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House values up in fiscal ’13

03 Jul 2013 - The RP Data-Rismark Home Value Index this week indicated a rise in house prices in almost all capital cities over the last financial year.

Baseline research bursts bubble fears

27 Jun 2013 - Fears of a housing bubble being created by rising Australian house prices are ‘overblown’ according to financial services company Citi Research.

Stats don’t lie; Sydney winning in winter

19 Jun 2013 - The Sydney housing market is showing signs of strong winter momentum as it posts its most impressive comparative auction results in years.

Hotspots thwarted by construction data

12 Jun 2013 - Adequate population growth to support high levels of residential construction exists in a total of 68 metro and regional markets, according to the Housing Industry As…

Mixed metrics make fragmented property picture

05 Jun 2013 - RP Data’s latest capital city index has shown a second consecutive monthly decline, coming on the back of a robust first quarter of dwelling value data.

REIT’s: to trust or not to trust

29 May 2013 - Chief Executive of Cromwell Property Group, Paul Weightman, has this week cast doubts on the strength of the current property trust bubble.

RATE WARS Episode 2.75: ‘Lenders Strike Back’

22 May 2013 - Home loan lenders are battling for the hearts and minds of borrowers following the central banks record rate cut earlier this month.

Going once, going twice..going above 70%

15 May 2013 - This week we take a look at the Sydney and Melbourne auction scene, where weekend clearances have strung together a spate of results over 70 per cent.

Government must repair housing sector: HIA

08 May 2013 - HIA Senior Economist Shane Garrett this week spoke of the topsy turvy recent performance of the property sector, highlighting the need for potential policy interventi…

HIA drives home housing realities

01 May 2013 - The Housing Industry Association is commencing its housing Australians campaign, identifying a series of distressing facts impacting new housing.

250 Australian suburbs tipped to double in value

24 Apr 2013 - Real estate data firm RP Data says there will be a doubling in property values in over 250 Australian suburbs in the next decade.

Land sales up but yet to trend

19 Apr 2013 - The residential land sale report for the December quarter released by the Housing Industry Association this week highlights only a gradual recovery.

Sydney auction scene soars

10 Apr 2013 - Against the backdrop of continued contraction in the construction sector and first home buyer hesitation it seems Sydney is enjoying a fruitful run in the auction pro…

Picking states with property potential

04 Apr 2013 – Amid steady RBA rates and mixed property data a new report predicts the state most likely to outperform the nation in real estate values.

Mortgage and earnings balance keeps market steady

28 Mar 2013 - Weakness in capital city residential price developments over the past three years has been highlighted by HIA.

A tale of two cities

20 Mar 2013 - Melbourne has increased its total real estate sales in the first three months of this year, while Sydney is the target of bold plans for an explosion of development.

Incomes & rates improve home affordability

14 Mar 2013 - Higher incomes and lower interest rates have contributed to making Australian houses the most affordable in three years.

Most liveable Australian cities revealed

06 Mar 2013 - The most liveable Australian cities have been revealed and Adelaide has taken the top spot.

Rate cuts begin to spur property

27 Feb 2013 – Recent rate cuts are starting to spur an improvement in the property sector with house prices improving and the commercial sector delivering encouraging profit result…

Property poised to follow share market rally

20 Feb 2013 – As the Australian share market climbs to fresh highs, could the property market be poised to follow suit?

First home buyers retreat as grants change

14 Feb 2013 - First-home buyers are being more cautious with only 14.9 per cent taking out loans in December, the lowest since 2001.

RBA sees housing pick up

05 Feb 2013 - Australia’s central bank has decided to keep the nation’s official interest rate unchanged at 3 per cent at its February board meeting amid improvements in dwelling i…

New home sales rise for third straight month

31 Jan 2013 - New home sales have risen for the third straight month in December. Widespread flooding has affected thousands of residences across Queensland and NSW.

Australian housing ranked severely unaffordable

22 Jan 2013 - An annual survey has put a dim view on Australia’s housing affordability, revealing it’s the second least affordable market behind Hong Kong.

Units trump housing as hot investment

17 Jan 2013 – Units are proving a hot investment with their value growth trumping housing value growth over the past five years.

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