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Real estate investors can flip a property or use it for cash flow. Find out which will work in your neck of the woods.

Vast numbers of young people and the underprivileged will never be able to raise a family within the security of their own home.

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Will Aussie property continue to hold firm or are we on the brink of a prolonged decline in housing prices? James Dunn gets two sides of the story.

"Location, location, location" is a common mantra in real estate. And it's good advice - except for one thing: most people have no idea what this really means.

There are a number of factors, aside from cost, that you should think about before buying a new house.

We shed light on why consumers decide to use this form of debt and whether it is a good alternative.

Investing in rental property can generate serious income, but there's more to it than collecting rent.

On the surface, being a landlord seems like a surefire bet, but it's usually more headache than it's worth.

The residential property market is expected to pare back to more moderate levels of price growth after a stellar performance for most of 2009, a survey finds.

First home buyers shied away from the housing market in November as government grants waned and rising mortgage rates took their toll.

Buying a first home could be nerve-racking but it can also help the buyer's financial future, a leading broker says.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to lift interest rates by 25 basis points on Melbourne cup day, analysts say.

The number of US households paying more than 50% of their monthly income toward housing was 18.5 million ? over 100% more than the 8.9 million in 1991.

Ten key regional centres in Australia are positioned to experience booming property prices as the economy recovers, a real estate researcher says.

Punters are backing a 25-basis-point increase in the official cash rate when the RBA holds its next board meeting on Melbourne Cup Day, November 3.

Believe it or not, a swimming pool rarely adds value to a home in this day and age.

Housing affordability worsened for the second straight quarter amid rising property prices and could be returning to its 2007 and 2008 levels, a survey says.

Rising interest rates will prevent the housing market from overheating and will help create a well balanced market, a real estate group says.

Everyone, even the RBA, is assuming the central bank will raise interest rates further but no one knows by how much except the RBA, and the RBA is not telling.

So, while the argument for removing the catastrophe insurance element from the cash rate is strong, there is not yet any solid argument supporting a return all the way back to - as opposite to simply towards - normal.

Mortgage holders should brace for further interest rate rises because the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) looks increasingly likely to follow up last week's hike, economists say.

Mortgage holders should brace for further interest rate rises, economists say.

Australians are vulnerable to interest rate rises because their housing debt is close to record levels, a report said.

The official cash rate is likely to rise to 4 or 4.5 per cent by the end of next year, a leading economist says.

ANZ economists are expecting the housing market to flatten into Christmas, rather than go higher, as credit growth remains anaemic.

Managing your own investment properties requires the mindset of a business professional.