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Finance • 04 JUL 2012
Rate hold makes sense - for now
Industry stakeholders are satisfied with yesterday’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep interest rates on hold, admitting the anticipated flow-on...
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Finance • 04 JUL 2012
Investors in the dark about their interest rate
Almost one third of all Australians have no idea what their mortgage interest rate is and investors don't fare much better, according to a new survey.
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Hotspots • 04 JUL 2012
Increase in dwelling approvals not all positive
Dwelling approvals increased nationwide, however the news isn’t all positive, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
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Finance • 03 JUL 2012
RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - July 2012
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold at 3.5 per cent at its monthly Board meeting.
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Hotspots • 03 JUL 2012
Drastic measures needed to meet NSW demand
Previous Sydney metropolitan targets were almost 50 per cent short for the optimum number of dwellings to build, according to an independent public policy thinktank.
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Hotspots • 02 JUL 2012
HIA calls for housing reform
The Housing Industry Association is calling on the government to introduce immediate reform, after a new report found housing affordability continues to worsen.
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Hotspots • 02 JUL 2012
$10,000 new build grant extended, NT
Investors in the Northern Territory have been given an extension to the BuildBonus, treasurer Delia Lawrie recently announced.
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Finance • 29 JUN 2012
A third rate cut is unlikely
The Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to deliver a hat-trick of interest rate cuts when its board meets next week, according to a survey by Loan Market.
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Hotspots • 29 JUN 2012
$1.5b injection to increase population, Karratha
Western Australia’s Karratha has ambitious plans to reduce fly-in, fly-out workers and increase the city’s residential population to 50,000 people through $1.5...
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Hotspots • 29 JUN 2012
Investors may cause a market slump
Investors may cause the property market to slump if they sell up, according to a leading economist.
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