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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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