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Alison Cheung

Finance Writer

Melbourne becomes capital city with the highest vacancy rate

Melbourne has overtaken Sydney to become Australia’s capital city rental market with the highest proportion of vacant properties.

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07 Sep, 2020

5 min read

Melbourne becomes capital city with the highest vacancy rate

Tony Ibrahim

Senior Journalist

Half of all mortgage deferrals come up for review: ABA

About half of all people who deferred their mortgage will be contacted by their bank to evaluate their ability to resume repayments, a banking industry association has said.

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07 Sep, 2020

5 min read

Half of all mortgage deferrals come up for review: ABA

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the best home loans in September 2020

September is the traditional start of the Spring Selling Season in Australia’s real estate markets. While 2020 remains a challenging year, with economic recession affecting both property buyers and sellers, banks and other mortgage lenders are continuing to slash home loan interest rates to new lows.

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04 Sep, 2020

3 min read

Some of the best home loans in September 2020

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

6 options for borrowers whose mortgage holidays are coming to an end

Back in March 2020, Australia’s big banks and other mortgage lenders offered to let mortgage holders defer their home loan repayments and relieve some of the financial pressure from the pandemic. With the initial six-month time limit now coming to an end, many Aussie mortgage holders are now facing a choice of what to do next.

Home Loans

04 Sep, 2020

4 min read

6 options for borrowers whose mortgage holidays are coming to an end

Alison Cheung

Finance Writer

How COVID-19 could make it easier for you to buy a home

The coronavirus has rocked Australia’s economy significantly, but there are signs that first-home buyers could benefit.

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03 Sep, 2020

6 min read

How COVID-19 could make it easier for you to buy a home

Tony Ibrahim

Senior Journalist

Investment rentals face vacancies, lower rent and mortgage defaults due to border closures: Corelogic

Investors face empty properties, lower rents and a tougher time servicing their mortgage due to overseas migration falling to its lowest level in more than a century, analysts warn.

Home Loans

03 Sep, 2020

5 min read

Investment rentals face vacancies, lower rent and mortgage defaults due to border closures: Corelogic

Alison Cheung

Finance Writer

Falling home prices see better housing affordability across Australia

Housing affordability across the country is looking up, as property prices come down nationally due to COVID-19.

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02 Sep, 2020

4 min read

Falling home prices see better housing affordability across Australia

Tony Ibrahim

Senior Journalist

House, apartment and townhouse developments recover after COVID-19 dip: ABS

The number of houses, townhouses and apartments given the green light to be developed sharply rose recently, turning the tide against a downturn exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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02 Sep, 2020

4 min read

House, apartment and townhouse developments recover after COVID-19 dip: ABS

Alison Cheung

Finance Writer

Housing market loses steam, prices fall for four straight months

Australian housing values edged down by 0.4 per cent in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of falling prices due to COVID-19.

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01 Sep, 2020

5 min read

Housing market loses steam, prices fall for four straight months

Tony Ibrahim

Senior Journalist

RBA holds mortgage interest rates at 30 year low, saving rates tumble

The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to make no changes to the cash rate, a key metric used to corral the interest rate charged on home loans and savings accounts.

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01 Sep, 2020

3 min read

RBA holds mortgage interest rates at 30 year low, saving rates tumble

Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

No RBA cut likely, yet banks keep stinging savers

Savers are continuing to be stung by falling interest rates even though the Reserve Bank isn’t expected to cut the cash rate today.

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01 Sep, 2020

4 min read

No RBA cut likely, yet banks keep stinging savers

Tony Ibrahim

Senior Journalist

Government’s first home buyers were able to buy four years quicker: report

A $400 million government scheme helped one-in-eight people buy their first property four years quicker, a report has found, leading to calls from an industry association for its expansion.

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01 Sep, 2020

4 min read