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Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Home loan approval figures improve in April
Home loan approvals rose by 4.8 percent in April, but the RBA warns this is not a sign the lending slump is over.
Home Loans
14 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
RBA keeps interest rates steady
In spite of all the will-they-or-won’t-they hoopla surrounding an interest rate rise, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has once more kept the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 percent.
Home Loans
12 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Women waiting for the right mortgage
New research from RAMS reveals more women are applying for a home loan on their own.
Home Loans
11 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
First homebuyers will be hardest hit by interest rate rise
The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that first homebuyers who purchased in 2009 with the assistance of increased government grants may be the hardest hit by the impending interest rate rise.
Home Loans
10 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Refinancers kickstart flailing mortgage market
Reduced house prices and a steady cash rate gave home buyers the confidence to borrow in April, kickstarting an otherwise stagnant 2011 mortgage market. It's the first recorded increase in the number of home loans taken out this year.
Home Loans
10 Jun, 2011
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NAB wins Money magazine 2011 Home Lender of the Year award
NAB took out the top spot for best mortgage in Money magazine’s home lending category in their annual Consumer Finance Awards.
Home Loans
09 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Luxury home market slumps
New data from The RP Data-Rismark home value index for April reveals that luxury homes in Australia’s most expensive suburbs lost 5.4 percent of their value over the last year, while homes in less expensive areas largely held steady, dropping by just 0.9 percent. Homes in the cheapest suburbs also maintained their value, falling by only 0.5 percent.
Home Loans
08 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Bank customer satisfaction: How did your bank fare?
According to Roy Morgan’s Bank Customer Satisfaction Report, the major banks saw an increase of 0.1 percent to 72.9 percent in overall customer approval ratings in the March to April period.
Home Loans
03 Jun, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Homeowners stick with variable rates
Homeowners remain largely unconcerned about the threat of an interest rate rise and are not rushing to fix their variable rate mortgages.
Home Loans
31 May, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NAB launches online mortgages
In its continued assault on the mortgage market, NAB has announced a foray into the online sector. The nation’s biggest home loan lender will use its internet banking channel UBank to offer borrowers heavily discounted mortgages.
Home Loans
29 May, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NSW housing affordability policy abandoned
Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has put a stop to a policy introduced by the previous government allowing construction of medium density developments that did not meet local planning laws, providing 20 percent of the dwellings were allocated for rent at below market rate for 10 years.
Home Loans
27 May, 2011
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
New buyers not bothered by interest rate rises
Rising living costs and housing affordability pose a greater barrier to home ownership than the fear of interest rate rises, a new Loan Market survey has found.
Home Loans
24 May, 2011
2 min read
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