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Rate cut won't impact cooling property market

A rate cut will fail to lift flattening house prices as stagnant economic growth takes centre stage, according to a leading economist.

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Property market will remain hot, says Russell

Mortgage Choice chief executive Michael Russell remains confident that record-low rates will continue to fuel Australian real estate prices.

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Sydney property prices almost 10 times income

Australia’s five major metropolitan areas have been “severely unaffordable” for 11 consecutive years, according to a new report.

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Chinese property investment skyrockets

An inaugural report by global property group Knight Frank has found the total value of Chinese outward real estate investment has jumped 1,900 per cent since 2009.

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Regional WA the biggest loser in property resales

Regional Western Australia has overtaken regional Queensland as the area with the highest proportion of loss-making property resales.

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The problem with valuations

If I was asked what the single most influential element that defines the success of a loan application was, the answer undoubtedly would be the valuation.

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Good news as inflation and property prices rise

Japan may have finally broken the “stranglehold” of deflation that has weakened bank lending and the real estate market for 25 years.

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Chinese property ‘buying spree’ to accelerate in 2015

Australia’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China is expected to boost Chinese acquisitions of real estate portfolios across the Australian eastern seaboard.

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The influence of overseas buyers

A petition calling for tighter rules on foreign ownership of Australian property has garnered more than 26,000 signatures.

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FBAA lobbies APRA over property valuations

The FBAA is urging APRA to investigate how mortgage valuations are calculated, arguing that buyers are being disadvantaged by valuations that are too low.

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