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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.

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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.

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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.

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31 Jul, 2017

1 min read

Perth chasing Sydney as city with highest outstanding mortgages

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.

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31 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Owner-occupiers drive 6.7% increase in mortgage activity

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.

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28 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Signs of stability appear for Perth property

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Bank admits overcharging offset account holders

MyState Bank has refunded more than $230,000 in over-charged interest and fees to about 1,040 customers with mortgage offset accounts.

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27 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Bank admits overcharging offset account holders

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Tenants stung with double-digit rent hikes

Landlords in Melbourne and Hobart have massively increased the advertised rents on their investment properties.

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26 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Tenants stung with double-digit rent hikes

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Capital cities drive new property listings

New figures from CoreLogic show that while real estate activity is going great guns in Australia’s capital cities, less activity is being recorded in our regional areas in a year-on-year basis.

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25 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Capital cities drive new property listings

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Don't panic; rates aren't rising to 3.5%, says Oliver

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the latest minutes of its monetary policy meeting, stating that the neutral cash rate is 3.5 per cent, two percentage points higher than what it currently is.

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24 Jul, 2017

3 min read

Don't panic; rates aren't rising to 3.5%, says Oliver

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Housing affordability legislation in the works

The Australian federal government has taken steps towards addressing the nation’s housing affordably crisis, releasing draft legislation to help first home buyers save for a deposit, support retirees who choose to downsize, and to limit the impact of foreign investment on property prices.

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24 Jul, 2017

2 min read

Housing affordability legislation in the works

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

The darker side of booming rents revealed

News of rising rental yields for landlords isn't so great for Australians doing it tough. Analysis from the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) show that rising rents, combined with stagnant wages, means lower-income Australians are being priced out of Victoria’s affordable housing.

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21 Jul, 2017

2 min read