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Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Slump shows no sign of ending for resources capitals

Property investors in Perth and Darwin are continuing to feel pain, new data has revealed.

Home Loans

13 Sep, 2017

2 min read

Slump shows no sign of ending for resources capitals
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

First home buyers have more debt but fewer worries

While Australians are finding it harder to buy their first home, those who do are actually more financially stable, according to a new report.

Home Loans

12 Sep, 2017

2 min read

First home buyers have more debt but fewer worries
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Second bathrooms add six-figure bonus to property sales

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) have found that a second bathroom makes a six-figure difference in property sale prices.

Home Loans

11 Sep, 2017

3 min read

Second bathrooms add six-figure bonus to property sales
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Are Australia's highest-value properties also the most at-risk?

Australia’s most expensive properties may have recorded the greatest value growth over the past year, but are also the most vulnerable to the effect of a potential housing crash, according to CoreLogic stats.

Home Loans

11 Sep, 2017

3 min read

Are Australia's highest-value properties also the most at-risk?
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Good news for Perth tenants as rent prices fall

Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) have released the June 2017 quarter real estate market snapshot, which shows that median house prices and sales are falling alongside rent prices.

Home Loans

08 Sep, 2017

2 min read

Good news for Perth tenants as rent prices fall
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

Investors finally get the APRA message
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

Housing affordability declines, rental affordability improves
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

History repeats itself as RBA holds cash rate at 1.5%
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

Hobart enjoys fastest price growth in 13 years
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

Millennials forced to put off key life events
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

RBA set to leave cash rate at 1.50%
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

Banks welcome in spring with home loan specials