September 3, 2010

Property price growth to fall

By: Staff Reporter Residential property prices are expected to tumble over the coming 12 months, new research has found. According to NAB’s Residential Property Survey, Australian house price expectations have …

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Sea levels affect real estate – ScienceAlert

ScienceAlert Sea levels affect real estate ScienceAlert According to CSIRO researcher Dr Nick Abel, the survey will help local and state governments make policy decisions on future coastal property and …

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Survey: First homebuyers may be scared off by small rate rises

Reverse trend as more purchase alone and at a later stage in life

If interest rates rise by two percentage points, more than one quarter of Australians looking to buy their first home in the next two years will give up on the purchase, according to results from the 2010 Mortgage Choice First Homebuyers Survey.

This may be because an increasing number of potential first homebuyers intend to buy on their own. The independent online survey found this was the plan for 32% of respondents, compared to 28% in the 2009 survey.

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