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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Confidence in property industry at low point
A survey has found that at the end of 2018 confidence in Australia’s property industry fell to its lowest level in five years.
Home Loans
11 Jan, 2019
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Bush Capital passes Harbour City for house rents
Canberra has overtaken Sydney as the most expensive place to rent a house, for the first time in 11 years, according to new Domain data.
Home Loans
10 Jan, 2019
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Weakest housing market in a decade
Property investors likely didn’t have a great time in 2018, with CoreLogic recording some of the weakest housing market conditions since 2008.
Home Loans
03 Jan, 2019
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Australian vacancy rate up alongside house rental prices
Across Australia, the number of rental vacancies is on the increase, which is good news for those looking for a home. The prices, however, might be up, too.
Home Loans
20 Dec, 2018
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
APRA calls time out on the interest only cap in a bid to breathe life back into home lending
APRA’s announcement today that it will remove its temporary benchmark on interest-only lending from 1 January 2019 is a bid to steady the home loan market, says comparison site RateCity.com.au.
Home Loans
19 Dec, 2018
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Greater Bank slashes fixed rates
Greater Bank has cut its fixed mortgage rates for owner-occupiers and investors by up to 20 basis points.
Home Loans
17 Dec, 2018
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Australia's housing price fall is the biggest in seven years
Seven is a lucky number for some, but not for Australia’s housing market, where the fall in home prices has been the largest in seven years.
Home Loans
15 Dec, 2018
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Low-deposit loans hit record low
Data released by APRA today has confirmed banks are demanding bigger deposits from new buyers as part of their serviceability crack-down.
Home Loans
12 Dec, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Mortgage confusion costing average borrower $850 per year
Australia’s biggest banks are deliberately confusing home loan customers and costing them hundreds of dollars per year, according to the competition regulator.
Home Loans
11 Dec, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Sydney, Perth and Darwin buck trend of rising rents
Property rental rates increased in most of Australia’s eight capital cities over the past year, according to new data from SQM Research.
Home Loans
09 Dec, 2018
1 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Housing affordability improves, but first home buyers fall
Australia’s housing affordability has shown recent improvement, though that doesn’t mean things are easier for first home buyers, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).
Home Loans
08 Dec, 2018
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Branch versus broker; mortgage customers more satisfied at the bank
Mortgage customers are most satisfied when they obtain their loan directly from a bank branch, recording a satisfaction rating of 78.7 per cent according to Roy Morgan data.
Home Loans
07 Dec, 2018
3 min read
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