The Reserve Bank has rejected suggestions it should be keeping the heat out of the housing market.
INTEREST RATES
Uncertainty among buyers has largely dissipated with the latest Finder survey showing that one in five Australians are eager to buy property in the next 12 mont…
More Australians think now is the right time to buy a new home than at any point since November 2013.
The Reserve Bank has slashed its official cash rate to a new historic low of 0.1% as it desperately tries to prop up the economy.
Record low interest and rental vacancy rates has created good conditions for property investors returning to the market in Geelong.
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle has stayed clear of discussing interest rates during a speech to a foreign exchange conference.
Residential sales nationally are outpacing fresh listings of properties for sale as buyers take advantage of low mortgage rates.
The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold as it waits to see how the economy responds to the federal budget.
One of Australia’s major banks predicts the Reserve Bank won’t cut interest rates until the Federal Government hands down its budget.

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