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Rents set to rise as home lending drops

The value of new housing finance commitments fell in March according to the latest ABS statistics, dropping by 1.6% in trend terms and 0.1% in seasonally adjusted terms.

When renovating to sell is the right call

Deciding whether to renovate prior to putting your property on the market is tough. According to Hotspace Consultant’s Jane Eyles-Bennett this is an extremely common dilemma.

NT Excerpt from the 2011 May Market report

Yet again, Darwin has confounded the critics. With its median house price increasing by 280%, predictions that its decade-long growth spurt is coming to an end seem to be premature, with RP Data crowning Darwin as the best performing city for capital growth over the year leading up to January 2011. It was also the only city in Australia that showed an increase in the median house price in January, growing by 2.5% to $550,000.

SA Excerpt from the 2011 May Market report

WA Excerpt from the 2011 May Market Report

VIC Excerpt from the 2011 May Market report

TAS Excerpt from the 2011 May Market report

ACT Excerpt from the 2011 May Market Report

In this month's QS corner we look at which items you can抰 depreciate...

NSW Excerpt from the 2011 May Market report

Free land for developers in Pilbara?

QLD Excerpt from the 2011 May Market report

Bigger apartments better for rental growth in Melbourne

Where to go for an accurate market appraisal

Are strata titled properties a good investment?

Low cost, high return investment in Clontarf: Suburb Profile with the Property Professor

Negative gearing safe, but Budget gets mixed reaction

Dealing with problem tenants

How to avoid capital gains tax while renting out your house

5 do's and don't in DIY rennos

21 ways to cut the cost of pets!

Don't abolish negative gearing, says Laing+Simmons

How one small mistake can cost you a home loan

Exit fee recommendations draw praise

5 remover rip-offs to watch for

Bank valuations vs market value: what's the difference?

Seeing through real estate agents' tricks of the trade

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