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New home sales hit five month high

SALES of new homes rebounded to a five-month high in January, a sign that upgrading owner occupiers and investors may be coming back in to the market.

House prices 'could impact rate'

RISING house prices and improving credit demand could sway the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to resume lifting its official cash rate.

 

Negotiating a sale

FIVE rules for negotiating real estate deals.

 

First home buyer advice

ANSWERS to your frequently asked questions about buying your first home.

 

Dubai property prices bottom out

The Burj Kalifa stands at 828m and took over five years to construct, at a cost of $US1.5 billion.

DUBAI'S battered real estate prices have nearly bottomed out and should start to recover, but probably not until at least next year.

 

Auction tips

SO you have found the home you love and it is going to auction. Here are some tips to help you buy well.

 

Housing affordability plunges

WOULD-BE first homebuyers who opted to wait out the buying frenzy spurred by the federal government's grant boost last year may now be kicking themselves.

 

First Home Saver Accounts

THANKS to an Australian Government initiative the release of the First Home Saver Account is making it simpler to buy your first home.

 

First Home Buyer Grant

BUYING your first house. Do you qualify for the First Home Buyer Grant?

 

Requests surge for 100% mortgages

INQUIRIES for 100 per cent home loans have surged 250 per cent since the federal government's generous first home owners grant ceased at the end of last year.

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