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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Landlord's market in Sydney _ and Hobart
Property investors hunting for rental returns may find that Sydney has the highest asking rents in the country, but Hobart has experienced the strongest improvement in asking rents over the past few years, according to the latest figures from SQM Research.
Home Loans
12 Jul, 2017
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Sydney and Melbourne make top 10 in luxury property rankings
Knight Frank have released the Prime Global Cities Index for Q1 2017, and the results show a global surge in luxury residential property, particularly in China’s key cities.
Home Loans
12 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Owner-occupiers make hay while the investors stay away
APRA’s crackdown on risky lending practices have made a further impact on the market, according to the ABS housing finance data released today.
Home Loans
11 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Low wages growth constrains renovations activity
Renovations activity is expected to decline this year, before bouncing back in the years ahead, according to a new survey of renovators.
Home Loans
11 Jul, 2017
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
CoreLogic tracks slowing housing affordability
CoreLogic has crunched the numbers to confirm what many of us suspected – Australia’s housing affordability worsened over the first quarter of 2017, with several measuring metrics showing a marked deterioration over the past few years.
Home Loans
11 Jul, 2017
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Home building activity suffers big slump
Building approvals have plummeted over the past year, with South Australia and Tasmania the only states to defy the trend.
Home Loans
10 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Dwelling approvals continue downward trend
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show development of new housing slowing for the third month in a row, which could impact Australia's future housing affordability.
Home Loans
06 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
RBA leaves cash rate on hold at 1.50 per cent
In a move widely predicted by economists, The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have left the cash rate on hold at 1.50 per cent at the July Board meeting.
Home Loans
04 Jul, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Real estate market cooling in two biggest cities
Sydney and Melbourne are still experiencing an “easing trend”, despite property price growth jumping back during June.
Home Loans
04 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
RBA predicted to leave rates on hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to leave the cash rate on hold at a record low of 1.50 per cent when it meets later today.
Home Loans
04 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Major banks score satisfaction rating of 80.2%
Satisfaction with the big four banks has changed little in recent years but has improved massively over the past decade.
Home Loans
03 Jul, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Fewer homes being built, but tide might be turning
Home building activity has staged a revival after experiencing signs of decline in late 2016 and early 2017.
Home Loans
30 Jun, 2017
3 min read
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