housing market
Confidence returns to Australian housing markets
OPINION: A NEW optimism is starting to pervade the media, which should be creating a feeling of confidence about the future. ... Full story
Market depth
OPINION: AUSTRALIANS borrowed $200 billion last year to buy a residential property. ... Full story
Melb land prices close to bottom
LAND prices across Melbourne's growth areas may be close to the bottom of the current cycle, following eight consecutive quarters of decline, according to Oliver Hume Real Estate Group's national head of research Andrew Perkins. ... Full story
Housing finance growth remains soft
DESPITE the lower interest rates, housing finance commitments fell for the second consecutive month in December, by 2.6%, reflecting a subdued recovery in housing market activity, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ... Full story
Demand for home loans soars
THE year 2013 has started positively for the residential property market. Australia's largest mortgage broker, AFG, processed $2.2 billion in home loans during January -- up 24% from the same month last year. ... Full story
Devine profits fall by 43pc
DEVELOPER Devine Limited was the first listed property company off the rank, announcing net profit after tax of $4.2 million for the half year to December 31 2012, down 43.1% compared to the previous period. ... Full story
House prices boom unlikely
STRONG house prices growth in the next few years is unlikely despite the low interest rates and prospects of lower rates. With any luck, average growth will be above inflation in 2013, according to Residex founder John Edwards. ... Full story
Residential property market at a turning point
THE rate of decline in national house prices has slowed in Q4 2012 and a mild recovery is forecast over the next 1-2 years, according to the NAB Residential Property Index. ... Full story
House prices rebound across Australia
HOUSE prices have returned to growth in the December quarter across all capital cities, for the first time since March 2010, according to the Australian Property Monitors’ Quarterly Housing Report. ... Full story
Housing affordability
OPINION: Well thanks Demographia for rubbing our noses in it again. ... Full story
Charter Hall hungry for Big Mac
AFTER spending last year restructuring and now financially backed by...Desane buys again in Lane Cove
DESANE Properties has bought its third property in the Lane...
ANZ still banking on JLL
JONES Lang LaSalle has renewed an outsourcing agreement and expanded...CPA finalises West Perth office sale
THE Commonwealth Property Office Fund has settled on the sale...
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