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RBA Rate Announcement - February 2015 read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Feb 2015
RBA Rate Announcement - February 2015
For the first time since August 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia has changed the official cash rate.
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RBA tipped to reduce cash rate tomorrow read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Feb 2015
RBA tipped to reduce cash rate tomorrow
The Reserve Bank of Australia is just 24 hours away from cutting interest rates to record-low levels, two commentators have predicted.
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Victoria leads the way in mortgage decline read icon 1 min read
Finance • 30 Jan 2015
Victoria leads the way in mortgage decline
Activity in the mortgage market has dropped across all states, while property listings are up, according to a report by CoreLogic RP Data.
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Feb rate cut would be ‘justified’ read icon 1 min read
Finance • 28 Jan 2015
Feb rate cut would be ‘justified’
The release of new figures has prompted more calls for the official cash rate to be cut on 3 February.
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House prices to moderate read icon 1 min read
Finance • 27 Jan 2015
House prices to moderate
The outlook for house prices over the next one to two years has pared back in all states, says a residential property index.
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apartments read icon 1 min read
Finance • 23 Jan 2015
Speculation grows ahead of Feb rates decision
An economics commentator has weighed in on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate at its upcoming board meeting.
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How to save $50K on your mortgage: ASIC read icon 1 min read
Finance • 20 Jan 2015
How to save $50K on your mortgage: ASIC
Borrowers have been urged to pay off their mortgage early, get their debts under control and broaden their knowledge of investment options.
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More economists predict rate cut read icon 1 min read
Finance • 19 Jan 2015
More economists predict rate cut
ANZ has become the latest bank to predict interest rate cuts are just around the corner.
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RBA urged to consider rate cut at next meeting read icon 1 min read
Finance • 15 Jan 2015
RBA urged to consider rate cut at next meeting
Recent figures show there is “moderating activity” in the housing market, causing one real estate body to call on the Reserve Bank to drop rates again in...
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Vacancy rates recovering read icon 1 min read
Finance • 14 Jan 2015
Vacancy rates recovering
New data shows rental vacancy rates across one state are stable or falling, while some regional markets are offering healthy yields of up to 5.4 per cent.
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