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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.
Home Loans
02 Nov, 2017
2 min read
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.
Home Loans
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.
Home Loans
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.
Home Loans
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.
Home Loans
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.
Home Loans
27 Oct, 2017
2 min read
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.
Home Loans
26 Oct, 2017
3 min read
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.
Home Loans
25 Oct, 2017
3 min read
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.
Home Loans
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.
Home Loans
24 Oct, 2017
2 min read
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.
Home Loans
20 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Affordability eases for owner occupiers, toughens for investors
While increasing levels of government regulation have made housing affordability tougher for property investors in recent months, conditions have eased slightly for owner occupiers as a result, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
Home Loans
20 Oct, 2017
2 min read
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