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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Hotspots 05 JAN 2011

Property market to strengthen in 2011

The property market could enjoy an increase in activity in 2011, according to estate agency RE/MAX.
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Finance 05 JAN 2011

Construction finance – realising your property dreams

Owning your own slice of Australia has long been the dream of would-be buyers and with the beefed-up government...
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Hotspots 04 JAN 2011

Knowledge building the best resolution

With the arrival of the New Year comes the time for  New Year resolutions and if you’re an aspiring property...
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Hotspots 04 JAN 2011

Borrowers to seek better deals in 2011

Property owners looking for a better deal on their home loan are expected to dominate mortgage market activity in 2011,...
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Hotspots 04 JAN 2011

Home values slump

The Reserve Bank’s November rate hike had a negative impact on housing affordability, recent research has found.
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Finance 04 JAN 2011

Mortgage payments to last retirement

Almost half of all Australian households will be paying off their mortgage in retirement.
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Hotspots 31 DEC 2010

US foreclosure crisis claims 5 million homes

America’s foreclosure crisis has now claimed approximately 10 per cent of all homes with a mortgage.
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Finance 30 DEC 2010

Brokerage recommends mortgage health checks

Loan Market Group is urging all borrowers to use the festive season to conduct a mortgage health check.
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Finance 30 DEC 2010

One million Aussies look to switch banks

Making headlines today, The Herald Sun has reported that more than one million Australians are looking to switch their...
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Finance 29 DEC 2010

Borrowers slam banking reforms

More than 80 per cent of Australians believe the federal government’s latest banking reforms do not go far enough to...
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Hotspots 29 DEC 2010

Australians struggle to pay bills on time

Almost one third of debt referred for collection is for amounts totaling less than $200, new research has found.
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Hotspots 29 DEC 2010

Australia leads world in house price growth

Australian house prices climbed 9.4 per cent in the year to September 2010.
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Hotspots 24 DEC 2010

Economy stable in 2011: report

The Australian economy is expected to stabilise heading into 2011, new research has found.
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Hotspots 23 DEC 2010

QLD hotspots revealed

PRDnationwide has revealed its Queensland-based affordable property hotspots for 2011.
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Finance 23 DEC 2010

Rent considered genuine savings

St George will now accept rental payments as evidence of genuine savings.
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Hotspots 22 DEC 2010

GFC lingers in Qld

The post effects of the global financial crisis are starting to be felt by Queensland’s property market.
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Hotspots 22 DEC 2010

ANZ tops borrower satisfaction

ANZ remains the nation's most popular bank with home borrowers, new research has found.
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Hotspots 22 DEC 2010

RBA satisfied with monetary policy

The Reserve Bank of Australia is content with its “mildly restrictive” cash rate policy.
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