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  • How to Use Low Interest Rate Climate Best?

    In an article for the website Property Update, Kevin Turner talks about a few smart tips to make the most out of the low interest rate scene prevalent in Australia. Official cash rate has come down to a record-low of 2.25%, falling by a further 25 basis points last week. The big four banks have…

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  • RBA Goes for Further Rate Cut

    No less than 16 third-party lenders have reacted to the latest cash rate cut by the Reserve Bank. An article on The Adviser reports how CUA, Bendigo Bank and Teachers Mutual Bank have fully transferred the rate cut, cutting their interest rates by 25 basis points, too. Some have gone on to make changes in…

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  • Building Approvals Yet to Peak

    The optimists have got something to cheer about, what with building approval levels reaching a record high in the year that went by. In fact, for those with their eyes on the numbers, it is the first time that Australia went past the 200,000 mark – reporting 200,814 approvals last year.

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  • NSW Tops Home Loan Market Scene

    In an article for the website Property Update, Andrew Wilson puts into focus the rejuvenation of home loan market in capital cities in December 2014. This is a rebound from the drastic results of November 2014. While many capital cities registered modest growth, South Australia returned figures of 4.5% and NSW topped with 6.6%. Investor…

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  • Are FHBs Really Missing from Action?

    In an article for the Property Update, Pete Wargent busts the myth about falling first home buyer (FHB) numbers. There has been a lot of talk about how the FHBs have simply disintegrated and elbowed off by the investors because of spiking prices and a rat race for properties.

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  • Is it a Time to Buy or Sell Properties?

    John McGrath writes a well-crafted article for Switzer Daily wherein he dissects the movement of the real estate economy and throws light on how the market will trend in the year 2015. There are two categories of homeowners at the moment. The first kind is imagining a plateau ahead and is ready to sell its…

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