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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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