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Rate rise speculation focuses on November meeting

Garry Shilson-Josling August 4, 2010 THE well-anticipated decision to leave the cash rate at 4.5 per cent has moved the spotlight to November 2 as the next most likely date…

Housing loans slide to a nine-year low

Peter Martin August 10, 2010 More warnings on housing bubble Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz has warned policymakers should address Australia’s housing bubble, with auction clearance rates mixed. VICTORIA has…

Questions mortgage-shoppers should ask themselves before they buy

Questions mortgage-shoppers should ask themselves before they buy

Recently established consumer credit protection legislation will force many home-buyers into unfamiliar territory / File WHEN Christian and Vicki Klingner began researching their home loan in 2008, they found the…

Confidence holds on rate hike pause

Confidence holds on rate hike pause

Confidence holds on rate hike pause By online business reporter Michael Janda Updated Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:30am AEST Households are becoming increasingly confident, but recent sales figures show their…

Home loans fall to nine year lows

Home loan commitments fell to nine year lows in June as investor demand weakened and housing momentum slowed, posing monetary policy concerns for the central bank, economists say. The housing…

Mortgage Choice 2010 Refinancers Survey: national results

Majority of borrowers pay no exit fee, save money and have no regrets 68% of recent home loan refinancers saw their interest rate drop upon doing so, according to the…

Home loans up for first time in eight months

A WEAK spot in the property market is showing tentative signs of recovery, after a surprise bounce in new lending to home buyers. The number of new owner-occupied home loans…

Interest rate clouds loom large over Gillard’s election parade

THE Reserve Bank has prepared the way for an extraordinary mid-campaign rate rise, spelling out in unprecedented detail the triggers that would make it move when its board next meets…

Housing finance tumbles further

The RBA is being urged to keep rates on hold when they meet again in August, after housing commitments fell for the fourth time this year. According to data from…

Fixed rates unpopular with borrowers

The popularity of fixed rate mortgage products has not improved, despite most lenders slashing their interest rates. According to the latest data from Mortgage Choice, fixed rate demand among new…

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