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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. READ MORE
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 revealed. READ MORE
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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. READ MORE
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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. READ MORE
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. READ MORE
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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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Sub-prime crisis reaches China
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The Bank of China appears increasingly likely to report a large write-down on investments in US mortgage securities,... READ MORE
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US rates slashed overnight
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) slashed the target for the federal funds rate by 75 basis... READ MORE
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New CEO to lead Pepper
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Patrick Tuttle will replace industry veteran John Empey as CEO of Pepper Homeloans. READ MORE
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Global banks? ratings deteriorate
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Negative ratings among global banks jumped from 13 to 69 in the last quarter of 2007. READ MORE
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Home loan inquiries healthy: X Inc
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Interest rate rises and affordability concerns have failed to deter prospective buyers, with brokerages such as X Inc... READ MORE
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Commission cuts could dent banks? market share
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Australia’s aggregators have warned that cuts to broker commissions could impact lenders’ volumes through... READ MORE