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Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

ANZ cuts interest rates

ANZ has increased the special offer discount for eligible customers of its Simplicity PLUS home loan package.

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03 Nov, 2017

1 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

RBA's seven-year itch set to continue on Tuesday

The Reserve Bank is set to leave interest rates unchanged again when it meets next Tuesday, according to an analysis of 23 leading economic indicators.

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02 Nov, 2017

2 min read

RBA's seven-year itch set to continue on Tuesday

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Sliding sales for new homes

A new report from Housing Industry Australia (HIA) has found that sales of new homes around Australia are continuing to decline, continuing a trend that commenced in 2015.

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01 Nov, 2017

2 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Down, down, prices are down in Sydney

Property prices in Sydney have now gone backwards for two consecutive months, new data has revealed.

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01 Nov, 2017

2 min read

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Haggle for your home loan: why loyalty to your bank doesn't pay

Interest rates comparison site RateCity is encouraging all home owners to check their loans online after it was revealed some lenders are charging existing customers more for their mortgages than new customers on the same loans.

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30 Oct, 2017

2 min read

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Fewer Aussie houses selling

Construction activity around Australia may be at record high levels, but according to CoreLogic, a lower proportion of housing stock is selling, leaving housing turnover close to the record low.

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30 Oct, 2017

2 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

The Block to be part of weekend auction frenzy

Victoria is on track to hold the biggest auction weekend in the state’s history, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria.

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27 Oct, 2017

2 min read

The Block to be part of weekend auction frenzy

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

More investors looking for help from mortgage brokers

Recent regulatory changes to the Australian mortgage market have led an increasing number of property investors to turn to mortgage brokers for help securing their finances.

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26 Oct, 2017

3 min read

More investors looking for help from mortgage brokers

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

CBA remains leader among Australia's major four banks for customer satisfaction

Roy Morgan data has named Commonwealth Bank customers the most satisfied customers of all the big four banks.

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25 Oct, 2017

3 min read

CBA remains leader among Australia's major four banks for customer satisfaction

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Counting the true cost of moving house

New research has found that many Australian home buyers aren’t considering the costs of moving house, which often turn out to be much higher than initially anticipated.

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25 Oct, 2017

2 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Mortgage market becoming less risky, says APRA

The banking regulator has revealed that its lending crackdown is working but is hopeful of one day ending its intervention.

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24 Oct, 2017

2 min read

Mortgage market becoming less risky, says APRA

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Westpac to refund $65 million to customers

Westpac has announced it will provide refunds to customers who hold ‘packaged’ accounts after approximately 200,000 customers did not receive benefits they were entitled to.

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20 Oct, 2017

2 min read