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Westpac Bank is decreasing its interest rates for Australians looking to buy into the bank’s Flexi First variable home loans.
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More expensive homes are bearing the brunt of the property downturn, with new data showing prices are falling fastest at the upper end of the market.
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Beach and country lifestyle areas show market weakness after record-breaking rises during the pandemic.
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REA Group senior economist Paul Ryan says currently in the housing market there is “really strong listings activity” with many sellers bringing property to mark…
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The median house price across Australia’s capital cities is now $1,065,447, and a budget that size will stretch further in some parts of the country than others…
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House prices are an important driver of both, but they drive consumption first and fastest.
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Buying a first home is daunting at the best of times but myriad twists and turns in Australia’s housing market has made navigating the maze of homeownership eve…
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One of the most elite streets on the Sunshine Coast is continuing to smash property records, despite the softening impact of recent interest rate rises.
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There are growing concerns a drop in investors buying into Tasmanian real estate could further shrink the availability of rental properties in the state.
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Tens of millions of dollars of state government-owned property is sitting empty as the Sunshine Coast grapples with its worst-ever rental crisis.
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With the current state of the economy you may be looking for alternative ways to enter the property market.
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Deep divisions are emerging among some of Australia's leading bank economists on their outlook for interest rates and the Australian economy.
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
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