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Concerns loom for the home buyers who borrowed at rock-bottom fixed interest rates and will face higher mortgage repayments next year.
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At least $275 billion worth of fixed-rate loans with the big four banks will come to an end between July and next December.
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The average Aussie family’s home buying budget has shrunk by around $214,600 thanks to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) rate hikes, according to new data.
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The average person’s maximum borrowing capacity has dropped by approximately 20%, or $134,500, as a result of the last five interest rate rises, according to Ra…
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Home buyers’ budgets have been slashed by hundreds of thousands of dollars, new figures show, as rising interest rates squeeze the amount the average Australian…
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First-home buyers are disappearing from the market as property price falls prove insufficient to offset the rising cost of servicing loans, according to new dat…
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The rising cost of living is making it harder for potential home buyers to save a deposit and reducing how much some can borrow to spend on their next property.…
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Home buyers could face higher mortgage repayments as early as rising inflation could force the Reserve Bank to lift official rates above 2 per cent within a yea…
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Australians are turning to increasingly risky and expensive mortgages as rising property prices outstrip wages growth, recent data shows.
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First time and inexperienced property investors stand to lose thousands of dollars if they fail to avoid the five most common real estate investment mistakes.
Sydney apartment prices are rising, bolstered by a scarcity in the market, but it’s not all smooth sailing across the city’s 600 suburbs.
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