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Home loan approvals fall in August

Home loan approvals fall in August

More housing needed for Australia's retiree renters

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.

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.

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.

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.

Property investors still love NSW

When it comes to property investment in Australia, the appetite for a piece of NSW continues to surge, despite the fact rental yields are at record lows. 

RBA cuts interest rates to historic low

The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed the official cash rate to an historic low of 1.5 per cent today. 

Not so fast: Why the RBA may not cut rates

With Sportsbet.com.au paying only $1.45 for a cut, and $2.60 for no change, you may say the smart money is on an RBA cut for tomorrow. But with the market only pricing in a 64...

Interest rates to hold in April, despite pressure to cut

The Reserve Bank is likely to leave rates on hold again tomorrow for the 11th consecutive month,despite growing pressure for a rate cut. A RateCity.com.au analysis of 26 key economic indicators shows that a higher Australian dollar, a dip in consumer confidence and a property market coming off the boil won’t be enough to prompt a rate cut this month.

Will today's RBA meeting lead to a cut in home loans?

While economists across the country widely agree rates are set to stay on hold at 2 per cent, the Reserve Bank’s first meeting of 2016 tomorrow will set the agenda for the year. The pressure on our central bank to cut rates has, if anything, increased in the wake of a wavering Aussie dollar, plunging commodities and a nervous stock market, which means we could see a rate cut or two in the coming months.

The beginning of the end? Drop in Sydney house price growth

As the saying goes, what goes up must come down, and for the first time since 2012 Sydney has experienced a record drop in the median house price, signalling an end to three and a half years of growth. Despite the first drop in the market since mid-2012, house prices in Sydney overall increased by 14.8 per cent in 2015 the Domain House Price Report has shown.