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Finance • 20 Mar 2012

Auction clearance rates steady

Auction clearance rates continue to hover around 50 per cent in Melbourne and Sydney, suggesting the market is neither booming nor flagging.

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Finance • 14 Mar 2012

More rate hikes to come

Investors may still see their lenders moving rates independently of the Reserve Bank, despite no changes being seen this month.

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Finance • 14 Mar 2012

Housing finance improves: ABS

A marginal increase in housing finance commitments was seen nationally in January, according to recently released statistics.

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Finance • 13 Mar 2012

Fixed rate demand set to slump

Borrower interest in fixed rate products could wane as a handful of lenders raise the interest on their fixed rate suite.

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Finance • 09 Mar 2012

Borrowers look to smaller lenders

More Australians are considering a switch to a smaller lender, a new survey has revealed.

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Finance • 08 Mar 2012

Banks to hold firm on rates

The major banks should keep their interest rates on hold in March, a new survey has revealed.

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Finance • 07 Mar 2012

Rate decision slammed

The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep the official cash rate on hold at 4.25 per cent yesterday has been slammed by industry experts.

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Finance • 07 Mar 2012

Auction clearance rate tops 57 pc in SE Qld

South East Queensland's auction clearance rate hit 57 per cent last week, with an increasing number of vendors being placed in forced sale positions, new data from...

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Finance • 07 Mar 2012

Rates on Hold - March 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate on hold for the second consecutive month.

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Finance • 06 Mar 2012

RBA to hold rates

The Reserve Bank is expected to keep rates on hold when it meets later today as strong economic data continues to emerge.

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