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Kate Cowling

Mixed bag for Australia's building industry

Mining investment and strong population growth are driving the construction of new buildings in Western Australia, with the state boasting the strongest residential building industry in the country, according to a new report.

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28 Nov, 2013

3 min read

Mixed bag for Australia's building industry

Patricia Babalis

Property predictions for 2014

It’s been quite a year for the Australian property market – with buyers out in record numbers, investors getting in on the action, prices continuing to gain momentum and record auction clearance rates contributing to a market recovery following a sluggish 2011. So what can we expect for 2014?

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21 Nov, 2013

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Rate discrepancy: borrowers overpay by thousands

The difference between the lowest variable mortgage rate and the highest rate is 2.01 percentage points, with rates ranging from 4.74 percent to 6.75 percent.

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04 Aug, 2013

3 min read

Rate discrepancy: borrowers overpay by thousands

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Inertia costs borrowers thousands

Home loan refinancing is near its lowest level in two years at 32 percent of all loans in May. This compares with 34 percent in July 2011.

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30 Jul, 2013

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement June

June update: RBA keeps interest rates on hold

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02 Jul, 2013

2 min read

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement June

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement May

May update: RBA cuts the cash rate to 2.75 percent

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04 Jun, 2013

2 min read

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement May

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Borrowers rush to fix

RateCity data shows almost one third of all its home loan applications in April, and 22 percent in March, were for fixed rate mortgages. Just 16 percent of all loan applications in February were for fixed rates.

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04 Jun, 2013

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Young Aussies stressed about money

Many 18 to 30 year olds are worried about money and may not be properly educated about managing their finances, both in the short term and for longer term areas such as saving for a property.

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21 May, 2013

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement April

April update: RBA leaves the cash rate on hold at 3 percent

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07 May, 2013

2 min read

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement April

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Property investors surge into the market

February saw the highest value of investment loans written since before the global financial crisis, with investors borrowing $7.9 billion, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

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05 May, 2013

3 min read

Property investors surge into the market

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

More home owners fall behind on loan payments

The number of home loan borrowers in arrears of 30 days or more on mortgage repayments increased to 1.46 percent, up 10 basis points compared to the September 2012 quarter.

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11 Apr, 2013

3 min read