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Finance • 23 Aug 2010

95pc loans no easy money

First home buyers received the news last week that several lenders are now willing to lend up to 95 per cent of a property’s purchase price – but getting such loans...

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Finance • 20 Aug 2010

National Mortgage Company cuts fixed rates again

National Mortgage Company has announced new reductions to its fixed home loan rates.

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Finance • 19 Aug 2010

Growth slowdown signals rate halt

A leading indicator of economic growth has reported a slowdown, adding weight to expectations of another RBA rate hold in September.

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Finance • 18 Aug 2010

Official rates stable, but potential bank-originated hikes loom

The September Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate meeting is now just two weeks away and it would appear that borrowers could be in for a sustained period of...

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Finance • 17 Aug 2010

Lenders drop fixed rates

Non-bank lenders and second tier banks are seeking to win greater consumer business with reductions to their fixed rate home loans.

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Finance • 12 Aug 2010

Borrowers don’t want to be locked in

It would appear that today's property buyers prefer to keep their options open with almost all borrowers preferring variable interest rate home loans over fixed.

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Finance • 12 Aug 2010

Fixed mortgage appeal slides

Demand for fixed rate home loans fell to just 2 per cent of all home loan approvals in July despite their increased parity to standard variable rates, recently released...

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Finance • 11 Aug 2010

Borrowers turn to brokers to refinance

When it comes to refinancing, almost half of borrowers turn to a mortgage broker for advice, the latest research shows.

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Finance • 10 Aug 2010

Housing finance activity slides in June

Housing finance activity declined again in June, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), off the back of the slowing housing...

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Finance • 06 Aug 2010

First home buyer mortgages up in July

Despite a cooling property market in most sectors, there is a glimpse of a recovery in the first home buyer sector, the latest data has revealed.

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