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Finance • 13 JUL 2010

Housing finance tumbles further

The RBA is being urged to keep rates on hold when they meet again in August, after housing commitments fell for the fourth time this year.

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Finance • 13 JUL 2010

Specialist lender steps into prime market

In a bid to improve its competitive position in the mortgage industry, Provident Capital has broadened its suite of products to include prime and lite doc products.

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Finance • 12 JUL 2010

Macquarie re-enters mortgage market

Macquarie Bank has today unveiled a new range of home loan products aimed at investment borrowers.

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Hotspots • 12 JUL 2010

Auction activity still flat in July

Auction clearance rates sunk even further over the weekend, with Sydney clearing just 49.8 per cent of properties.

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Hotspots • 09 JUL 2010

Job market resilient

Consecutive interest rate rises earlier in the year have had little effect on the job market, with the unemployment rate remaining stable at 5.1 per cent.

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Hotspots • 09 JUL 2010

AMP launches advice centre

AMP is gearing up to launch a new retail centre for financial planning, in a bid to give Australians access to affordable advice.

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Finance • 09 JUL 2010

Buyers wary of more rate hikes

The fear of future rate increases is stopping home buyers from jumping into the property market.

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Finance • 08 JUL 2010

First home buyers responsible for rental rate ease

Rents have shown little growth over the June quarter with the median weekly advertised rents for houses recording no change, and median rents for units increasing by...

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Finance • 07 JUL 2010

Banks may move out of step with RBA

Making headlines today, The Australian Financial Review has reported that wholesale funding costs could force Australia’s major banks to move above and beyond any...

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Finance • 07 JUL 2010

Rate hold was expected: RP Data

Volatility in the global market forced the RBA to keep rates on hold yesterday.

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