates rise by 0.25 per cent

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2008
The Reserve Bank lifted the official cash rate today, as expected, by 25 basis points to seven per cent – the... READ MORE

December dwelling approval results signal end to market revival

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2008
National building approvals fell by a sharp 16 per cent during December from November to a seasonally adjusted 12,263... READ MORE

Banks in good shape: Fitch

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2008
Australian banks are strong and should be well positioned to handle the turmoil currently enveloping global markets,... READ MORE

All bids in for Northern Rock

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2008
Virgin Group yesterday submitted a reduced £1.2 billion (A$2.61 billion) bid to take over Northern Rock and... READ MORE

Lenders warned of ?bleak? outlook

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2008
The JP Morgan and Fujitsu Consulting monthly consumer survey has found around 300,000 Australian households are... READ MORE

House prices rise in all capitals

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2008
House price indexes rose in all eight capital cities in the December quarter to a weighted average of 3.2 per cent,... READ MORE

Borrowers to save $4 billion in four years

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2008
First home owners were granted a tax break by the federal cabinet this afternoon that is expected to see struggling... READ MORE

Scrapping DEFs won?t help borrowers, brokers

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
Criticism of lenders charging deferred establishment fees for early loan repayment looks set to intensify should the... READ MORE

Government to battle spiralling inflation

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
The Federal Government has announced a five-point plan to battle inflation and ease the stress of rising interest... READ MORE

Weekly rents tipped to surge

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008

Weekly rents may rise by up to $100 over the next two years, The Investors Club has warned.

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Cautious start to 2008 auctions

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
While homebuyers took a cautious approach to 2008’s first major weekend of auctions there was a slight... READ MORE

Property outshines sharemarket for investment returns

by Staff Reporter • 1 Feb 2008
Australia’s property market will continue to deliver strong returns for investors in 2008 and significantly... READ MORE

New home sales decline again

by Staff Reporter • 1 Feb 2008
New home sales, including houses and units, fell 1.3 per cent for the month of December, the Housing Institute of... READ MORE

Bluestone servicing business boosts strong group earnings

by Staff Reporter • 1 Feb 2008
Bluestone Servicing, Bluestone Group’s newest business, has proven a success in its first six months of... READ MORE

Office space demand highest in 35 years

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
Australian office markets recorded the strongest demand in 35 years in 2007 Jones Lang LaSalle research has... READ MORE

Sydney property hot pick for foreign investors

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008

Global real estate investors have tabled Sydney as the ninth most sought after property market to invest in.

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US rates cut again

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008

The Federal Reserve slashed its official cash rate by 50 basis points to three per cent over night.

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Labour shortage, rising housing material costs concern for...

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
The nation’s builders are becoming increasingly concerned about skilled labour shortages and rising input costs,... READ MORE

New Zealand housing approvals down

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
New Zealand residential building approvals declined in December, a sign that record-high interest rates are finally... READ MORE

Young should benefit from Government saver accounts: Abacus

by Staff Reporter • 30 Jan 2008
Abacus – the industry body for Australian mutuals – has urged the Federal Government to ensure its... READ MORE

Rate rise won?t slow mortgage lending

by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
Rising inflation has added fuel to the prospect of a February interest rate hike but the RBA will be hard pressed to... READ MORE

No sign of recovery for US housing market

by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
In yet another blow to the struggling US housing market, new home sales fell to their lowest in 12 years in December... READ MORE

Businesses turn from banks to brokers for financing

by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
Brokers diversifying their product offering to include commercial loans and business finance products are tipped to do... READ MORE

Sydney market ripe for investors

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2008
Australian Property Monitors (APM) has highlighted Sydney apartments as the number one domestic market for growth... READ MORE

UK mortgage approvals plummet to 10 year low

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2008
Mortgage approvals slumped by 38 per cent in the UK in December – the worst figures seen in at least a decade,... READ MORE

National rents soar

by Staff Reporter • 24 Jan 2008
Average national rents took their sharpest annual rise in 18 years according to figures released by the ABS yesterday.... READ MORE

CPI rises in December quarter

by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9 per cent in the December quarter 2007, ABS data revealed today.

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Household debt triples in fifteen years

by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia... READ MORE
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