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Finance • 18 Aug 2021

Calls for stamp duty reform intensify ahead of housing affordability inquiry

A new inquiry on housing affordability has the property sector talking about the possibility of stamp duty reform again.

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Finance • 17 Aug 2021

Government unveils new lands acquisition reforms

The federal government has updated the legislation around how it acquires land for public use, following a formal review.

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Finance • 12 Aug 2021

Meet the company bringing a buy now, pay later attitude to bridging loans

Realty Assist promises to help property buyers get what they want when they want it. 

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Finance • 06 Aug 2021

COVID-19 has Australians asking big questions about mortgages, and finding new answers

Digital mortgages are faster and leaner than the alternatives, so why do 80 per cent of Australians still opt for the big banks?

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Finance • 03 Aug 2021

RBA makes cash rate call for August

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its latest call on the official cash rate.

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Finance • 26 Jul 2021

RBA gives APRA’s use of macro tools a tick of approval

Ahead of an expected move to impose tougher lending rules on the banks, the Reserve Bank has looked into previous attempts by APRA to cool the housing market.

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Finance • 19 Jul 2021

Big 4 extends freeze on foreclosures until 2022

A major bank has announced that it is extending the freeze on foreclosures it first announced in November 2020, until at least February 2022.

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Finance • 14 Jul 2021

Banks asked to prepare for negative interest rates

Banks have been told to draft plans to deal with the possibility of zero or negative interest rates by April 2022, with the aim to evade potential “operation...

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Finance • 06 Jul 2021

RBA makes cash rate call amid wild speculation

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first call on the official cash rate for this financial year.

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Finance • 30 Jun 2021

Bank of banks warns of ‘unusually large’ house price growth

Predicting an uneven global economic recovery, the bank of banks has alerted to several impending risks from surging house prices and an eventual upward movement in...

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