Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 07 Feb 2012
Gvt should ensure banks follow RBA
One industry stakeholder is calling on the government to introduce a national surveillance regime to ensure Australia's majors follow any rate changes announced by the...
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Finance • 07 Feb 2012
Each way bet for rate cut
The case for a rate cut today may have eased, with the latest data showing steady growth in the number of job advertisements.
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Finance • 06 Feb 2012
Mortgage sales surge in January
Mortgage sales soared 40 per cent in January 2012 in comparison to this time last year, new data shows.
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Finance • 03 Feb 2012
Federal budget bid for affordable houses
A major federal budget bid will be launched next week for affordable dwellings, according to a coalition of 60 leading housing affordability and community welfare...
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Finance • 03 Feb 2012
Investors turn away from fixed rate loans
Investors and borrowers turned away from fixed rate home loans for the first time in eight months, according to Australia’s largest independent mortgage broker.
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Finance • 03 Feb 2012
Rate cut now essential: HIA
Building approvals fell for the third time in four months at the end of 2011, adding further weight to the need for another rate cut.
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Finance • 01 Feb 2012
Banks likely to withhold rate cut
Investors should not necessarily expect their bank to pass on any drops in the official cash rate from the Reserve Bank of Australia, according to industry...
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Finance • 31 Jan 2012
RBA to take 'wait and see approach' with rates
In an announcement that is likely to shock the industry, one economist has predicted that the Reserve Bank will leave the cash rate on hold in February.
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Finance • 27 Jan 2012
Big rate cut needed
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will need to reduce the official interest rate by at least half a percentage point next month to pressure the major banks into...
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Finance • 20 Jan 2012
HIA calls for rate cut
The Housing Industry Association is urging the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate again in February, after new data confirmed weak quarter growth for new housing...
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