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Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Property spruiker's courses ruled an expensive waste of time'
Australia’s consumer watchdog has scored a legal victory against a property spruiker who made false claims about real estate investment.
Home Loans
14 Aug, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Landlords laughing in Melbourne, crying in Perth
Weekly rents have increased in six of Australia’s eight capital cities over the past year – in some cases, by double-digit amounts.
Home Loans
10 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Investors stare down rate hikes as borrowers move to fix
APRA’s intervention into Australia’s heated property market isn’t biting as much as the regulator might like, according to the ABS housing finance data released today.
Home Loans
09 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Embattled CBA posts massive profit
Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a bumper profit of almost $10 billion, while also revealing steps it had taken to combat money laundering.
Home Loans
09 Aug, 2017
3 min read
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
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