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PERTH house prices have clawed back ground lost in a mid year slump.

NON-BANK lender Resi Mortgage Corporation says the banks have misrepresented the true impact of the global credit crisis after a third big lender increased rates on home loans.

THE number of residential building approvals surged in November, but the jump was largely the result of growth in multi-unit dwelling approvals in New South Wales.

HOUSING affordability declined by almost 10 per cent over the past year, a report shows, and there appears to be little relief in sight for renters and those looking to enter the property market.

THE sale of new homes and units among Australia's largest builders and developers fell 2.6 per cent in November, according to new figures out today.

THE average price of new home units in Brisbane has increased by 32 per cent in the last quarter, according to new research.

BROTHEL owner and racing identity Eddie Hayson is selling what could well be the most expensive house block on the market in Australia.

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AUSTRALIANS are flocking to the inner-city in record numbers forsaking the suburban backyard while Melbourne could overtake Sydney in size, a study has found.

IT MUST be some kind of boom town where even real estate agents, normally with the most to lose, brush off the effects of a rate rise.