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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

RBA rate held at 1.5 per cent
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

Trump trade' to see cash rate hold at 1.5 per cent
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

RBA holds cash rate at 1.5 per cent
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

Melbourne versus Sydney: How the costs of living stack up!
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

RBA keeps rates on hold
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

Is Australia facing a housing market crash?
Kate Cowling

Home loan approvals fall in August

Home loan approvals fall in August

Home Loans

12 Oct, 2016

1 min read

Home loan approvals fall in August
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

More housing needed for Australia's retiree renters

Home Loans

11 Oct, 2016

3 min read

More housing needed for Australia's retiree renters
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

Over 300,000 mortgage holders with no equity in home
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

RBA keeps rates stable following eventful month
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

RBA holds cash rate at 1.5 per cent
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

Cash rate set to remain at historic low