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Finance • 09 MAR 2011
Buyers choose non-banks
Increasing numbers of investors and home buyers are choosing non-bank lenders to finance their property purchases, sales figures from mortgage broking group AFG have...
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Finance • 09 MAR 2011
Major cuts rates
The war between Australia’s major lenders shows no signs of abating, with Westpac slashing interest rates across a number of its mortgages.
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Finance • 09 MAR 2011
Next rate rise delayed
Investors and home buyers may not face another rate rise until as late as August according to the latest forecasts from National Australia Bank.
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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2011
New green standard for developments
A new green star rating tool is set to become national standard, paving the way for more sustainable Australian developments and cities.
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Finance • 08 MAR 2011
Westpac slams exit fee reforms
Westpac’s chief executive Gail Kelly has slammed the government’s proposed ban on exit fees as “poor public policy”.
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Hotspots • 08 MAR 2011
Borrowers do their homework
Investors and home buyers are becoming savvier and doing a lot of their own mortgage leg work at home, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots • 07 MAR 2011
Construction activity contracts in February
The national construction industry reported an ongoing contraction in activity levels in February, albeit at a slower pace, the Australian Industry Group (Ai...
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Hotspots • 07 MAR 2011
Units take centre stage in Sydney
Units will be the most popular type of new dwelling across greater Sydney in the years ahead, according to a leading industry analyst and forecaster.
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Hotspots • 07 MAR 2011
Govt ignores plea to ban exit fees
The Federal Government is determined to ban exit fees despite being told that the decision will stifle competition between lenders, an industry figure has revealed.
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Finance • 07 MAR 2011
Fixed rate demand wanes
A spate of attractive variable rate promotions from Australia’s largest lenders has resulted in reduced appetite for fixed rate mortgages.
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