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Finance • 13 Mar 2019

Huge spikes in mortgage costs tipped in royal commission fallout

Insights from an Australian-based multinational real estate network have claimed taking on board the banking royal commission recommendations could see mortgage...

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Finance • 12 Mar 2019

Credit squeeze clamping down on new supply

Housing finance continued its slowdown in January, which has dragged on from the final quarter of 2018, analysis of new ABS data has found. Conditions are expected to...

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Finance • 11 Mar 2019

The banks which have dropped their mortgage rates

A few popular lenders have lowered their interest rates in the last few days, as rate changes which are out of cycle with the Reserve Bank’s moves continue. 

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Finance • 08 Mar 2019

Predictions: borrowers tipped to shake-up big four banks in 2019

Fresh data suggests the big four are in for a challenging year when it comes to attracting borrowers, and experts have weighed in on what this means for the mortgages...

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Finance • 07 Mar 2019

New housing supply decline impacting economy at large

New analysis of Australia’s gross domestic product figures show that the softening being seen in residential building activity is harshly affecting the overall...

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Finance • 06 Mar 2019

Central bank speaks on property, mortgage trends in 2019

The governor of the Reserve Bank has revealed the central bank's thoughts on the current property price cycle and access to finance in 2019. 

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Finance • 05 Mar 2019

Cash rate call for March 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has today released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for March.

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Finance • 04 Mar 2019

Predictions revealed: cash rate tipped to hit new record by year's end

The cash rate announcement on Tuesday is expected to be another hold by many experts, but there’s a chance there could be multiple moves to an all-time low by...

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Finance • 25 Feb 2019

What Labor’s latest round of promises mean for property investors

Access to finance is important for property investors, and if elected, Labor’s response to the banking royal commission report could have an impact on that. Property...

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Finance • 22 Feb 2019

Property investors could wear cost of changes to mortgage broker regulation

Experts fear that property investors will absorb the cost of changes to how mortgage brokers are paid and regulated, as both sides of government prepare to take on...

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