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The Reserve Bank is expected to consider cutting interest rates at its board meeting next week, but bankers are warning that reductions may not be passed on to …
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Canberra has become a safe haven for investors, who have sunk nearly $2 billion into the ACT. Underpinned by Commonwealth Government tenancies, the investment i…
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Australian house prices fell in a majority of capital cities in the last few months as high interest rates brought about the weakest housing market in four year…
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The editor of Australian Property Investor magazine, Eynas Brodie, says the great rental boom promises more of the same over coming years, forcing rents sharply…
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Inflation pressures accelerated during the three months to June, lifting the annual rate to 4.5 per cent and well outside the Reserve Bank of Australia's target…
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More than one in four Australian borrowers expect to struggle with mortgage repayments in the next year, and rising interest rates are their biggest concern.But…
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Many WA property investors were suffering low capital growth and discouraging rental yields locally, and looking elsewhere for investment opportunities. Mr Kus…
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Residential sales in the capital cities slumped 24 per cent in the first three months of the year as interest rates climbed and consumer sentiment collapsed.The…
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Recent predictions that values in some areas could slump by as much as 20 per cent in the next few years - thanks to higher interest rates and record low afford…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia continues to be wary of high inflation, but its acknowledgment that the economy is slowing has dampened expectations of further in…
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Home-loan approvals fell to an eight-year low in May as decade-high interest rates, rising inflation and a bearish outlook for business turned people away from …
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The cost of building an average new home has jumped by at least $2000 because of a spike in global steel prices in the past six months, a building industry body…
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