The latest money property news from NEWS.com.au
Updated: 3 hours 34 min ago
Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:37
AUSTRALIA'S house prices will soften but should not crash because of the world economic crisis, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says.
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 09:16
HOMEBUYERS will find it hard to get no-deposit loans as banks tighten lending standards in the wake of the credit crisis.
Sat, 11/15/2008 - 01:50
TWO residential developers have called the bottom of the housing market, saying some life should return to the sector next year.
Sat, 11/15/2008 - 00:43
SOME first home buyers are changing the date of existing contracts so they qualify for the latest lucrative Federal Government grants.
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 09:45
RATE cuts mean almost $550 a month has been wiped off the interest cost of a $350,000 variable rate investment loan.
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 07:42
TENANTS from hell, rising repayments and maintenance problems can make landlords feel investing in property is best left to suckers.
Sun, 11/09/2008 - 08:54
FORMER Savage Garden musician Daniel Jones is the latest victim of Sydney's slumping property market.
Thu, 11/06/2008 - 06:25
PRESTIGIOUS suburbs are facing house price slumps amid the credit crunch as cheaper outer-suburbs emerge from years of price falls.
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 11:20
HOUSE prices fell in the September quarter and grew at the slowest annual rate in three years.
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 09:40
THE property market has become polarised, with lots of movement at the top and bottom of the market - and falling prices in between.
Sat, 11/01/2008 - 23:00
TIMES of recession can also be a good time to buy property with many vendors being forced to opt out of the housing market.
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 23:00
FIRST-HOME buyers risk going backwards if they take up Kevin Rudd's generous cash handouts to enter the market over the next eight months.
Sun, 10/26/2008 - 23:00
CLEARANCE rates crash despite the beefed-up cash grant as the credit crisis strikes again.
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 07:31
KEVIN Rudd's bid to lure first-home buyers into the sluggish property market has been greeted with caution by young investors.
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 00:01
AN advertising blitz urging first home buyers to spend the hand-out on their house deposit has been slammed.
Sat, 10/18/2008 - 08:14
GREEDY home sellers are taking properties off the market and re-listing them at higher prices in an attempt to cash-in off first home buyers.
Fri, 10/17/2008 - 02:28
TENANTS across Australia look set for a short-term reprieve from rising rental prices, with analysts expecting landlords to pass on the benefits of interest rate cuts.
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 01:22
FIRST home buyers captivated by the lure of $21,000 in new government grants have stormed builders and real estate agents in search of bargains.
Wed, 10/15/2008 - 02:05
HOUSE prices are tipped to rise as a result of the First Home Owners Boost announced by the Federal Government yesterday.