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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
RBA rate held at 1.5 per cent
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent in its February 2017 Board meeting.
Home Loans
07 Feb, 2017
3 min read
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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Trump trade' to see cash rate hold at 1.5 per cent
The Reserve Bank cash rate is set to sit tight at 1.5 per cent tomorrow, frozen due to weaker-than-expected inflation figures and volatile global markets.
Home Loans
06 Feb, 2017
2 min read
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Jodie Humphries
Personal Finance Editor
RBA holds cash rate at 1.5 per cent
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent at its last meeting for 2016.
Home Loans
06 Dec, 2016
2 min read
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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Melbourne versus Sydney: How the costs of living stack up!
Melbourne and Sydney are often the two Australian cities home buyers consider first. How do they compare in terms of the cost of living?
Home Loans
03 Nov, 2016
4 min read
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Jodie Humphries
Personal Finance Editor
RBA keeps rates on hold
The RBA has left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent at its meeting today.
Home Loans
02 Nov, 2016
1 min read
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Jodie Humphries
Personal Finance Editor
Is Australia facing a housing market crash?
Australia is unlikely see a housing market crash, but prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall by as much as 10 per cent in 2018, according to AMP’s Shane Oliver.
Home Loans
13 Oct, 2016
1 min read
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Kate Cowling
Home loan approvals fall in August
Home loan approvals fall in August
Home Loans
12 Oct, 2016
1 min read
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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
More housing needed for Australia's retiree renters
Home Loans
11 Oct, 2016
3 min read
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Jodie Humphries
Personal Finance Editor
Over 300,000 mortgage holders with no equity in home
A new study has found that over 300,000 mortgage holders around the country have no real equity in their homes, identifying a problem area for our debt obsessed nation.
Home Loans
07 Oct, 2016
2 min read
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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
RBA keeps rates stable following eventful month
The Reserve Bank of Australia Board confirmed today that the nation’s cash rate would remain on hold at 1.5% for a second consecutive month.
Home Loans
04 Oct, 2016
1 min read
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Kate Cowling
RBA holds cash rate at 1.5 per cent
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent at its September meeting today.
Home Loans
06 Sep, 2016
1 min read
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Kate Cowling
Cash rate set to remain at historic low
Tomorrow’s Reserve Bank announcement is likely to see the cash rate put on hold as the board waits to see the effects of the August cut fully take shape.
Home Loans
05 Sep, 2016
2 min read
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