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Finance • 05 Mar 2012

Investors not showing interest in fixed rate loans

Investors are not necessarily returning to fixed rate loans, despite uncertainty about rates, according to new loan approval data.

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Finance • 02 Mar 2012

Out of cycle movements to drive rate cut

The majors’ decision to lift rates independently of the Reserve Bank could encourage the Board to cut the official cash rate next week, a new survey has found.

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Finance • 01 Mar 2012

Look for a lower rate

With continuing uncertainty around how the banks respond to RBA rate announcements, Shane Oliver suggests investors find opportunity in lenders that go against the...

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Finance • 29 Feb 2012

Investors must look beyond rates

Investors should be looking beyond the interest rate and putting loan features, fees and their financial objectives higher up the priority list, according to a...

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Finance • 28 Feb 2012

Strong clearance rate posted in South East Qld

Interest rate movements haven’t deterred buyers in South East Queensland, with an independent auctioneering company reporting a 61 per cent finalised clearance rate...

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Finance • 28 Feb 2012

Out of cycle rate hike to hurt investors

Australia’s major banks are putting profits before people, Debt Rescue operations manager Rachael Witton has claimed.

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Finance • 23 Feb 2012

Mortgage arrears remain steady

Loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities rose slightly in October 2011, the latest report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has...

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Finance • 22 Feb 2012

Recent first home buyers dominate refinancing

More than 45 per cent of first home buyers that entered the property market less than two years ago will look to refinance this year, new research has revealed.

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Finance • 16 Feb 2012

Interest rates can shift at any time

Borrowers finding that interest rate movements have come as a surprise should take this as a signal that interest rates could shift at any time, according to a mortgage...

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Finance • 16 Feb 2012

More out of cycle rate hikes to come

The majors' recent out of cycle rate movement could be the first of many, one industry stakeholder has claimed.

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