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Finance • 13 May 2022

Queensland confirms review into HomeBuilder applicants

The state’s Treasurer has announced that Queensland will be re-examining applications that were rejected under the HomeBuilder scheme.

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Finance • 07 May 2022

Stamp duty adds 2 years of saving for some FHBs

Saving for a home takes years for the typical first-time buyer. In Australia’s largest cities, as much as two years are spent simply building up the funds to pay the...

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Finance • 05 May 2022

The big 4 banks react as RBA announces rate climb

At the end of its monthly meeting yesterday, Tuesday, 3 May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its first increase to the cash rate in 18 months. 

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Finance • 03 May 2022

RBA hands down much-awaited May cash rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia has released its cash rate for May amid wide speculation this would be the month to break the record low that has been held since November...

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Finance • 29 Apr 2022

CommBank leads the charge for green lending

Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has broken new ground by announcing it will be implementing green home loans.

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Finance • 29 Apr 2022

Inflation surge to further sour home ownership dreams – REIA

As the latest inflation data bolstered the case for a pre-election rate hike, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) rang the alarm over a looming housing...

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Finance • 27 Apr 2022

Price drops set for 2023: NAB

The bank has doubled down on its prediction that house prices will decline by 10 per cent in 2023.

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Finance • 23 Apr 2022

Major bank says inflationary pressures on the way up

Westpac predicts core inflation will rise to 4 per cent in the second half of 2022.

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Finance • 20 Apr 2022

Morrison targets FHB voters with higher property price caps

Higher property price caps for the New Home Guarantee scheme could come into play on 1 July, 2022, if the coalition is re-elected at the upcoming Federal Election.

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Finance • 20 Apr 2022

Are property investors pushing prices higher?

The average price for investment properties was found to be nearly $170,000 below the mean national property price.

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