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Auction activity slumps
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2012
Auction activity across Australia was subdued over the weekend, new data from Australian Property Monitors has... READ MORE
HIA calls for rate cuts
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2012
The Housing Industry Association is calling on the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate yet again in a bid to... READ MORE
Fears of GFC2 fade
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2012
Fear of a GFC 2 has now all but passed, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has claimed.
“There is much less fear of a... READ MORE
Vacancy rates tighten further
by Staff Reporter • 21 Mar 2012
Residential vacancy rates in most capital cities slipped for the second month in a row in February, with Hobart the... READ MORE
Negative equity on the rise
by Staff Reporter • 21 Mar 2012
According to new RP Data figures, 6.4 per cent of Australian dwellings were estimated to be in negative equity, a... READ MORE
Refi activity to wane
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2012
Falling house prices could cause a drop in refinancing activity, new research has revealed.
According to data from... READ MORE
Auction clearance remains weak
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2012
Auction clearance rates continue to hover around 50 per cent, suggesting the market is neither booming nor... READ MORE
Australia's most expensive suburbs revealed
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2012
Sydney’s Point Piper has been labelled Australia’s most expensive suburb, with a median house price of $5.21... READ MORE
ALI Group grows management team
by Staff Reporter • 16 Mar 2012
ALI Group has bolstered its management team, appointing Julianne McKnight to the newly created role of head of risk... READ MORE
Loan approval rates down
by Staff Reporter • 16 Mar 2012
A drop in home loan approvals may put enough pressure on the RBA to consider a rate cut next month.
The latest... READ MORE
Fixed rate demand to wane
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2012
Borrowers who are looking to fix their interest rate have missed the boat, 1300HomeLoan managing director John Kolenda... READ MORE
Modest rise in most capital city property prices
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2012
Modest price growth was recorded in most of the nation’s capital city property markets, according to new data from... READ MORE
More rate hikes to come
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2012
While none of Australia’s lenders moved independently of the Reserve Bank this month, further out of cycle rate... READ MORE
Refund sale on brink of collapse
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2012
Refund Home Loans could yet again be on the market, as the proposed sale to State Home Loans now appears to have... READ MORE
Fixed rate demand set to slump
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2012
Borrower interest in fixed rate products could wane as a handful of lenders raise the interest on their fixed rate... READ MORE

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