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Finance • 21 Jun 2011
Additional costs of home purchasing
There’s more to the cost of buying a home than just the purchase price – and these extra expenses need to be accounted for.
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Finance • 21 Jun 2011
Auction clearance rates still sluggish
Buyers’ lack of confidence was reflected in the weekend’s auction clearance rates, which remained flat in most of the nation’s major cities.
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Finance • 08 Jun 2011
Sustained rate hold needed: Laing & Simmons
The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep rates on hold this month has been welcomed by the property industry but talk of future rate rises has been met with criticism and...
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Finance • 08 Jun 2011
Aussies embrace discount home loans
Discounted home loans are fast becoming the top choice for Australian investors and home buyers.
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Finance • 08 Jun 2011
Australians spared from rate rise pain
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the seventh consecutive month when it met yesterday.
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Finance • 07 Jun 2011
Weak jobs data adds to case for rate hold
New data highlighting weakness in the jobs market could help to keep the cash rate on hold when the Reserve Bank meets this afternoon.
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Finance • 07 Jun 2011
Self-employed struggle with loan payments
Loans that are greater than 30 days in arrears rose again in March, according to new research, spurred largely by difficulties among self-employed borrowers
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Finance • 07 Jun 2011
Banks push unnecessary loans
More than half of bank staff say they have seen customers steered towards financial products that they may not need, in order to reach sales targets, a new survey has...
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Finance • 06 Jun 2011
All eyes on the Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank of Australia is being urged to keep the official cash rate on hold when it meets for its next monetary policy meeting tomorrow.
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Finance • 02 Jun 2011
Aussies use rate hold to pay down debts
The majority of Australians have taken advantage of the recent pause in interest rate rises to get on top of debt commitments, a national survey has found.
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