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Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Australia needs more homes for growing population, says expert

Australia’s growing population has hit a new milestone, climbing to 25 million people this week.

Home Loans

09 Aug, 2018

3 min read

Australia needs more homes for growing population, says expert
Laine Gordon

Money Editor

First home buyers at a six-year high

First home buyers have claimed their biggest slice of the housing finance pie in almost six years, despite an overall slide in today’s ABS housing finance figures.

Home Loans

08 Aug, 2018

2 min read

First home buyers at a six-year high
Laine Gordon

Money Editor

RBA leaves the cash rate on hold as more banks slash fixed rates

The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent today, marking two years since official rates last moved.

Home Loans

07 Aug, 2018

2 min read

RBA leaves the cash rate on hold as more banks slash fixed rates
Bria Horne

Personal Finance Writer

Dwelling values continue to decline Australia-wide.

The price of dwellings in Australia continues to drop nationwide, with some major cities seeing declines in value for over a decade.

Home Loans

06 Aug, 2018

2 min read

Dwelling values continue to decline Australia-wide.
Laine Gordon

Money Editor

ANZ bucks the trend and cuts home loan rates

Australia’s third largest lender, ANZ, has slashed some of its home loan rates, as competition heats up in a flagging market.

Home Loans

02 Aug, 2018

2 min read

ANZ bucks the trend and cuts home loan rates
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

Money Editor

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