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Finance • 12 OCT 2010
Rates to hike before Christmas: NAB
After a false start in October, NAB still expects the RBA to lift rates before Christmas.
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Hotspots • 08 OCT 2010
Most expensive rents in Darwin: RP Data
Darwin is the most expensive capital city to rent property, new research has found.
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Finance • 08 OCT 2010
CBA may raise rates out of cycle
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) could be forced to raise its mortgage lending rates by 30 basis points above the RBA, according to a new report.
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Hotspots • 08 OCT 2010
Strong data could force RBA's hand
Stronger than expected job data has reinforced the case for an interest rate rise next month.
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Finance • 08 OCT 2010
Non-bank lender offers rebate to borrowers
Non-bank lender Opportune Home Loans is offering a $600 rebate to borrowers who seek approval for a home loan before the end of the year.
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Hotspots • 07 OCT 2010
Housing availability to tighten further
Australia is staring down the barrel of a housing downturn, a new report has found.
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Finance • 06 OCT 2010
Reserve Bank holds but mortgage rates to rise
Interest rates have remained on hold for another month – phew – but the prospect of further rate rises, eventually, remains strong.
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Finance • 05 OCT 2010
Borrowers swing towards fixed rates
Demand for fixed rate mortgages has risen to its highest level in one year, as borrowers look to 'lock in' ahead of another predicted rate rise.
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Finance • 05 OCT 2010
No more rate hikes: AFG
Mortgage Aggregation Group (AFG) is calling on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to leave rates on hold when it meets later today after the traditional uplift in...
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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2010
Property prices stall
Home values in Australia’s capital cities recorded a decline this month, according to new research by RP Data.
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