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The major banks — plus Macquarie and, recently, ING — enjoy a regulatory benefit that is little known outside the financial sector, but provides a substantial c…
NEWS & INSIGHT
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Australian new home sales fell to fresh multi-year lows in July with declines reported in all of the mainland states.
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The WA and national economies could be put at risk by a cash grab from Australia’s big banks, which are poised to lift mortgage interest rates to protect their …
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The big four banks may have to exercise caution around out-of-cycle rate hikes, amid the fallout from the Royal Commission and ongoing scrutiny by the governmen…
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Westpac will become the first of the Big Four banks to hike its variable home loan rates, a move the rest of Australia’s financial institutions are expected to …
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There are now close to 1 million Australians on the edge of mortgage stress.
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The significance of the US-Aussie dollar cross-rate is multi-layered.
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Australian home prices continued to slide last week with Brisbane and adelaide the exceptions.
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It’s Brisbane, but not its apartments, according to Margaret Lomas when asked which capital city should you invest in?
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Morrison is a property person's Prime Minister.
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Australia's rural property sector will provide some eye-catching results this spring with values on the rise, but the volume of deals will be tighter due to dri…
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The Knight Frank Australian Residential Review places Hobart as the best performing capital city for house and apartment price growth.
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