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Finance • 10 FEB 2015
RBA hints at more rate cuts
The Reserve Bank’s statement on monetary policy for February suggests the cash rate is still not low enough.
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Finance • 09 FEB 2015
Rate cut will have ‘minimal impact’ on rental market
Commenting on the recent rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia, property experts have said the drop will have little influence on Australia’s largest capital city...
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Finance • 09 FEB 2015
FHB error could aggravate investor lending issue
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has admitted a 26 per cent error in its first home buyer statistics, potentially adding fuel to the regulator’s concerns about...
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Hotspots • 06 FEB 2015
Investors warned about credit rating pitfalls
With lenders starting to collect and share more detailed information on individuals’ credit history, investors have been told to prepare for the ongoing effects of the...
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Finance • 06 FEB 2015
Rates forecast to fall to 2pc
Two prominent economists have praised the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to reduce the cash rate and have predicted at least one more cut to come.
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Hotspots • 05 FEB 2015
Economist forecasts ‘building boom’ in 2015
The pessimists might have to quieten down for the time being after building approvals reached record levels in 2014.
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Hotspots • 04 FEB 2015
Prime Melbourne real estate grows at double-digit rates
Strong metropolitan price growth has been matched by a record-breaking regional performance, new data reveals.
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Hotspots • 04 FEB 2015
Investors warned about investing in Queensland region
Despite improving investment credentials across south-east Queensland, property buyers have been cautioned about buying an investment property in certain markets.
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Hotspots • 03 FEB 2015
Prices continue to surge in bigger cities
Sydney and Melbourne investors have enjoyed massive gains since the GFC, even as prices in other cities have grown at around the inflation rate.
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Finance • 03 FEB 2015
RBA Rate Announcement - February 2015
For the first time since August 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia has changed the official cash rate.
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