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Finance • 10 JAN 2011

Demand soars for fixed rates

Fixed home loan demand has reached a 31 month high, new figures have revealed.

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Hotspots • 07 JAN 2011

Floods take their toll but QLD market “resilient”

The full impact of Queensland's devastating flooding will not be clear for some time but early government estimations predict the damage bill to be at least $5 billion.

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Hotspots • 07 JAN 2011

Home buying activity slides

Last year’s spate of rate hikes had a significant effect on home financing, new research has found.

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Hotspots • 07 JAN 2011

Home building slumps in 2010

Building approvals have continued their downhill run and are not expected to improve any time soon.

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Hotspots • 07 JAN 2011

Looking ahead

Australian property values have finished the year with a soft landing following the RBA’s hard stance on interest rates, but the big question now is what’s on the...

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Finance • 07 JAN 2011

APRA to crackdown on new bank rules

Making headlines today, Australia’s Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chairman John Laker has pledged to take a tough line in applying new global banking rules to...

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Finance • 07 JAN 2011

Non-bank slashes rates

Australian First Mortgage has slashed 0.15 per cent off its two year fixed rate.

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Hotspots • 07 JAN 2011

New home sales drop

The number of new homes sold fell slightly in November as the Reserve Bank’s cash rate hike bit down on home buyers.

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Hotspots • 06 JAN 2011

ANZ offers help to flood victims

Highlighting its commitment to the Australian public, ANZ has announced its plans to provide more than $1 million to Queensland flood relief.

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Hotspots • 06 JAN 2011

Dollar to stay strong

The Australian dollar is expected to hover around parity with the greenback for the next few months.

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