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Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Mining town housing prices still on the decline

The days of the mining boom are well and truly over, as median house prices and annual sales in major mining regions continue to decline.

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24 May, 2017

2 min read

Mining town housing prices still on the decline

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Housing boost in the pipeline

The 2017 federal budget’s housing affordability measures are set to boost Australia’s housing supply by 41% over the next four years, according to a report from an Australian building and construction industry body.

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23 May, 2017

2 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Banks warned about housing crash

S&P Global Ratings has reduced its credit rating for 23 lenders due to “an increased risk of a sharp correction in property prices”.

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23 May, 2017

2 min read

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Aussie auctions stay busy

Despite high prices in the capital cities, Australian housing remains popular with buyers, according to the latest auction clearance rates.

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22 May, 2017

1 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Big four demand transparency over new bank levy

Australia’s biggest banks have said they don’t yet know to what extent the new bank levy will be passed onto customers.

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19 May, 2017

2 min read

Big four demand transparency over new bank levy

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

CBA nudges borrowers away from interest-only loans

Commonwealth Bank has responded to the regulator’s concerns about interest-only loans by deciding to make them harder for borrowers to access.

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19 May, 2017

2 min read

CBA nudges borrowers away from interest-only loans

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Australians desperate for a pay rise

Wage growth rates sink lower, as the cost of living continues to rise across Australia.

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18 May, 2017

2 min read

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Housing problem requires new solutions: report

The supply of new housing is failing to keep pace with demand, a new report has found.

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18 May, 2017

2 min read

Housing problem requires new solutions: report

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Tenant's market in some cities, landlord's market in others

Rents have surged in Canberra and Hobart over the past year, while they’ve gone the other way in Perth and Darwin.

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17 May, 2017

2 min read

Tenant's market in some cities, landlord's market in others

Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Steady economy points to steady cash rate

The Reserve Bank has hinted that it is likely to leave the official cash rate at a record-low 1.50 per cent for the foreseeable future.

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16 May, 2017

3 min read

Steady economy points to steady cash rate

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Stats show slowdown in new dwelling approvals

Figures recently released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicate that Australia’s total number of new dwelling approvals shrank significantly in March 2017, after having risen over the previous two months.

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15 May, 2017

2 min read