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Property boom to end in 12 months

QBE’s annual Australian Housing Outlook has forecast price growth to begin cooling from 2015/2016.

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Property Council rejects housing concerns

The Property Council of Australia has challenged the Financial System Inquiry’s warnings that housing poses systemic risks for the economy.

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Putting investor home loan demand in context

The high level of investor loans being written are clearly on the Reserve Bank’s radar.

Putting investor home loan demand in context
Advice firm warns against SMSF property investment

The overwhelming number of SMSFs holding direct property suggests trustees have “forgotten that the role of a SMSF is to fund retirement”, according to HLB Mann Judd.

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China’s property market tumbles

China’s house prices have continued to fall, sparking concerns that a drop in the nation’s economic growth could spell bad news for Australia.

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A chip off the old block

The tangled web of bank ownership in Australia means it can be hard to define exactly what is a non-major bank in this country because the big four hold such a significant stake in many of ...

A chip off the old block
Waters not so rough for FHBs

When I read the paper, I am often faced with stories about struggling first home buyers.

Waters not so rough for FHBs
Opportunity for first home buyers to enter the market

Fixed rates have reached an historic low, with eight providers recently dropping their five-year terms below five per cent, making for an even more opportune market for potential first home ...

Michelle Hutchinson, first home buyers, opportunity, buyers, fixed rates
Keeping housing affordable

If the Victorian Government is serious about keeping housing affordable it is important they provide clarity and consistency in the development approval process and make sure that future ...

Bill Nikolouzakis, housing, affordability, housing affordable, Victorian Government, Plan Melbourne, development, suburbs, high rise buildings
Melbourne property group looks to Indonesia

Indonesia has been flagged as a potential source of foreign investment into the Australian housing market.

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