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Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Hobart outpaces Sydney and Melbourne

Hobart recorded the fastest house price growth during the 2016-17 financial year, new data from Domain has revealed.

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20 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Banks lure borrowers with cash rebates and fee cuts

Ten lenders of all shapes and sizes are enticing new home buyers and refinancers with an array of special offers.

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19 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Banks lure borrowers with cash rebates and fee cuts

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

APRA orders banks to increase their financial reserves

Australia’s banking regulator has spelled out to lenders how much more capital they need to hold, as it continues its efforts to strengthen the financial system.

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19 Jul, 2017

2 min read

APRA orders banks to increase their financial reserves

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Victoria could take top housing spot from NSW

The reign of New South Wales as Australia’s leader in housing construction could be on the verge of coming to an end, with Victoria poised to potentially usurp the position in 2018. Meanwhile, increasing activity in Tasmania and Western Australia could see these areas grow significantly in the future.

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18 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Victoria could take top housing spot from NSW

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Aussies less worried about housing, more about unemployment

New research released from Roy Morgan indicates that Australians are more worried about unemployment than they are about house prices, though interest rates and the economy are also on their minds.

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17 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Aussies less worried about housing, more about unemployment

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Melbourne remains a sellers' market

New figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) show strong property markets throughout Melbourne, the surrounding areas and regional Victoria over the June quarter, with buyers seeking greater value further from the city centre.

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14 Jul, 2017

3 min read

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.

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12 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Landlord's market in Sydney _ and Hobart

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.

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12 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Sydney and Melbourne make top 10 in luxury property rankings

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.

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11 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Owner-occupiers make hay while the investors stay away

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.

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11 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Low wages growth constrains renovations activity

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.

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11 Jul, 2017

4 min read