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Finance • 22 Nov 2011

First time investors seek out loan pre-approval

First time buyers looking to purchase in 2012 know that it is important to obtain loan pre-approval, a recent survey has found.

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Finance • 21 Nov 2011

Orange’s first timers quick for deposit

First time buyers in Orange take a year less than the Australia-wide average to save for a deposit, the Central West NSW Economic Update has found.

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Finance • 21 Nov 2011

Auction clearance rates fall across capitals

Despite a slight increase to home buyer confidence in recent weeks, auction clearance rates fell across all major capital cities over the weekend.

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Finance • 15 Nov 2011

Bank cuts rate to under 6pc

Proving fixed rates are still en vogue, one non-major has slashed 26 basis points from its three year fixed rate.

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Finance • 15 Nov 2011

St George trims rates

St George has responded to growing demand for fixed rate mortgages by slashing the interest rate on its two and three year products.

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Finance • 10 Nov 2011

Rate cut unlikely to cause property market surge

It could take up to nine months before the Reserve Bank’s November rate cut will have any effect on buyer confidence and the property market, Realmark director John...

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Finance • 09 Nov 2011

New investors dominate finance enquiries

First time buyers and investors have dominated housing finance enquiries, new research has revealed.

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Finance • 09 Nov 2011

Unemployment data sparks rate talk

There could be scope for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates again very soon, as unemployment gets set to rise.

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Finance • 08 Nov 2011

RBA shocks with rate cut

It’s happened again. For the second consecutive year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) managed to upstage the race that stops a nation.

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Finance • 02 Nov 2011

‘Swift action’ from online lenders

Loans.com.au customers will be among the first to benefit from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision yesterday to cut interest rates by 25 basis points.

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