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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Dipping into super may make housing affordability worse
Industry Super Australia believe that the FHSS will likely drive up housing demand, leaving first home buyers with increased household debt or locked out of the market.
Home Loans
09 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Housing sales falling across Australia
Property prices may be scaring Aussies away, with data from CoreLogic showing only two capital cities seeing growth in property sales over the last 12 months.
Home Loans
08 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
CBA responds to AUSTRAC allegations
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has slashed the bonuses of its CEO and executive leadership in response to the recent legal action from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
Home Loans
08 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Foreign investors pay four times as much NSW stamp duty
The impact of recent changes to stamp duty in New South Wales is being felt, with a recent study by the Housing industry Association (HIA) finding foreign investors to be paying almost four times as much stamp duty in NSW as local buyers.
Home Loans
04 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
CBA faces legal action for money laundering breaches
Commonwealth Bank has been accused of more than 53,000 financial violations by Australia’s financial intelligence and regulatory agency.
Home Loans
04 Aug, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Canberra takes top spot in property rankings
Canberra has established itself as Australia’s fastest growing real estate market, based on new quarterly data.
Home Loans
02 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
RBA cash rate holds at 1.5 per cent, unchanged for a year
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have left the cash rate at a record low of 1.5 per cent at the Board meeting for August.
Home Loans
01 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Strength shown in SA sales
The latest market update from the Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA) shows strength in the southern state’s property industry, particularly in the Adelaide metro area.
Home Loans
01 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
RBA predicted to leave rates on hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to leave the cash rate at a record low of 1.50 per cent when it meets later today.
Home Loans
01 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Perth chasing Sydney as city with highest outstanding mortgages
In news that shocks no Sydneysider, new research from Roy Morgan Research has identified the harbour city as having the highest outstanding mortgages at $293,000.
Home Loans
31 Jul, 2017
1 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Owner-occupiers drive 6.7% increase in mortgage activity
Borrowing by owner-occupiers is significantly outpacing investor activity, according to new data from APRA, the banking regulator.
Home Loans
31 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Signs of stability appear for Perth property
Declines in the Western Australian property market may be coming to an end, with preliminary figures gathered by the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) indicating that stability may be returning to the market.
Home Loans
28 Jul, 2017
3 min read
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