Property
'Basket case' region facing a correction
THE fallout from Queensland's housing boom is expected to last all year, with an analyst describing the area as a "basket case''.
Bargain price for luxury tropical island
A TROPICAL resort island that has hosted stars such as Elton John and Vivien Leigh has been snapped up for less than $10 million.
Mortgage exit fees officially banned
By Malcolm Farr MORTGAGE exit fees - sometimes as high as $7000 - will be banned from July under new regulation.
Buy property through your super
MORE people are investing in property through their self-managed super funds after being scarred by heavy share market losses.
Property prices uncomfortably high
AUSTRALIA has "uncomfortably high" house prices that are vulnerable to an adverse shift in world economic circumstances.
Property not ready for staff pay rises
MODEST pay rises have returned to the property industry, which is gradually re-covering from the global financial crisis.
More suburbs join $1 million club
AUSTRALIA'S million-dollar suburb club has soared to the highest point in years, with 212 enclaves in the prestigious crop.
Hopes high held for Japanese property
AUSTRALIAN listed companies, which own $4.2 billion worth of property in Japan, are hopeful of receiving good news on their portfolios.
Aussie street among world's priciest
SYDNEY street one of the world’s most expensive addresses, in a list that includes Kensington Place Gardens and New York’s Fifth Avenue.
Property prices have hit record highs
MORE properties sold for record prices in city's west than in any other region over the past year, defying the sales collapse in other areas.
House prices 'too high for cops, teachers'
TEACHERS and police face being priced out of most Australian capital cities due to rising house prices, research shows.
Soaring home prices may spark crisis
BOOMING house prices could set off a mortgage crisis in Australia similar to the sub-prime disaster that gripped the US.
Flooding drags home loans down
HOME loan approvals fall in wake of flooding but numbers expected to pick up during rebuilding.
Aussie homes 'most overvalued in world'
AUSTRALIANS love to watch their home values rise but a leading magazine says our house prices may have gone too far.
Floods batter Aussie economy
ECONOMISTS say the recent floods are to blame for a slump in Australia's trade and housing building approvals.
Floods batter Aussie economy, property
ECONOMISTS say the recent floods are to blame for a slump in Australia's trade and housing building approvals.
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Many Gen-Y workers saving for a home
MORE than a third of young, potential home buyers are saving 20 per cent of their pay packet to get on the property ladder, says a survey.
FED:Many Gen-Y workers saving for a home
MORE than a third of young, potential home buyers are saving 20 per cent of their pay packet to get on the property ladder, a new survey has found.
Cost will force residents out for good
BUILDING quake-proof homes in Christchurch will be too expensive for many people to remain.
Earthquake to drive up insurance costs
PREMIUM and reinsurance costs are likely to rise in the fallout from the Christchurch earthquake.
Find the best mortgages
MORTGAGE holders are being told they are the big winners in the price war between the Big Four banks but are they?
Homebuyers unsure what rate they pay
BIG banks' pitch to woo mortgage customers may be a waste of their time with many homebuyers unaware of what rate they pay.
Rudd invests in a family escape
KEVIN Rudd and his wife, Therese Rein, have spent $3.2 million on a luxurious holiday home on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Loans surprise could trigger rates shock
LATEST figures show surprise rise in loans after the last interest rate hike, prompting prediction of another rate rise by May.
Banks refuse to budge on loan exit fees
AUSTRALIA'S home-loan war has intensified with two of the big four banks have defiantly refused to scrap mortgage exit fees.
Bad news renters, more rises on the way
RENTS are set to rise a solid 7 per cent this year, boosting returns for property investors.
NAB's exit fee plan triggers mortgage war
BANK'S aggressive move to poach customers from rivals set to spark raft of cheap home loan deals as big four battle for business.
