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Housing affordability improves across the nation
by Reporter • 3 Jun 2016
According to the latest Housing Affordability Report by Adelaide Bank and The Real Estate Institute of Australia, the... READ MORE
Commercial property luring investors from residential market
by Jay Garcia • 3 Jun 2016
Bawdens Industrial says the NSW capital can expect rental increases of between 35 and 45 per cent over the next three... READ MORE
ING Direct’s new mortgage process to accelerate approvals
by James Mitchell • 2 Jun 2016
The bank announced this week that the process would minimise the administrative burden of ID checks for brokers and... READ MORE
Government grant to boost Tasmania’s housing market
by Reporter • 2 Jun 2016
HIA executive director Rick Sassin said the industry body welcomes Tasmania’s continuation of its $20,000 First... READ MORE
Investors flock to off-the-plan properties despite warnings
by Georgia Brown • 1 Jun 2016
Research consultancy Capital Economics recently released a report that claimed house prices in Australia will fall by... READ MORE
Poor financial management costing SMEs ‘big bucks’
by Reporter • 31 May 2016
First Class Accounts’ Clive Barrett said many businesses make entirely avoidable mistakes that cost them “big... READ MORE
CUA shakes up investor lending policy
by Huntley Mitchell • 27 May 2016
CUA’s head of product, Mark Petty, said the credit union has increased the maximum LVR from 70 per cent to 85 per... READ MORE
CEO forecasts investor shift to commercial property
by Emma Ryan • 27 May 2016
Gunning principal Malcolm Gunning applauded the budget provisions, released earlier this month, and said it was... READ MORE
Industry body warns against foreign investor taxes
by Reporter • 26 May 2016
Jane Fitzgerald, NSW executive director of the Property Council, said any suggestion that this would improve housing... READ MORE
Industry confused by new mortgage platform
by Huntley Mitchell • 23 May 2016
Paul Francis, Heritage Bank’s general manager of retail services, told The Adviser he was originally unaware that... READ MORE
Restricting foreign buyers could mean higher prices
by Reporter • 23 May 2016
Andrew Schwartz, group managing director of property investment management firm Qualitas, said increasing constraints... READ MORE
New laws could stall property settlements
by Huntley Mitchell • 20 May 2016
As of 1 July 2016, new legislation will come into effect under the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment Bill 2015,... READ MORE
Industry body backs investors on affordability debate
by Reporter • 19 May 2016
The Property Council of Australia said in a statement that while some have argued that investors are driving up house... READ MORE
Mortgage delinquencies to continue upward trend
by Reporter • 19 May 2016
According to figures released by the credit ratings agency, the delinquency rate for prime residential... READ MORE
Investors warned about looming risks
by reporter • 18 May 2016
Property research house CoreLogic RP Data has warned that record-high unit construction and the large volume of new... READ MORE

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