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Finance • 23 NOV 2010

Rates to stay put

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to leave rates on hold until February 2011.

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Hotspots • 23 NOV 2010

Sunshine fails to warm up auction activity

The warm spring weather is doing little to entice potential home buyers to the property market.

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Finance • 23 NOV 2010

Rate hike spoils Christmas

Almost two thirds of Australians will reassess their spending plans for Christmas following the Reserve Bank’s November rate hike.

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Finance • 20 NOV 2010

Smaller banks reveal their hand

One week after the majors announced their rate movements Australia’s second tier lenders have revealed their new home loan rates.

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Finance • 19 NOV 2010

Home buyers enjoy rate options

Furious activity in the home finance sector has created a smorgasbord of offerings for home buyers, says leading mortgage broker Loan Market.

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Hotspots • 18 NOV 2010

Cost of funds just an excuse

A new report has found the banks’ interest expenses have risen by less than the Reserve Bank’s rate hikes.

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Finance • 18 NOV 2010

Rate hike sends borrowers to brokers

The publicity surrounding the majors’ decision to move out of cycle with the RBA has driven increasing numbers of borrowers to visit mortgage brokers.

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Finance • 18 NOV 2010

Provident Capital undercuts big banks

Yet another non-bank lender has revealed its plans to offer borrowers a competitive alternative to the big banks.

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Finance • 17 NOV 2010

RBA expected higher bank rate rises

It seems the Reserve Bank expected the big banks to increase their lending rates by more than its 0.25 per cent cash rate rise this month, minutes of the November...

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Finance • 16 NOV 2010

Greens push for rate hike ban

Sick of government inaction, the Greens are seeking to put a two year ban on banks lifting their home loan interest rates out of cycle with the Reserve Bank.

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