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Finance • 25 Feb 2011

Buyers turn to brokers

Home buyers and investors are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers, the latest Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)/Bankwest Home Finance Index has...

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Finance • 24 Feb 2011

Investors unfazed by interest rates

Stability in the cash rate has reduced investors’ concerns about borrowing costs with potential for capital growth now the biggest factor influencing investors’...

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Finance • 24 Feb 2011

More calls for stamp duty reform

First National Real Estate CEO Ray Ellis has joined the voices calling for a reform of state taxes, in particular stamp duty, saying it is excessive and placing too much...

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Finance • 23 Feb 2011

St George customers can borrow more

Property buyers will now be able to borrow more with St George, with the bank re-introducing home loans up to 95 per cent LVR (loan to valuation ratio).

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Finance • 23 Feb 2011

New savings account for home savers

The Commonwealth Bank has released a new savings product to help aspiring property buyers save a deposit faster.

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Finance • 17 Feb 2011

Self-employed investors struggle for finance

The new national consumer credit protection laws have reduced lender appetite for low doc (low documentation) loans, making it more difficult for self-employed investors...

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Finance • 16 Feb 2011

Buyers to win as bank battle breaks out

Investors’ financing options are widening as competition between the big banks fires up.

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Finance • 11 Feb 2011

New mortgages hit 10 yr low

The number of new Australian owner-occupier mortgages has hit a ten-year low in 2010, research from Datamonitor found.

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Finance • 10 Feb 2011

Bank unveils 6.90pc home loan

Bankwest has today unveiled a heavily discounted variable rate loan that will be available as of Saturday 12 February.

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Finance • 09 Feb 2011

Rates on hold till Q3

The recent flood disaster could stop the Reserve Bank from lifting rates until the third quarter of the year.

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