Jan 30 2015
A rate cut will fail to lift flattening house prices as stagnant economic growth takes centre stage, according to a leading economist.
Jan 29 2015
Mortgage Choice chief executive Michael Russell remains confident that record-low rates will continue to fuel Australian real estate prices.
Jan 21 2015
Australia’s five major metropolitan areas have been “severely unaffordable” for 11 consecutive years, according to a new report.
Jan 20 2015
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.
Jan 14 2015
Regional Western Australia has overtaken regional Queensland as the area with the highest proportion of loss-making property resales.
Jan 12 2015
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.
Dec 24 2014
Japan may have finally broken the “stranglehold” of deflation that has weakened bank lending and the real estate market for 25 years.
Dec 19 2014
Australia’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China is expected to boost Chinese acquisitions of real estate portfolios across the Australian eastern seaboard.
Dec 18 2014
A petition calling for tighter rules on foreign ownership of Australian property has garnered more than 26,000 signatures.
Dec 16 2014
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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