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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…

Small banks cut loan limits to first home buyers

AUSTRALIA’S five regional banks – two of which are owned by the big four – have trimmed the maximum amount of money they are prepared to lend to first-time home…

Property apocalyptics predict bubble trouble in the Australian market

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the…

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…

Choosing a Home Loan

Step 1 – Know how much you can afford to borrow Step 2 – Learn about the different loan options available Step 3 – Be aware of the fees Step…

Australia’s two-speed property market

Australia’s two-speed property market

Victoria was the strongest performing state for Ray White / File Source: Herald Sun AUSTRALIA is in a two-speed property market with strong demand in Melbourne and Sydney and uncertainty…

New home sales fall to 17-month low: HIA

Sales of new homes fell to a 17-month low in June as new land for housing continued to dry up, a peak residential body says. New home sales fell a…

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…

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