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		<title>Investors dominate property market</title>
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Property investors are dominating the mortgage market, new data from Australian Finance Group (AFG) has found.
 
According to AFG’s latest mortgage index, 34.1 per cent of all mortgages arranged nationally in February were for property investors – the highest percentage ever recorded by the company.
 
The amount of investor mortgages arranged was 25 per cent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/investors-dominate-property-market/</link>
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		<title>Property values strong&#8230;For now</title>
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I have reproduced part of an article that I received today. It is important to note that we have an influx of migration into Victoria of around 1700 people per week.
 
We are not producing new properties to cope with this demand and I was informed by a home building company that we were around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/property-values-strong-for-now/</link>
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		<title>Melbourne weekend property sales eclipse $1bn</title>
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The Australian property market continues to defy the odds, posting stellar auction clearance results over the weekend.
 
According to statistics from RP Data, Melbourne posted an auction clearance rate of 82.7 per cent.
 
Perhaps more impressive however, was the fact that the city managed to clear more than $1 billion in total sales over the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/melbourne-weekend-property-sales-eclipse-1bn/</link>
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		<title>Suburbs with the best growth for units and apartments</title>
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A review of the REIV median prices for units and apartments in the December quarter shows a number of suburbs recording very healthy levels of demand and increases in sales over the medium term.

In the last five years the median price of a unit in metropolitan Melbourne has increased by 47 per cent, from $300,066 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/suburbs-with-the-best-growth-for-units-and-apartments/</link>
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		<title>Sea change retirement not all sunshine</title>
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Many city people choose to retire to small coastal towns or country areas &#8211; often places where they have enjoyed family summer holidays. It seems like a logical progression of ideas. Instead of settling for three weeks at Christmas, retirees can enjoy sun-filled summer holidays round the clock seven days a week.But is the dream [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REIV lobbys Govt to scrap stamp duty</title>
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The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) is calling on the state government to abolish stamp duty for first home buyers, or double the first home buyers&#8217; grant from $7000 to $14,000.

Currently, eligible NSW first home buyers receive an exemption or concession regarding the payment of stamp duty subject to a threshold amount. The REIV [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/reiv-lobbys-govt-to-scrap-stamp-duty/</link>
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		<title>How house prices have grown since 1966</title>
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I have argued long and hard with stockbrokers and share-traders about the value of investing in real estate over shares. They usually trot out the old worn out phrase; that real estate cannot be liquidated in a hurry. And I say why would you want to; because if you are an investor you always look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/how-house-prices-have-grown-since-1966/</link>
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		<title>Real Estate Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More positive economic news has made it clear that we have escaped recession and are on the road to recovery, albeit a long and slow one.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.75 per cent. This is well below the 25 year average of 7.89 per cent. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/158/</link>
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		<title>Rate freeze bodes well for agents</title>
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The surprise Reserve Bank decision to leave the official cash rate on hold at 3.75 per cent will help stimulate further activity in what remains a fragile market recovery.

While economic conditions remain stronger than expected, Reserve bank Governor, Glenn Stevens said inflation measurements and higher lending rates prompted the Reserve Bank to pause on interest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://itsabreeze.com.au/real-estate-news/rate-freeze-bodes-well-for-agents/</link>
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		<title>Median house price to top $1m in 10 yrs</title>
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Sydney&#8217;s median house price will top $1 million before the decade is out, new data from Residex has found.

Just a decade ago, Sydney&#8217;s median house price was $328,000 with few believing it would surpass $500,000. It is currently around $630,000.

Residex chief executive officer John Edwards said this level of growth is expected to continue throughout [...]]]></description>
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