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Finance • 07 Aug 2012

Investors' address now impacts loan eligibility

Where an investor lives is frequently being found to have a bearing on their ability to obtain a home loan, according to one mortgage advisory group.

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Finance • 06 Aug 2012

Rates on hold til October: AMP

With the Reserve Bank largely expected to hold rates when the Board meets again tomorrow, economists are starting to contemplate when the next potential rate cut could...

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Finance • 03 Aug 2012

August rate cut unlikely

While weak inflation figures have given the Reserve Bank room to cut the cash rate again this month, industry stakeholders believe the Board will opt to keep its powder...

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Finance • 26 Jul 2012

Property owners unhappy with banks

Roy Morgan Research shows overall satisfaction with the big four banks dropped for a fifth consecutive month in June.

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Finance • 20 Jul 2012

Investors choose banks over brokers

A majority of consumers feel more confident going direct to a bank than to brokers, new research has revealed.

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Finance • 18 Jul 2012

Auction clearance rates subdued

The winter chills are hurting auction clearance rates and results in south east Queensland, a local independent auctioneer has said.

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Finance • 12 Jul 2012

Vacancy rates edge higher

Residential vacancy rates all the major metropolitan centres across NSW rose in June, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW).

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Finance • 12 Jul 2012

Rate cuts stimulate consumer sentiment

Recent rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia look to have boosted consumer confidence, an economist has said, pointing to the release of data which showed an...

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Finance • 11 Jul 2012

Investors should opt to fix mortgage rate

The time to fix is now, according to one mortgage broker.

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Finance • 11 Jul 2012

Banks launch discounted mortgages

Competition between Australia’s banks continues to heat up, with a number of lenders cutting their mortgage interest rates on both variable and fixed rate products.

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