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Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

New South Wales loses top economic spot to Victoria

For the first time since 2014, New South Wales is not in the top spot of CommSec’s State of the States report, having been nudged out by Victoria.

Home Loans

01 Aug, 2018

3 min read

New South Wales loses top economic spot to Victoria
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Victoria dominates top performing suburbs report

Investors in Victoria may welcome the news that their state is home to most of Australia’s top-performing suburbs in terms of consistent median value growth, according to a recent CoreLogic report.

Home Loans

30 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Victoria dominates top performing suburbs report
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Sydney rents are expensive, but falling

Sydney and Perth are the only cities to have experienced decreases in average rents, according to new data from SQM Research.

Home Loans

29 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Sydney rents are expensive, but falling
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Australian property markets range from ice-cold to red-hot

New quarterly data from Domain reveals Darwin property prices have fallen off a cliff, while Hobart values have stormed ahead.

Home Loans

26 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Australian property markets range from ice-cold to red-hot
Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Honeymoon rates leave a $33,000 sting in the tail

New research from RateCity.com.au shows more than a dozen lenders are using honeymoon rates to attract new home loan customers, with deals that could see borrowers up to $33,573 out of pocket within five years, and $140,816 over 30 years.

Home Loans

25 Jul, 2018

3 min read

Honeymoon rates leave a $33,000 sting in the tail
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Clearance rates continue to fall across all states besides Tasmania

The combined capital city auction clearance rates have continued to call, with June results dropping 6.8 percentage points to 57.8 per cent - the lowest result since December 2012 (50.9 per cent).

Home Loans

23 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Clearance rates continue to fall across all states besides Tasmania
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Population growth demands housing reform: Property Council

As Australia’s population prepares to hit the 25 million mark, the nation’s governments have been urged to address our housing and infrastructure problems.

Home Loans

22 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Population growth demands housing reform: Property Council
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

UBank cuts mortgage rates by 10 basis points

Ubank has unveiled a special home loan offer that involves both an interest rate cut and cashback.

Home Loans

18 Jul, 2018

1 min read

UBank cuts mortgage rates by 10 basis points
Georgie Hay

Bendigo Bank joins the out-of-cycle rates party

Australia’s seventh largest lender Bendigo Bank has become the latest home loan provider to hike rates out of cycle by up to 16 basis points.

Home Loans

13 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Bendigo Bank joins the out-of-cycle rates party
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Australian property prices predicted to fall well into 2019

Australian sentiment towards property is at a two-year low, and it’s expected to worsen as property prices in most major cities are predicted to keep falling well into 2019 according to NAB economists.

Home Loans

13 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Australian property prices predicted to fall well into 2019
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

APRA boss hails "clear improvement" in lending standards

Major mortgage regulatory reform appears to be over, after the banking regulator revealed “the heavy lifting on lending standards has largely been done”.

Home Loans

12 Jul, 2018

3 min read

APRA boss hails "clear improvement" in lending standards
Georgie Hay

Australians reach out to non-bank lenders to fill the gap

Australians are turning to non-bank lenders in increasing numbers as banks tighten their lending criteria, according to the ABS housing finance figures released today.

Home Loans

11 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Australians reach out to non-bank lenders to fill the gap