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Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Investors finally get the APRA message
The most recent round of bank rate hikes have pushed would-be investors over the edge, resulting in a sharp drop in investor housing commitments.
Home Loans
08 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Housing affordability declines, rental affordability improves
While Australia’s home buyers continue to struggle with more challenging income requirements to afford housing, the nation’s renters are seeing conditions easing slightly across much of the country, according to a new report.
Home Loans
06 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
History repeats itself as RBA holds cash rate at 1.5%
For the 13th meeting in a row, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have kept the cash rate on hold at a record low of 1.50 per cent.
Home Loans
05 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Hobart enjoys fastest price growth in 13 years
Hobart has been the best-performing property market over the past year, while Sydney might have finally come off the boil.
Home Loans
05 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Millennials forced to put off key life events
Australians are delaying major life events until later in life than they did a decade ago, according to Roy Morgan Research.
Home Loans
04 Sep, 2017
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
RBA set to leave cash rate at 1.50%
The Reserve Bank of Australia will leave the cash rate at a record low of 1.50 per cent when it meets tomorrow.
Home Loans
04 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Banks welcome in spring with home loan specials
Lenders have embraced the change in weather with a smorgasbord of rate cuts and special deals as the spring property market officially kicks off.
Home Loans
04 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Bank pulls plug on investor lending, for now
Heritage Bank has announced a temporary halt to investor lending to remain within the regulator’s speed limit for lending growth.
Home Loans
01 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Dwelling approvals across Australia increase in July
Data released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that the number of dwellings approved rose 0.7 per cent in July 2017.
Home Loans
31 Aug, 2017
1 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Property sales trending downwards
HIA have found that home sales volumes fell 3.7 per cent during July 2017 compared to June 2017.
Home Loans
30 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Banks shut the door on new interest-only borrowing
More home buyers are being forced to pay down their debt according to the latest APRA figures, which shows a marked drop in interest-only terms for new housing loans.
Home Loans
29 Aug, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
CBA's bad month gets even worse
Australia’s banking regulator will establish an independent prudential inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank.
Home Loans
28 Aug, 2017
3 min read
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