The signal that house prices may stall
THIS could be the one sign that the brakes may soon be applied to slow down the rate of soaring house prices.
THIS could be the one sign that the brakes may soon be applied to slow down the rate of soaring house prices.
BEFORE, it was mainly the investors who copped it. Now, owner-occupiers are also in the firing range, and it’s going to get expensive.
TOM Hayes has never fit the profile of a greedy banker, let alone a criminal. That didn’t save him from a long prison sentence.
THE Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate on hold at 2.0 per cent, but renters could soon be slugged with increases.
LENDERS are continuing to drop their home loan interest rates — without any prodding from the RBA — but this is why they are unlikely to go much lower.
THE Reserve Bank will keep a close watch on China’s stock markets and the Greek debt crisis to assess whether further rate cuts are needed.
WITH more Aussies struggling to buy their first home, experts have a scary prediction about what will finally bring property prices under control.
THE Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official cash rate on hold at two per cent — and it’s likely to stay put until the end of the year.
THE RBA will keep a close watch on the economy in the coming months to assess whether more interest rate cuts are needed.
WHEN this guy says property prices have gone ‘crazy’, you know things are bad. So if you’re worried about housing, you should be.
THE RBA has left the cash rate on hold at its historic low of 2.0 per cent, although economists have flagged a further cut could be on the cards for August.
JOHN Symond, who brought competition to the banking sector and cheaper mortgages for all, has his view on the future direction of interest rates.
THE banks are finally doing something that will favour first home buyers over investors — and it could mean a cheaper home loan for you.
HOME loan borrowers can relax for the first time since the global financial crisis with the latest forecast by economists to put a smile on your dial.
JOE Hockey says now is the time to borrow, borrow, borrow. But with concerns of a property bubble, investors are hearing mixed messages.
SOME of Australia’s biggest banks are under attack for failing to pass on in full to home loan customers the Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut.
THE big banks have responded to the Reserve Bank’s historic rate decision, and one has done something rather unusual.
THE Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate to a historic low of 2.0 per cent in a move likely to throw further fuel on the housing market.
HOMEOWNERS will have about $47 more in their pockets a month thanks to today’s interest rate cut — but the Commonwealth Bank kept some of the cut for itself.
IT’S a common pitfall for home loan customers — and one that is costing them thousands of dollars over the lifespan of their mortgage.
A FALLING unemployment rate may seem to be reason for widespread celebration — but economists warn it makes an expected interest rate cut less likely.
THE chance of a Reserve Bank interest rate cut in May has been thrown into doubt after Australia’s jobless rate unexpectedly plummeted to 6.1 per cent.
THE Reserve Bank has kept the official cash rate on hold — but a spike in the Aussie dollar shortly before the decision was announced has prompted an ASIC investigation.
AT 2:30 this afternoon, Australians will be tuned in to the one piece of news that will affect everyone. So what should you expect?
AUSTRALIA’S housing market is not immune from trouble — and things are about to get worse, a financial expert has warned.
The RBA has left interest rates on hold at 2.5 per cent in March, in a move that was widely expected by markets.
THE International Monetary Fund has argued interest rates should be kept low while Australia’s economy is still ‘soft’.
THE Reserve Bank has left interest rates unchanged at 2.5 per cent.
THE RBA has opted to leave the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent, in a move widely expected by markets.
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned major economies to keep their interest rates low while budgets are being repaired.
HOME loan demand has climbed to its highest level since the GFC – thanks to low interest rates and a resurgent building industry.
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