http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au All your Property research needs in one place Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:09:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pricefinderhttp://feedburner.google.com Did your bank fail to pass on the latest rate cut? A Japanese bank could be the answer to your money woes. TREASURER Wayne Swan would welcome new foreign lenders to the Australian loans market, saying more competition would mean &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/24/japanese-banks-snatch-100-billion-australian-home-loan-market/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/2lxsin6Wi08" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/2lxsin6Wi08/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/24/japanese-banks-snatch-100-billion-australian-home-loan-market/ WA&#8217;s sluggish property market is at last showing signs of recovery with new figures revealing the median house price has risen for the first time in more than 18 months. The 0.5 per cent boost in the three months to &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/17/small-signs-property-price-recovery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/QerSbUPGwho" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/QerSbUPGwho/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/17/small-signs-property-price-recovery/ One Year On&#8230;Flood affected suburb median sale prices This week marks the one year anniversary of the devastation of the Brisbane Floods. Were you affected? Now one year on, how has this affected median house prices in your area?This month &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/11/one-year-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/EQzuzQNY3CI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/EQzuzQNY3CI/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/11/one-year-on/ &#160; THE residential building industry felt an immediate surge from an interest rate cut in November with a bounce in new home sales. The latest Housing Industry Association report said total seasonally adjusted new home sales nationally increased by 6.8 &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/11/interest-rate-cut-lifts-home-sales/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/XmvPazu4CMU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/XmvPazu4CMU/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2012/01/11/interest-rate-cut-lifts-home-sales/ HERE are the two Australias &#8211; where the real great divide is between those on Struggle St and those on Easy St. News.com.au&#039;s Cost of Living survey, now completed by more than 30,000 Australians, has found the nation’s two-speed economy is &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/12/07/struggle-st-vs-easy-st-no-one-has-the-faintest-idea-what-to-do-about-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/w3nxtf_u018" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/w3nxtf_u018/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/12/07/struggle-st-vs-easy-st-no-one-has-the-faintest-idea-what-to-do-about-it/ Seven million numbers and counting &#8211; Do Not Call Register reaches new milestone In less than five years, seven million numbers have been listed on the Do Not Call Register, including just over half of Australia’s fixed line home numbers. &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/12/05/seven-million-numbers-and-counting-do-not-call-register-reaches-new-milestone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/sJebkjtxa-I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/sJebkjtxa-I/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/12/05/seven-million-numbers-and-counting-do-not-call-register-reaches-new-milestone/ Most Australians are expecting more reductions in the official interest rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), according to a national survey by leading mortgage broker Loan Market. The Loan Market poll which asked “What action do you expect &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/12/05/australians-are-expecting-rate-cuts-loan-market-survey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/agEgA4y0zrk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/agEgA4y0zrk/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/12/05/australians-are-expecting-rate-cuts-loan-market-survey/ Saturday 19 November 2011 The Queensland residential property market has made an impressive comeback over the September quarter with sales activity strengthening across the State, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). The REIQ September quarter median price &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/11/22/qld-property-market-on-the-mend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/p8wNuaqF9sk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/p8wNuaqF9sk/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/11/22/qld-property-market-on-the-mend/ Real estate agents are no closer to learning how proposed national licensing rules – which are due to be implemented in less than eight months &#8211; will affect them, with the body responsible for releasing the draft rules unable to &#8230; <a href="http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/11/09/no-word-on-release-date-for-licensing-rules/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pricefinder/~4/pXw-o_Nk458" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pricefinder/~3/pXw-o_Nk458/ http://www.blog.pricefinder.com.au/2011/11/09/no-word-on-release-date-for-licensing-rules/